Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19588)

London, England

Joined myLot 8 years ago

Love history, cycling and walking. An intrepid explorer of London's Pubs.

Ron Rybs's Discussions

Die Hard is a Christmas Movie

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 25 Nov

I don’t normally bother with Christmas decorations, but this year I have gotten myself an advent calendar. From the film Die Hard, it features the Nakatomi Plaza building with Hans Gruber’s abrupt descent marking off the...

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Too Fast!

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 24 Nov

Came across this scene a couple of Sundays ago, next to Heathrow airport. Someone travelling a bit too fast has managed to mangle two sets of railings and doubtless didn’t do their vehicle any good either! The lower photo shows...

cars

speed

traffic lights

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New Guest at Meal Times

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 22 Nov

I have been feeding a few cats, who live in the garden, for some time. Recently I have noticed that the dishes are clean when I gather them up, this wasn’t the case before, Found out what was happening. An urban fox has gotten...

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Comfort Food

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 4 Nov

Still suffering with a cold, so I checked the National Health Service website and I think I have bronchitis and could be stuck with it for another two weeks or so – deep joy! At least I have my sense of taste back, so have been...

cakes

comfort food

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Crypt with a Cafe

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 31 Oct

Before succumbing to a monster cold, I was in Trafalgar Square and popped into St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, next to Trafalgar Square. I knew there was a cafe there, but hadn’t visited it before now. The main reason I wanted to...

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New Cookies and Coughs

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 31 Oct

Last week I was playing tour guide, for some friends of my LA friend, who were in London for a couple of days. A very good day which included three pubs and a gin palace! We also visited some historic sites, a little off the...

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Banksy’s Graffiti Tunnel

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 16 Oct

Underneath the rail lines out of Waterloo Station is a 300 metre long tunnel, now known as Leake Street. In the 1960s it was used for storing wine, but today is London’s graffiti tunnel. It was born in May of 2008, when Banksy...

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Pitfall of online shopping

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 13 Oct

Doing a bit of online shopping, mainly for large packs of cat food. To bring it up to the minimum amount for a home delivery I also ordered some items I was running short of, including jam. I should have looked at the size of...

online shopping

jam

pitfall

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Tea Break and Cookies

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 25 Sep

I spotted some new Jammie Dodger biscuits and as I hadn’t eaten any for a while, I grab a few. I didn’t know they now came in new flavours and mini ones as well. There are actually four mini biscuits in a packet, but Gaia decided...

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London Parish Boundaries

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 23 Sep

Opposite the London Stone are these plaques which mark the boundary between London Parish Churches. I was wondering if they are there to prevent dodgy clergy from taking tithes from another parish and pocketing them. These are...

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Ye Ancient London Stone

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 23 Sep

At 111 Cannon Street sits an object with a near mystical air, the London Stone. An unassuming lump of limestone, which has seen better times and is smoke blackened from the Great Fire of 1666. The stone, believed to have been...

london

history

stone

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Blackfriars for Coffee

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 16 Sep

Today went for an amble along the River Thames to Blackfriars planning to visit another of my favourite coffee shops, this one being on the South bank. Since I had my GoPro with me, I took a film as I crossed Blackfriars Bridge...

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Crumpet Time

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 13 Sep

As the summer begins to fade, now is the time for hot, toasty crumpets and a good strong cup of tea. No idea what goes into a crumpet, but with a good spread of butter they are very tasty. a definite comfort food. Basically,...

comfort food

winter

tea

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Thunderstorms Today

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 24 Aug

The forecast got it right today. Mostly rain all morning and then thunderstorms in the afternoon. I did manage to get a couple of miles walking in between showers. I took this picture as the first storm past by. The sky appeared...

weather

thunderstorms

rain

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You Can't Go There!

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 22 Aug

After the cafe stop it was onto the reason for my visit to the City. Very much like today, in Victorian times there was a shortage of public lavatories in London, but a great deal more pubs. After all that drinking with no...

london

history

public convenience

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Coffee Break

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 22 Aug

After my visit to the roof of Temple Tube Station, my next stop was Cafe Nero. I do like this chain and the coffee is just right and even better with one of their brownies! These cafes have a nice relaxed atmosphere, quite...

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Art on Temple Station Roof

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 22 Aug

It has been several months, and a bike crash, since I last went exploring in London, so yesterday I ambled into town to visit an unusual sight on Fleet Street. First, I made my way onto the roof of Temple Tube Station where there...

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Missy and Tommy enjoying the sun

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 1 Aug

For no very good reason, here is a picture of Missy and Tommy in the garden. Missy is on top of the cat cabin, whilst Tommy is on the compost bin. He had just been sleeping up there. It is his favourite spot

cats

sunshine

garden

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Half Timbered Car

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 19 Jul

Spotted this car, on a low loader, not far from home. At first I thought it was a Morris Traveller, which I remember from the 1960s, when I was a youngster. In the few minutes it took me to get home, I decided that this car was...

classic car

pontiac

chieftain

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Not There Yesterday!

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19588) • London, England 30 Jun

While flowers aren’t popping up all over, it was nice to see some poppies making an appearance. There are four blossoming at the moment. No sign of the brilliant yellow of the California Poppies, but with the red ones showing up...

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