London Churches, Cathedrals and of Course, Celebrations!
A great weekend in London! Another great weekend in London, I should say. My second in three weeks. Loved it! And it was hot and sunny, totally unexpected. Just check out these photos, taken on Sunday, above is Westminster Abbey, and below is Trafalgar Square and St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church… This weekend was planned around the 80th birthday celebration (and book launch) of good friend and amazing hymnwriter, Rev. Christopher Idle, who has just published his third volume of collected hymns, this one called, ‘Trees Along The River’. The event was held at St. Mark’s Church, Kennington, near the Oval. Wonderful to … Continue reading London Churches, Cathedrals and of Course, Celebrations!
London’s Street Art @ Shoreditch: Must Go!
The best place in London to see street art in abundance is the Shoreditch area, and wherever you go, there’s tons of murals, paintings and graffiti of every kind ~ some of it very famous, like the 2 original ones above … Continue reading London’s Street Art @ Shoreditch: Must Go!
Mountains and More @ The Lake District!
So here I am, in the Lake District for a week visiting family – and friends – and based at Troutbeck. It’s deep in the Lake District. Of course, the Lake District is famous for mountains, lakes, steamboats, views, daffodils, … Continue reading Mountains and More @ The Lake District!
From Taiwan to London ~ with love!
This was really quite some weekend! What you need to know (according to Wikipedia): Lambeth Palace, London is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England. And the Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church … Continue reading From Taiwan to London ~ with love!
Greenbelt 2018 ‘Acts of the Imagination’
‘Seeds of creative imagination will grow forests of change’… Just been to my first ever Greenbelt Festival YES! It’s only been going since 1974, so it’s taken me a bit of time to get there. But having got there, y’know … Continue reading Greenbelt 2018 ‘Acts of the Imagination’
Delights of Sabah 沙巴 @ Kota Kinabalu 亞庇!
Yes, five days in Sabah is nowhere near long enough, but hey, it’s way way better than no days at all! And what a great place for five days ~ hot and sunny (and nowhere near as humid as Taiwan … Continue reading Delights of Sabah 沙巴 @ Kota Kinabalu 亞庇!
Goodbye Taiwan!
Gotta go when you gotta go ~ and so goodbye Taiwan until next year! So much going on and so little time ~ so a small selection of other people’s photos of the last few weeks. Teaching, preaching, eating, drinking, sightseeing and more… And, my friends from Taichung who came for the weekend ~ we went on the Pingxi Line and to Shifen Waterfall. Ah, selfie heaven! This is the alternative Pingxi Line set of photos – the ones I took – ah, gotta love ’em all! It’s time to go when it’s time to go ~ and all UK … Continue reading Goodbye Taiwan!
Adventures with Advent Church Choir 台灣聖公會降臨堂詩班 @ Jiji 集集, Checheng 車埕 and Wang Hsiang 望鄉部落 Kalibuan Village, Nantou County!
A choir that has fun together, laughs together and goes on trips together is sure, yes, sure to sing and harmonize better at church on Sunday mornings. And y’know, our Advent Church Choir is not just any old choir singing … Continue reading Adventures with Advent Church Choir 台灣聖公會降臨堂詩班 @ Jiji 集集, Checheng 車埕 and Wang Hsiang 望鄉部落 Kalibuan Village, Nantou County!
Chiang Kai-Shek Official Residence 士林官邸 & Martyrs Shrine 忠烈祠 @ Shilin, Taipei
Chiang Kai-Shek (CKS), ‘leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975, first in mainland China until 1949 and then in exile in Taiwan’, arrived in Taiwan in 1949 with his wife, Soong Mei-Ling. A year later, they moved into their new home, the Shilin Official Residence 士林官邸 and stayed there until Chiang Kai-Shek’s death in 1975. Visitors were many and famous, including then US Vice-President Nixon in 1953, and President Eisenhower in 1960. This is the building today…. During the Japanese Colonial Era (1895-1945), the building was the location of the Shilin Horticultural Experimental Station, and surrounded, of course, … Continue reading Chiang Kai-Shek Official Residence 士林官邸 & Martyrs Shrine 忠烈祠 @ Shilin, Taipei
Catherine Lee 