Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (20209)

London, England

Joined myLot 9 years ago

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

Ron Rybs's Discussions

Post Box Easter Bonnet

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (20209) • London, England 10 Mar

That time of the year, so it is time for a new Post Box Hat. Fairly certainly this one is for Easter. Our sunny spell appears to be over as it is grey, damp and a bit on the chilly, so pretty much an average March over here....

post box

easter

arts and crafts

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Sunk Boat Afloat

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (20209) • London, England 8 Mar

I thought it would take a while, but six days later the boat is afloat, so I got that wrong! Guess he had enough of West Drayton and was keen to get onto Derby. Still, I am sure it will take a few days to clean and dry everything...

canal

boat

refloated

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An Immersive Experience, The Now Building

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (20209) • London, England 6 Mar

Having spent the last couple of days playing with the new editing software, I am not entirely up to speed with it, but getting there. Went into the city today and visited the Now Building, which is a fairly large space with huge...

london

screens

giant leds

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Sunk Boat

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (20209) • London, England 3 Mar

Last time I walked past this boat, it was doing what boats do and floating. This morning the poor thing was half submerged, only prevented from totally sinking by its mooring ropes. Last night, around nine, while the owner was...

canal

boat

sunk

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Bridge Gone

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (20209) • London, England 29 Jan

On my way to the Millennium Bridge you pass two Blackfriars bridges. In the top photo you can see, on the left, the modern Blackfriars rail bridge and on the right is the Blackfriars road bridge and between them are the red...

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Hotel for Insects

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (20209) • London, England 27 Jan

Out and about on my travels, in the City, I ended up by the Millennium Bridge and near a small garden, on the Thames Embankment. I found an insect hotel. Designed for single insects, like solitary bees and other creepy crawlies....

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Old Gate on the Canal

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (20209) • London, England 12 Jan

After yesterday’s sunny, but cold weather, today was foggy, grey and cold. An excellent day for another brisk walk. Turned out, along the canal it wasn’t that foggy. Maybe a bit of mist, but the cold bit was right! On this walk...

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‘Wreck’ Cafe

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (20209) • London, England 9 Jan

On one of my walks I found a new cafe had opened. The building at the corner of the recreational park, was where I saw my first, and last, Punch and Judy show. Over time it has been a sports pavilion and nursery. It has now...

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Christmas Post Box Hat

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (20209) • London, England 30 Dec

Have been having some trouble with the internet, my ISP sent me an email about it. I got the impression it was my modem, but it seems to have have sorted itself out… for the moment. It was actually quite nice taking time away...

internet

christmas

post box

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Die Hard is a Christmas Movie

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (20209) • 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 (20209) • 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 (20209) • 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 (20209) • 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 (20209) • 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 (20209) • 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 (20209) • 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 (20209) • 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 (20209) • 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 (20209) • 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 (20209) • 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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