A challenging descent

I took this picture thinking I was half way down the slope going towards the beach. Descending slowly and cautiously now and again I found out that the shore was not so near and the climb down not as easy as it had looked to me when I was at the top. The hot sand was making it very challenging, as I was wearing my... plastic sandals (how clever of me, right?) but I made it!

On a Monday

Magna Carta was signed 800 years ago at Runnymede near Windsor. The document established that nobody is above law, including monarchs. Big anniversary celebrations there today!
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For me it was an ordinary day. Long commute to and from work, to Putney this time, created some picture taking opportunity. Unfortunately, I cannot read on the bus and sleeping is a tricky option, I may miss my stop and wake up who knows where.
In the shop, as usual, I met many nice and interesting people: couples from Brazil and New Zealand, three young Polish moms and a Romanian girl. The couple from New Zealand were looking for interesting cookery booksas he is a chef and runs a restaurant back home!

A memorial to love

Today after work I finally explored the place I'd been looking at from the bus for ages. It is Richmond and East Sheen Cemetery. Soon after entering I I was drawn towards a distinctive memorial with an angel in loose robes wrapped around a stone. I had to find out something about the people whose memorial it was and thus found this amazing website. You are welcome to read their fascinating story.

 

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Talking about burial places, you may like to read about another one  in London here. If you look at the picture, you may be interested to find out that there is a similar one at the Jewish Cemetery in the Polish city of Lodz. I think I may have written about it in my very old post.

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Here is another link I'd like to share with you. It tells about the life of a brave Polish WWII veteran who lived in Oshawa after the war and recently passed away. He lived a very active life in his new homeland and his life was not a bed of roses...

Crete

One of my ever-favourite sunset spots! The sights, the smells, everything! One day I walked all the way to get close to the rocks sticking out from the water. It was a challenge, but well worth it.
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Milosz translated

I came across some poems by Czeslaw Milosz, a Polish Nobel Prize winner. They are translated into different languages and you can find them here.
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St Luke's Church in Kew was on my itinerary tonight and a nice little discovery it was.

Art in Acton

An interesting small exhibition is on at W3Galley in Acton High Street. Passing by on a bike I saw the light on which meant there was a volunteer making it possible to visit. I did so. Apart from seeing the works by various artists I met Geraldine, a fascinating woman and also an artist. She comes from Northern Ireland and in her works she shows people's faces deformed  as a result of bomb explosions or acid attacks.

Too many people

I approached South Kensington Station during  the evening rush hour and had to stop for a moment to prepare myself for the ensuing crush.