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Looking down Park Street in Bristol at dusk. In the distance, the city is lit in golden light.

Bristol impressions

I've been out in Bristol for the best part of a week (first for work, and then for a brief city break.) It's a city of street art, hills, dodgy pavements, and gulls (oh god, the gulls)—plus an increasing, uneasy awareness of its own history in the slave trade.

Close up of Elizabeth Line moquette on a train seat, with a white, grey, and royal purple pattern, with red and gold flashes.

Crossrail impressions, day 1

Whitechapel station is practically unrecognisable from when it was one of my regular haunts. The narrow staircases and passageways are gone. The new, cavernous ticket hall makes the old one feel like a public convenience. The steepness of the escalator shaft down to the new Crossrail platforms is also a

A view to the west from Richmond Park of trees, grass, buildings. An air traffic control tower is on the horizon.

Richmond Park photodump

My only previous visit to Richmond Park was that Christmas Eve (2019) I decided to cycle to my parents' place to avoid crossing a picket line on the trains. Rushing through at the golden hour in winter, in head-to-toe lycra and trying to avoid getting wiped out by oncoming cars,

An arched aisle in Winchester Cathedral made of light-coloured stone, with a flag hanging partway along.

Impressions of Winchester

We took advantage of the Rail Sale [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/over-one-million-half-price-rail-tickets-in-first-ever-great-british-rail-sale] (not to be confused with RailSail) and visited Winchester on Monday, a city I'd only ever visited once before. Here's a photo dump from the day—cathedrals, churches, and courtyards. Enjoy. Beams from St. Lawrence's Church.

Panoramic view of a deciduous woodland with a carpet of bluebells below it on a cool day.

Bluebells in Wanstead Park

I cycled over to Wanstead Park yesterday to record a cycle route for our Newham Cyclists YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCULkPELLfKRz_UivZ4dUYEA/featured] to the bluebells at Chalet Wood [http://leytonstone.net/bluebells/], and it was so stunning that I went over again today with my partner

An ornate blue and gold staircase in a stone building with a glass jar chandelier, with candle-style lights inside.

Paris, post-pandemic

It has been two years since we've been outside the UK, and we have had a delightful 4 nights in Paris by Eurostar (our first time back there since 2019 [www.jonathanis.online/impressions-of-paris/].) We had mostly good (if a little chilly) weather, and walked until our ankles hurt. Please

The Olympic Rings standing in the distance behind some barren tree branches.

Wandering around the Olympic Park on a sunny Saturday

We went for a nice walk in the sun yesterday. Spring is on its way, and that led to some nice photo opportunities around the Olympic Park and Hackney Marshes. We walked through the London Blossom Garden [https://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/the-park/things-to-do/blossom-garden] , and witnessed some blossom there

The sun sets as we look down from a hill over a green area and a large dual carriageway.

Canterbury impressions

For the first time in a long while, we took a day trip to somewhere outside London this week. We're fortunate to live a short walk from Stratford International station, making the train to Canterbury super convenient (if still painfully expensive—£71.00 for the two of us sans Railcard,

My best photos in 2021

My best photos in 2021

I took my Instagram private a while ago, but thought I'd share my favourite 9 photos of 2021 here too. Please enjoy. One Thousand Springs by 塩田千春 Chiharu ShiotaOur local celebrity in E20.Boxing day feast.

Impressions of Paris

Impressions of Paris

I’ve passed through Paris a few times en route to somewhere else. All I’ve had the chance to explore has been in the context of a cramped RER train, a missed alarm and a dash to Gare de l’Est to catch an early morning ICE to Germany,

A step-over bicycle with panniers on the back, on its kickstand at a shingle beach.

The Dun Run

I am not a sports cyclist at all. I am slow. Most days I ride a Gazelle (a Dutch granny bike with a massive crate on the front) to work, at an average speed of around 13km/hr. That’s fine. But I’m also someone who likes doing stupid

Looking down stood on the outside deck of a ship. The sea is visible past the railings.

The Balearics or Bust: London to Mallorca without flying

Every year, my company downs tools for a week and decamps to a hotel for a week of training and an internal conference. Usually, if it’s in mainland Europe, that involves flying. I try to avoid it. I hate the rigmarole of flying. Partly because airports are awful places

Row of multi-coloured plastic wheelie bins on a narrow street in Manchester

Impressions of Manchester

I’ve spent a few days in Manchester for a conference. It’s been rainy (normal for Manchester) and I haven’t ventured beyond the city centre—I didn’t have my bike with me, and everywhere I was going was within the city centre, so it didn’t seem

A cliff-edge with wire fencing looking east towards a town

Impressions of Brighton

I took a train to Brighton on Easter Monday. The weather was kind. It didn’t rain. It was quite windy. And my new touring bike developed a fault with the dynamo lighting system. But I had fun! And I got some good photos… I strapped my tripod to the