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PALO ALTO: Overture to a Season

Posted on October 27, 2018 by admin

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra‘s Overture to a Season concert in Palo Alto… Michael Gilbertson‘s modern short work inspired by “Ode to Joy”… Overture to a Season… followed by a musical journey through the woods and streams of Beethoven’s sixth symphony… … Continue reading →

Posted in .British_Library, .chamber, .classical, .contemporary, .music, .Palo_Alto, .VIENNA, Ludwig van Beethoven, Michael Gilbertson | Tagged Benjamin Simon, Michael Gilbertson, Overture to a Season, PALO ALTO, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra | Leave a comment

CELEBRATE: Ada Lovelace Day

Posted on October 9, 2018 by admin

Learned that today is Ada Lovelace Day… via the Royal Institution… and this wonderful presentation of Hannah Fry that we all enjoyed!

Posted in .Ada_Lovelace_Day, .computer_science, .math, .Royal_Institution, Ada Lovelace | Tagged Ada Lovelace Day, CELEBRATE, CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Hannah Fry, lecture theatre, Mathematics of Cities, Royal Institution | Leave a comment

MOVIE: The Imitation Game

Posted on August 7, 2018 by admin

Posted in .Bletchley_Park, .Buckinghamshire, .film, .UK, Alan Turing | Tagged Alan Turing, The Imitation Game | Leave a comment

CITINERARY: Science Museum: Mathematics

Posted on August 6, 2018 by admin

The Science Museum’s Mathematics: The Winton Gallery tells the story of how mathematics has shaped our world. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the new gallery spans 400 years of human ingenuity and brings mathematical history to life through the design … Continue reading →

Posted in .citinerary, .geometry, .math, .museum, .science, .Science_Museum, .statistics, .trigonometry, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Zaha Hadid | Tagged Bill Phillips, Brunel University, Charlotte Perriand, CITINERARY, Crypto Museum, Differential Analyser, Electronic Ocean Model, Elements of Geometry, England and Her Soldiers, Euclid, Ferranti Atlas, Ferranti Atlas computer, first English translation, First Tide Predicting Machine, Florence Nightingale, Globtik Tokyo, Guinevere, Handley Page H.P. 39 "Gugnunc" Aeroplane, Handley Page VR, Harriet Martineau, Height and Weight Chart, Instruments for Lunar-Distance Navigation, Isaac Newton, Islamic astrolabe, Jamal al-Din at Lahore, Le Corbusier, LE CORBUSIER CHAIR, London, London School of Economics, London University Computing Service, Lord Kelvin, Manchester University Differential Analyser, Mathematics, National Institute of Oceanography, National Westminster Tower, Pakistan, Phillip's Economic Computer, Random Number Selector, Science Museum, Shizuo Ishiguro, Stereographic projection, The Method of Fluxions and Infinite Series, THE WINTON GALLERY, Tower 42, Trade, TRAVEL, William Thomson, Wormley, Zaha Hadid | Leave a comment

CITINERARY: Royal Albert Hall

Posted on July 30, 2018 by admin

This monument records the success of the Great Exhibition, the international exhibition held in Hyde Park in 1851 organised by Henry Cole and Prince Albert. The success of the 1851 exhibition paid for the construction of not only the Royal … Continue reading →

Posted in .archaeology, .art, .citinerary, .heritage, .history, .modern, .music, .Royal_Albert_Hall, Peter Blake, Shelagh Wakely | Tagged #RAH150, ALBERT MEMORIAL, Albert the organ cat, Appearing at the Royal Albert Hall, Foundation stone, Henry Willis Organ, London, MEMORIAL FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851, MOSAIC FRIEZE, MOSAIC TYMPANUM, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Steps, Queen Victoria, Royal Albert Hall, Shelagh Wakely, Sir Peter Blake, Time capsule buried by Queen Victoria uncovered during Royal Albert Hall dig, Trevor Caley | Leave a comment

4.LON: BritiShakespeare Day

Posted on June 30, 2018 by admin

Yummy early morning at Maitre Choux in South Kensington… on our way to see a newly reopened British Museum gallery… for a journey through China and South Asia… brush painting weaved with musical discoveries from around the world… loosely following … Continue reading →

Posted in .British_Museum, .food, .LONDON, .restaurant, .Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects, .Shakespeare’s_Globe, 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI, travel | Tagged Admonition Stroll, British Museum, Chinese Jade Gallery, House of Flowing Happiness, Korea Gallery, Landscape, London, Maitre Choux, Mango, No Su-hyeon, Planet Organic, Ravi Shankar, Royal Institute of British Architects, Shakespeare's Globe, Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia, South Kensington, The British Museum's Sarangbang, The Two Noble Kinsmen | Leave a comment

3.LON: Greenwich

Posted on June 29, 2018 by admin

Friday was a very eventful day… starting early morning at Westminster Abbey… long line… Stephen Hawking ashes… famous people… under our feet… learning trails for self-led visits… scientists trail… Poets’ Corner… just recently opened… less crowded… The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee … Continue reading →

Posted in .Barbican, .Greenwich, .Westminster_Abbey, 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI | Tagged Barbican, Fortune Street Park, Greenwich, London, Poets' Corner, South Bank, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, Westminster Abbey, Whitecross Street Market | Leave a comment

2.LON: Albertopolis

Posted on June 28, 2018 by admin

First full day in London after a long flight means it is an Albertopolis day! We remember our way around from a previous Albertopolis walk… sweet memories… We manage to wake up early in the morning for a grand tour … Continue reading →

Posted in .Albertopolis, .food, .Hyde_Park, .math, .music, .Royal_Albert_Hall, .Science_Museum, 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI, Sir Peter Blake | Tagged Albertopolis, Alice Roberts, Appearing at the Royal Albert Hall, Belfo, Belgo, London, Mathematics, NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MEDIA MUSEUM, Royal Albert Hall, Science Museum, Sir Peter Blake, THE WINTON GALLERY, WONDERLAB | 1 Comment

1.LONDON: Chelsea & Kensington

Posted on June 27, 2018 by admin

LGW: 15min customs line, not too bad Oyster cards: update and reload Gatwick Express: short & sweet Walk to Nell Gwynn House: 20 min, nice & sunny We are back to our favorite Chelsea place and we have our room … Continue reading →

Posted in .apartment, .app, .food, .Hyde_Park, .LGW, .LONDON, .Serpentine_Gallery, 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI, Béla Bartók, Sou Fujimoto | Tagged Barrels and The Mastaba 1958–2018, Béla Bartók, Blue Plaques, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, English Heritage, Frida Escobedo, Gatwick Express, Japan House, London, Marlborough School, Nell Gwynn House, Pret A Manger, Serpentine Gallery, Serpentine Pavilion 2018, South Kensington, The London Mastaba | Leave a comment

0.SJC-LAS-LGW

Posted on June 26, 2018 by admin

Uber to SJC… Delta to LAS… bumpy landing in LAS… VA to LGW… VERA movie time… Let the musical trip commence!

Posted in .accommodation, .flight, .LAS, .LGW, .music, .SJC, .transportation, 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI | Tagged Gatwick Express, LAS, LGW, Nell Gwynn House, Oyster cards, SJC | Leave a comment

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