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shwenaychi · 4 years ago

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အမှတ်တရနဲ့ ၂၂၁ (ခ)၊ ဘက္ကာလမ်း

ရွှေယင်းမာဦး ၂၀၂၀ ခုနှစ်တွင် ရေးသားသည်။

ပြီးခဲ့တဲ့ နှစ်ရက် သုံးရက်လောက်က ဖြစ်မယ်။ အလုပ်ခဏနားတုန်း ကော်ဖီဖျော်ပြီး ဆဲဗင်းဒေးသတင်းစာ ကောက်ကိုင်ဖတ်မိတော့ စာမျက်နှာတစ်ခုအရောက် မြင်ကွင်းထဲဝင်လာတဲ့ ဆောင်းပါးတစ်ပုဒ်ကြောင့် စိတ်ထဲ လှိုက်ခနဲလှုပ်ရှားသွားတယ်။ စာမျက်နှာရဲ့ အလယ်မှာ ‘အမှတ်တရထဲက အမှတ်တရအိမ်’ ဆိုတဲ့ ခေါင်းစဉ်၊ သူ့အပေါ်က ဓာတ်ပုံထဲမှာတော့ ခပ်နွမ်းနွမ်း သစ်သားတစ်ထပ်အိမ်ကလေး။ ဒီလောက်နဲ့တင် ကျွန်မအတွက် စိတ်လှုပ်ရှားဖို့ အတော်လုံလောက်နေပြီ။ ဒါဟာ ဆရာမဂျူးရဲ့ အထင်ကရ ဝတ္ထုတစ်ပုဒ်ဖြစ်တဲ့ ‘အမှတ်တရ’ ထဲက စုစုထွေးနဲ့ မောင်တို့ရဲ့ အိမ်ကလေးမှန်း ကောင်းကောင်းမှတ်မိနေတယ်။ အဲ့အိမ်ကလေးအကြောင်းကို တခုတ်တရ ရေးပြရုံမက ဓာတ်ပုံကလေးပါ ရိုက်ပြီးဖော်ပြပေးတဲ့ စာရေးသူ ကိုသန်းနိုင်ဦးကို အင်မတန်ပဲ ကျေးဇူးတင်မိပါတယ်။

ကော်ဖီလေး မြုံ့ရင်း ဆောင်းပါးကို ဖတ်နေရာက အတွေးအပိုင်းအစပေါင်းများစွာဟာလည်းပဲ ခေါင်းထဲကို အစီအစဉ်မရှိ ဝင်လာတယ်။ ‘အမှတ်တရ’ ကို စွဲစွဲလမ်းလမ်း ဖြစ်ခဲ့ရတဲ့ ငယ်ဘဝကို သတိရမိသလို လက်တစ်ဝါးစာလောက် စာအုပ်လေးကို ဖတ်လည်းဖတ်ချင် မြန်မြန်ကုန်သွားမှာစိုးလို့ ချွေတာဖတ်ခဲ့တာတွေ ပြန်မြင်ယောင်မိတယ်။ စာရေးသူရဲ့ သွက်လက်ပေါ့ပါးတဲ့ ရေးဟန်ကြောင့်ထင်ပါရဲ့ ဆောင်းပါးတစ်ပုဒ်လုံး ဖတ်ရတာအရသာရှိလိုက်တာများ။ ကော်ဖီက ကိုယ်အတွက် အာဟာရ၊ ဆောင်းပါးဟာ စိတ်အတွက် အာဟာရ။ ဒီနေ့အဖို့တော့ အာဟာရပြည့်စုံတဲ့ နေ့ပဲလို့တောင် တွေးမိလိုက်တယ်။ ဒီတစ်ခေါက်မန္တလေးရောက်ရင် အစားအသောက်တွေအပြင် စိတ်ခံစားမှုအတွက် အရေးပါတဲ့ ဒီနေရာတစ်ခုကို ရောက်အောင်သွားဦးမှလို့လည်း စိတ်ထဲတေးထားမိပြန်ရော။

သူ့ဆောင်းပါးရဲ့ အဖွင့်မှာ “စာရေးဆရာအချို့ဟာ ပြင်ပမှာ အမှန်တကယ်ရှိတဲ့နေရာတွေ၊ အဆောက်အအုံတွေ၊ လူပုဂ္ဂိုလ်တွေကို သူတို့ရေးတဲ့စာတွေထဲမှာ ထည့်သွင်းရေးဖွဲ့လေ့ရှိတယ်”လို့ ဆိုတယ်။ ပြီးတော့ နိုင်ငံတကာ စာကြီးပေကြီးတွေထဲက ဥပမာတွေကို ထုတ်ပြတဲ့အခါမှာလည်း ဆာအာသာကိုနင်ဒွိုင်းက သူ့ရဲ့ ရှားလော့ခ်ဟုမ်း ဝတ္ထုတွေထဲမှာ ရှားလော့ခ်နဲ့ ဂျွန်ဝပ်ဆင်တို့နေထိုင်ရာနေရာ ၂၂၁ (ခ) ဘက္ကာလမ်း လိပ်စာအကြောင်းလည်း ပါတယ်။ ရှားလော့ခ်ကတော့ တကယ့် ဂန္ထဝင်ဆိုတော့ မသိသူမရှိလောက်အောင် ကျော်ကြားပါတယ်။ အခု ခေတ်မှာလည်း ဘီဘီစီက ရိုက်ပြီး Benedit Cumberbutch သရုပ်ဆောင်တဲ့ ရှားလော့ခ်ဇာတ်လမ်းတွဲဟာ ဝက်ဝက်ကွဲ အောင်မြင်ခဲ့တာပဲ။ ဒါနဲ့ပဲ ဒီဆောင်းပါးကို ဖတ်ရင်းနဲ့ ဆက်စပ်ပြီး ရှားလော့ခ်ရဲ့အိမ်လိပ်စာ အကြောင်းကို ဆက်ပြီး အတွေးနယ်ချဲ့ဖြစ်တယ်ဆိုပါတော့။

221 (B), Baker Street

ဒါဟာ ရှားလော့ခ် ပရိ��်သတ်၊ ဆာအာသာကိုနင်ဒွိုင်း ပရိတ်သတ်တွေအတွက် အသဲစွဲနေတဲ့ လိပ်စာတစ်ခု။ လန်ဒန်ရောက်ရင် Baker Street ကိုရောက်အောင်သွားကြည့်မယ်လို့ တွေးမိကြမှာပဲ။ အဲ .. ကျွန်မလည်း တွေးမိခဲ့ဖူးတယ်။ ဒါပေမယ့် တကယ်တမ်း Baker Street ကိုရောက်အောင် သွားခဲ့ရင် ကျွန်မတို့တွေ့ရမယ့် ၂၂၁ (ခ) လိပ်စာမှာ ရှားလော့ခ်ရဲ့ နေအိမ်ကို တွေ့ရမှာတော့ မဟုတ်ဘူး။ ဒီတော့ မေးစရာရှိတာက ၂၂၁ (ခ)၊ ဘက္ကာလမ်း ဆိုတာ စိတ်ကူးယဉ် တီထွင်ထားတဲ့ လိပ်စာတစ်ခုများလား ဒါမှမဟုတ် ရှားလော့ခ်ရဲ့အိမ်က အဖျက်ခံခဲ့ရတာလား ပေါ့။

ဆာအာသာကိုနင်ဒွိုင်းရဲ့ ဝတ္ထုတွေထဲမှာတော့ ရှားလော့ခ်နဲ့ ဒေါက်တာဝပ်ဆင်ဟာ ၂၂၁ (ခ)၊ ဘက္ကာလမ်းလိပ်စာမှာ ၁၈၈၁ ကနေ ၁၉၀၄ ခုနှစ်အထိ နေထိုင်သွားကြတယ်။ ဒါပေမယ့် တကယ့်အဖြစ်က ၁၈၈၁ ခုနှစ်အထိမှာရော ဒွိုင်းရဲ့ ရှားလော့ခ် ဝတ္ထုတွေထဲက ပထမဆုံး ပွဲဦးထွက်လက်ရာ Study in Scarlet ကို ထုတ်ဝေခဲ့တဲ့ ၁၈၈၇ ခုနှစ်အထိမှာရော ဘက္ကာလမ်းဟာ အိမ်နံပါတ် ၁၀၀ ကျော်ထိပဲ ရှိခဲ့တာပါ။ ဒါကြောင့် ရှားလော့ခ်ရဲ့ ၂၂၁ (ခ) ကတော့ လုံးဝဥဿုံ စိတ်ကူးယဉ်ထားတဲ့ လိပ်စာတစ်ခုပါပဲ။ ဒါပေမယ့် နောက်ပိုင်း အချိန်ကာလများမှာတော့ အိမ်နံပါတ်တွေ အသစ် ပြန်တပ်တဲ့အခါ ဘက္ကာလမ်းမှာ နံပါတ် ၂၀၀ ကျော်တွေလည်း ပါလာတော့တာပေါ့။

တကယ်တော့ ရာစုနှောင်းပိုင်း လန်ဒန်မှာ ဘက္ကာလမ်းဆိုတာက လူဂုဏ်တန်ရပ်ကွက်လို့ပြောရမယ်။ ရှားလော့ခ် ရဲ့ နေအိမ်ဟာလည်း ဂျော့်ဂျ်ဘုရင်ခေတ်လက်ရာ တိုက်ခန်းတွဲတွေထဲက တစ်ခုဖြစ်မှာပဲလို့ စိတ်ကူးကြည့်လို့ ရတယ်။ ဘီဘီစီရဲ့ ဇာတ်လမ်းတွဲထဲမှာလည်း ဒီလိုပဲ ပုံဖော်ထားတယ်။

၁၉၃၂ ခုနှစ်မှာ Abbey National Building Society က ဘက္ကာလမ်းရဲ့ အိမ်နံပါတ် ၂၁၉ ကနေ ၂၂၉ အထိမှာ နေရာယူခဲ့တဲ့နောက် ၂၂၁ (ခ) လိပ်စာနဲ့ ရှားလော့ခ်ဆီကို ကမ္ဘာတလွှားက ရေးသားပေးပို့ကြတဲ့ စာတွေကို လက်ခံရရှိခဲ့တာကြောင့် အချိန်ပြည့်ဝန်ထမ်းတစ်ယောက်ခန့်ထားပြီး အဲ့ဒီစာတွေကို အကြောင်းပြန်ပေးခဲ့ပါ သေးတယ်တဲ့။ ၁၉၉၀ ခုနှစ်မှာတော့ ဘက္ကာလမ်းပေါ်က တခြားလိပ်စာတစ်ခုမှာ ဖွင့်ထားတဲ့ ရှားလော့ခ်ဟုမ်း နေအိမ်ပြတိုက်မှာ ၂၂၁ (ခ)၊ ဘက္ကာလမ်းလိပ်စာနဲ့ အပြာရောင်ကဗ္ဗည်းပြားတစ်ချပ်ကို ချိတ်ဆွဲခဲ့တယ်။ အဲ့ဒီနောက်မှာတော့ လူဘုံခန်းဝါရဲ့ သဘာဝအတိုင်း ရှားလော့ခ်ဟုမ်းရဲ့ လိပ်စာကို တရားဝင်ဆက်ခံရေးကိစ္စမှာ Abbey National နဲ့ ရှားလော့ခ်ဟုမ်းနေအိမ် ပြတိုက်တို့ရဲ့ အငြင်းပွားမှု စတင်ဖြစ်ပေါ်ခဲ့ပြီး ၁၅ နှစ်ကြာသည်အထိ အဖြေမထွက်ခဲ့ပါဘူး။ ရှားလော့ခ်ကိုယ်တိုင်ဖော်ထုတ်မှ အဖြေပေါ်မယ့်အမှုထင်ပါရဲ့။

နောက်ဆုံး ၂၀၀၅ ခုနှစ်မှာ Abbey National ကို ပိတ်သိမ်းလိုက်တဲ့နောက်တော့ ရှားလော့ခ်ဟုမ်းနေအိမ် ပြတိုက်ကပဲ ကမ္ဘာ့အကျော်ကြားဆုံး အိမ်လိပ်စာကို ပြိုင်ဘက်မရှိ အမွေဆက်ခံနိုင်လိုက်တာပဲဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ ဒါပေမယ့် ရှားလော့ခ်ဟုမ်းနေအိမ် ပြတိုက်ရဲ့ အမှန်တကယ်တည်နေရာက ဘက္ကာလမ်းရဲ့ အိမ်အမှတ် ၂၃၇ ကနေ ၂၄၁ အထိပဲ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ တကယ်က အခုအချိန်အထိ ၂၂၁ (ခ)၊ ဘက္ကာလမ်းဆိုတာ မရှိပါဘူး။ အဲ့လိပ်စာကို ဆက်ခံထားတဲ့ ရှားလော့ခ်ဟုမ်းနေအိမ် ပြတိုက်ပဲ ရှိတယ်လို့ ပြောရမှာပါ။ ၁၉၃၀ ပြည့်လွန်နှစ်တွေကတည်းက Abbey National Building Society ရဲ့ အဆောက်အအုံကြီးက အိမ်အမှတ် အိမ်နံပါတ် ၂၁၉ ကနေ ၂၂၉ အထိကို ယူထားခဲ့တာဆိုတော့ အဲ့ဒီအထဲမှာ ပါသွားတယ်လို့ ပြောရမှာပေါ့လေ။

ဒီတော့ ဒီနေ့ ဒီအချိန် (ကိုဗစ်ပြီးသွားပြီးနောက် ပေါ့လေ) လန်ဒန်ရောက်လို့ 221 (b) Baker Street ကို ရောက်ခဲ့မယ်ဆိုရင် ရှားလော့ခ်ဟုမ်းနေအိမ်ပြတိုက်ကို တွေ့ရပါလိမ့်မယ်။ ပြတိုက်ရဲ့ တရားဝင် အင်တာနက်စာမျက်နှာမှာတော့ ဒီအဆောက်အအုံကို “ထူးခြားတဲ့ ဗိသုကာလက်ရာတွေနဲ့ သမိုင်းဆိုင်ရာ စိတ်ဝင်စားဖွယ် အချက်အလက်တွေ” ကြောင့် ဗြိတိသျှအစိုးရက ထိန်းသိမ်းထားရှိတယ်လို့ ဖော်ပြထားပါတယ်။ ဘက္ကာလမ်းပေါ်ကို စီးမိုးပြီး မြင်နေရတဲ့ အိမ်နေရာရဲ့ ကျော်ကြားလှတဲ့ ပထမထပ် စာကြည့်ခန်းနေရာကို အနာဂတ်မျိုးဆက်အတွက် သေသေချာချာ ထိန်းသိမ်းထားရှိခဲ့တာဟာ ရှားလော့ခ်ရဲ့ အိမ်ပိုင်ရှင်ဖြစ်သူ Mrs Hudson ထားခဲ့တဲ့ ဗစ်တိုးရီးယားခေတ် လက်ရာအတိုင်းလို့တောင်မှ ကြော်ငြာထားပါတယ်။

ပုံမှန်အားဖြင့် မနက် ၉ နာရီခွဲကနေ ညနေ ၆ နာရီအထိ ဖွင့်လှစ်ပြီး ဝင်ကြေ��အနေနဲ့ လူကြီး ၁၅ ပေါင်�� ကလေး ၁၀ ပေါင်ကျသင့်မှာဖြစ်ပါတယ��။ အင်္ဂလန်က ပြတိုက်အများစုဟာ ဝင်ကြေးအခမဲ့ဖြစ်ပေမယ့် ဒီပြတိုက်ကတော့ ဝင်ကြေးပေးရပါတယ်။ ကမ္ဘာ့အကျော်ကြားဆုံး အိမ်လိပ်စာရယ်လို့ နာမည်ကျော်ပေတော့လည်း ပေးရမှာ ပေါ့လေ။ နောက်ပြီး စမစ်ဆိုးနီးယမ်းမဂ္ဂဇင်းရဲ့ အဆိုအရ ပြတိုက်ကို လာလေ့လာသူတွေက အိမ်ခန်းအတွင်းဘက် မီးလင်းဖိုဘေးက မစ္စတာဟုမ်းရဲ့ ထိုင်ခုံမှာ အကျအနထိုင်ပြီး ဓာတ်ပုံရိုက်တာမျိုး၊ စာကြည့်ခန်းနဲ့ကပ်လျက်က သူ့အိပ်ခန်းထဲထိ ဝင်ကြည့်တာမျိုးတွေလည်း လုပ်လို့ရပါတယ်တဲ့။

တကယ်တော့ ရုပ်ဝတ္ထုပိုင်းလို့ ပြောရမယ့် အဆောက်အအုံ အိမ်လိပ်စာက အရေးကြီးသလို sentimental value လို့ခေါ်တဲ့ စိတ်ခံစားမှုသံယောဇဉ်ကြောင့်ထားတဲ့ တန်ဖိုးဟာလည်း အရေးကြီးလှပါတယ်။ တကယ့်တကယ် ဘယ်တုန်းကမှ မရှိခဲ့တဲ့ အိမ်လိပ်စာတစ်ခုကိုတောင် ဒီလိုတန်ဖိုးကြတဲ့သူတွေရှိတာကိုသာ ကြည့်။ ကဲ ဘိလပ်က ဘက္ကာလမ်းကနေ မန်းရွှေမြို့တော်ဆီ အတွေးတဖန် ပြန်လည်သွားပြန်တယ်။

နန်းရှေ့ ရေနီမြောင်းနားက နှစ်ခန်းပတ်လည်သစ်သားတစ်ထပ်အိမ်လေးဟာ ဗိသုကာအရလည်း မထူးခြားပါဘူး။ သမိုင်းဝင်သလားဆိုတော့ မဝင်ဘူးပဲပြောရမှာပေါ့လေ။ ဒါပေမယ့် စိတ်ခံစားမှု သံယောဇဉ်က ဖြစ်ပေါ်လာတဲ့ တန်ဖိုးထားမှုမှာတော့ ရှားလော့ခ်ပရိသတ်တွေအတွက် ၂၂၁ (ခ) ဘက္ကာလမ်းဟာ အရေးကြီးသလို ဂျူးရဲ့ ပရိသတ်၊ ‘အမှတ်တရ’ရဲ့ ပရိတ်သတ်တစ်ယောက်ဖြစ်တဲ့သူအတွက်ကတော့ ဒီသစ်သားတစ်ထပ်အိမ်လေးဟာ လန်ဒန်မြို့တော်ကြီးဆီက Georgian Terrace တွေနဲ့ ပုခုံးချင်းယှဉ်နိုင်ပါတယ်။

အမှတ်တရတွေကို သိမ်းထုပ်ထားကြတဲ့ ဒီသစ်သားအိမ်လေးလိုမျိုး အဆောက် အအုံတွေရဲ့ အနာဂတ်က ဘယ်လိုရှိမလဲ … ဒီလိုအလားတူ ခေတ်အသီးသီးက လူနေမှုဘဝတွေ၊ အတွေးအခေါ်တွေနဲ့ အဖြစ်အပျက်တွေကို မှတ်တမ်းတင်ခဲ့ကြသူ စာပေပညာရှင်တွေနဲ့ ဂန္ထဝင်ဇာတ်ကောင်တွေရဲ့ အမှတ်တရတွေကိုရော ဘယ်သူတွေက ဘယ်လိုပုံစံ သိမ်းထုပ်လို့ နောက်လူတွေ��တွက် ချန်ထားပေးခဲ့ကြသလဲ … စတဲ့ အတွေးစတွေကနေ လက်ကျန် ကော်ဖီလေးသောက်ရင်း ဆက်တွေးမိတာတွေတော့ နောင်များမှပဲ ရေးပါတော့မယ်လို့ စိတ်ထဲတေးထားလိုက်ရင်း … ။

ကိုးကား။ ။ ဝီကီပီးဒီးယား၊ စမစ်ဆိုးနီးယမ်း မဂ္ဂဇင်း၊ ရှားလော့ခ်ဟုမ်းနေအိမ် ပြတိုက်အင်တာနက် စာမျက်နှာ။

#museum

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miz-joelys-sherlollilists · 7 years ago

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Class Difference Sherlolly fics - Updated 05/17/20

This list was originally requested by an anon. Since it’s grown so much, it is now an official Sherlollilist. As always, if one that you enjoy is missing, please let me know so I can add it!

NOTE: Almost all the Royalty AU and Cinderella AU fics fall into this category as well.

221 Bennet Street by London Belle (Rated T, Incomplete, Multi-Chapter) Pride & Prejudice AU, Adapt/Crossover ff.net 2015

A Clash of Classes by CretianStar (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) VIctorian ff.net 2014

A Study In Oils by mizjoely (Rated K+, One-Shot) Historicalock, The Arts AO3 2016

An Admirer by theSapphireSky (Rated K, One-Shot) Historicalock AO3 2017

Ash Princess (Cinderella AU) by TheGreatFatNerd (Rated K+, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Royalty AU, Adapt/Crossover AO3 2020

Benefits of Boredom by Writingwife83 (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Regency ff.net 2015

Blood Impact by miz-joely (Rated M, One-Shot) Vamplock, Victorian ff.net 2015

The Ceiling Above Our Dreams by rainbow_letters (Rated T, One-Shot) Historicalock (Medieval) AO3 2017

Collapse by PetraTodd (Rated M, One-Shot) Dystopia AO3 2012

Come With Me by theheartofadetective (Rated T, One-Shot) Victorian ff.net 2013

Feet to the Fire (A Fork In the Road series) by geekmama (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Victorian AO3 2016

In Matters of the Heart by TheSapphireSky (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) SBBC, Regency AO3 2015

The Incredible Story of Molly Eyre by Robin Janette (Rated T, In Progress, Multi-Chapter) Jane Eyre AU ff.net 2016

The Maid Who Stole His Heart by theSapphireSky (Rated K, One-Shot) Regency, Single Parent AO3 2017

The Mermaid by Radar_Girl (Rated K+, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Merlolly, Adapt/Crossover, Royalty AO3 2019

Most Ardently by mizjoely (Rated K, One-Shot) Regency, Arranged Marriage AO3 2017

Most Respectable by allthebellsinvenice (Rated M, One-Shot) Victorian AO3 2014

Mr Holmes and the Maid by theSapphireSky (Rated K, One-Shot) Parentlock AO3 2016

My Dear Miss Hooper by Dreamin (Rated K, One-Shot) Regency, The Arts AO3 2017

The Necessary Mother by darthsydious (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) parent!lock, Victorian ff.net 2015

Outlaw by AsteraceaeBlue (Rated M, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Robin Hood AU, Historicalock AO3 2014

Parva Victoriis by mizjoley (Rated M, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Roman Empire AU, Virgin Sherlock, Dom/Sub!lock AO3 2015

Pride and Prejudice and Sherlock by dyeyell (Rated K, In Progress, Multi-Chapter) Adapt/Crossover, Regency AO3 2016

Prize of War by likingthistoomuch (Rated M, One-Shot) Royalty, Historicalock AO3 2016

Prove Yourself To Me by mistykins06 (Rated K+, Incomplete, Multi-Chapter) Victorian ff.net 2015

The Queen’s Man by WritingWife 83 (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Historicalock, Royalty AU AO3 2017

Quite A Familiar Fable by Bellarsam Chrisjulittle (Rated K, Complete, Two-Parter) Songfic, Victorian ff.net 2014

Rewrite the Stars by musicprincess1990 (Rated K, One-Shot) Victorian AO3 2018

The Ruination of Miss Molly Hooper by mizjoely (Rated M, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Regency ff.net 2014

Ruination Revisited by mizjoely (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Regency ff.net 2014

Sanctimonious by adi-who-is-also-mou (Rated M, One-Shot) Victorian, PWP ff.net 2012

Stickler (A Fork In The Road series) by geekmama (Rated T, One-Shot) Victorian AO3 2016

Two Hundred and Twenty One B, Baker Street by Ridiculosity (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Victorian AO3 2016

Untitled (Lady/Servant AU) by conchepcion (Rated T, One-Shot) Victorian tumblr 2014

Untitled (Poldark AU) by thiscaringlark (Rated K+, One-Shot) historicalock tumblr 2015

Untitled (Poldark AU) by mollymatterrs (Rated T, One-Shot) historicalock tumblr 2017

Untitled (Downton Abbey AU) by conchepcion (Rated K+, One-Shot) Class Difference, Adapt/Cross tumblr 2014

What Tomorrow May Bring by writingwife83 (Rated T, One-Shot) Medieval AO3 2017

“You, rebel!” by writingwife83 (Rated K+, One-Shot) Royalty AU tumblr 2020

#sherlolly #class difference sherlolly fics #sherlollilists #go shoo read!

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emilyslifeinlondon · 7 years ago

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Tuesday May 9-Sunday May 14 Woohoo, today's the day Mary comes!!! After graduating from UConn on Sunday the 7th, Mary unpacked all of her college belongings only to re-pack for London. A few of the many things we did over the last 5 days: -Stonehenge 🗿 -Sketch -Oxford St 🛍 -Westminster -Platform 9 3/4 -Bowling w CIEE 🎳 -Afternoon tea at The Orangery 🍵 -Matilda 🔮 -221B Baker St -SSE Women's Cup Final ⚽️🏆 I took the tube to Heathrow and ended up picking Mary up at her terminal. I (as well as the Heathrow staff) was confused about whether or not a flight from Dublin was considered international or not, so I stood on the opposite side of where I was supposed to be until Mary texted me saying she had collected her luggage and was waiting. She also said she hadn't gone through customs and wasn't sure if she should go back in. I was shocked since border control is quite strict in the U.K., but since Dublin isn't considered an international flight, Mary had technically gone through customs in Ireland. We took the tube back home and went straight to King's Cross/St. Pancras to board a train to Salisbury, en route to Stonehenge! The train ride was about 1 1/2 hours and before we knew it, we were in Salisbury. We boarded the Stonehenge tour bus (it takes about 10-15 minutes to get to the Visitor's Center) and got to listen to some audio that gave us more information about the site and neighboring town. We hopped off at the visitor's center and grabbed a quick bite to eat. I got a steak pie which was delicious, and Mary got a sandwich that she really enjoyed! We picked up our tickets and boarded a golden bus to the actual rocks. The ride was short and once we got off the bus, the rocks were only 100 feet in front of us. I had heard that the audio tour was something worth getting, so we had our little telephone like sets and made our way around the area; since the ground isn't stable enough to support thousands of people, you can't actually walk through the rocks, but you can get pretty close. We listened, took a break sitting, snapped lots of pics, and had a great afternoon! We spent some time in Salisbury and went to The King's Head (pub recommended by the bus driver) for dinner and I got tomato soup and (spicy 🌶) wings. We boarded the train back to Waterloo in London, and only 15 minutes later I couldn't find my phone. I went through my whole backpack and checked under my seat and it wasn't there. I was panicking and knew it had to be at the train station since I had used my phone for directions from the pub to the train station. We got off at the next stop and had to wait and excruciating 40 minutes for the next train back to Salisbury. I ran through the station back to the bench we had been sitting on before we got onto the train and my phone was sitting right there where I had left it. God, am I lucky or what?! It's safe to say I had a good night's sleep that night. We got back to London an hour later than we had anticipated and went right to bed. The next morning we met up with Christine and Amanda at Sketch, a fancy restaurant in London right off of Oxford street. Sketch is known for its pink tea room and egg pod bathrooms. I had toast and bacon for breakfast which was good but nothing special. After waiting until the tea took opened, we finally made our way to the iconic bathroom. It was so cool! I accidentally used the men's side but how can you really tell when the pods all look the same? We took lots of pics and then Mary and I walked around Oxford and Bond street. Mary bought some Chelsea boots and Schuh and I got some tanks and a pair of jeans at New Look. I also got a waffle with chocolate sauce, strawberries, and Nutella ice cream which was delicious! I had class in the afternoon, so Mary went to the British Museum which is conveniently right across from CIEE, where I have class. We went to Pizza Union for dinner and then headed to Chinatown after for bubblewrap, basically ice cream in a waffle. The line wasn't too long, maybe 25 minutes or so, and the dessert was so good! I was surprised by how tasty the waffle was- it was sweet, warm, and soft. We walked around Chinatown/Soho for a little bit but it was chilly so we headed back to Chapter afterwards. On Thursday morning I had class, so Mary slept in and went to the British Library (only a 5-10 minute walk from Chapter). We explored Westminster, walking by the London Eye, Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and ended up at Buckingham Palace after walking through Saint James Park, enjoying all of the birds and ducks. After getting off at King's Cross we waited in line to get our picture at Platform 9 3/4. Mary and I got our jumping pic. We were both exhausted and rested for a few minutes before walking back to CIEE in Bloomsbury for the farewell dinner. We met up with everyone and walked to dinner which was at a bowling alley! We were served lots of small appetizers ranging from crab cakes, pulled pork sandwiches, fried chicken on skewers, and fried mac & cheese balls. I had a handful of pulled pork and chicken as well as a beer and 1/3 a (fruity & delicious) cider I shared with Mary. After eating, we all picked teams and started bowling. Although I hadn't been bowling in some 5-10 years, I was better than I thought I would be. There were no bumpers, and I ended up with 70. Pretty bad but I was happy I actually knocked some pins down. We were exhausted after waiting some 20 minutes for the tube home. Since it was the last night everyone in the program would be together, we all went out. Mary decided to stay in, and as much as I wanted to join her I knew that I would have regretted it had I not gone. I also had a lot of tequila and a whole bottle of wine that I didn't want to waste. Our group basically took up half the dance floor at some point, and we got 2 free shots since they overcharged me at the door. That morning Mary and I got afternoon tea at The Orangery. I wasn't able to make my 9 am class, but don't worry, it was only a walking tour and James had said that it wasn't mandatory. I had book an appointment for 11:15 am, but they didn't start afternoon tea until noon, so we had something small to hold us over until 12:00. I got some Royal something (I forget the name, lol) tea and it was delicious! I never used to be a fan of tea, but I enjoyed it the last time I was in London two years ago. We had little sandwiches, scones, and desserts. They portions are tiny but with all of the food you're sure to be full at the end. After tea, we walked around Hyde Park for a bit before heading to Harrods. I wasn't able to go the last time I was in London and although I can't afford anything in the department store, it was cool walking around and starting at all of the chocolates that cost £90 a box. We headed back to Chapter afterwards and rested for a few minutes before walking back to the GI for my last class! We just watched some British news comedy show for an hour or so before he ended class early (thank god). We met up with Christine and Rex at a pub nearby for fish & chips before heading to Cambridge Theatre to see Matilda. Matilda is quite new to the stage and everyone at the ticket office had said that it was wonderful and that they highly recommended it. I'm not sure where to begin by describing the play, I'll start by saying that it was somewhat strange but in a good way. Some of the music numbers were fantastic and the choreography was well done! Most of the cast consisted of children, and Miss Truchbull was played by a man. The play was very funny at times and the actors that played Miss Trunchbull and Mr. Wormwood were perfect for the role. We also got some Oreo McFlurries after the show! It was so stressful packing the night before moving out but thankfully Mary was able to fit a good amount of my winter clothes and jackets into her suitcase! After scrambling around to fit three month's worth of stuff into a mere two suitcases and a backpack, alas I got the suitcases zipped by sitting on them! However, my large suitcase was a jaw dropping 72 lbs! I was dying laughing. How did I possibly accumulate more than 25 lbs worth of stuff?! I bought a few jackets and clothes, but I didn't think they would have amassed a shocking 25-30 lbs. Who knows. We left our bags behind the front desk and walked around Covent Garden, where we got brunch at a cute diner. I was exhausted after getting about 5 hours of sleep, so thanks to Mary's suggestion, I got a mocha to help wake me up. I was surprised that I liked it! We both had a great breakfast and proceeded to make our way to the Covent Garden market area. Mary had some Ben's Cookies (so delicious & gooey) and then we took the tube to Baker Street (221 B) aka the Sherlock Holmes door. We got our pics and then headed back to Chapter to grab our bags to check into our Airbnb. Silly us, we took the tube and DRL with all of our luggage when we should have just taken an Uber and paid the £20some pounds it would've cost. Lugging my freaking heavy suitcase up and down stairs at the tube stations was a nightmare. Luckily, some people helped me out a lot by carrying my large luggage for me since the lifts were under construction, of course. We finally checked in and had a little while to rest before leaving for Wembley Stadium. We had ticket to see the SSE Women's FA Final Cup! I had hoped to go to a premier league men's football game but either the game was too far away or too expensive (£250+ per ticket). Regardless, we were both really excited. It took a while to get there since there was so much traffic, but we made it a few minutes after the game started. When they announced that Carli Lloyd had scored one of the goals for Manchester City against Birmingham, Mary and I turned to each other in shock and I quickly googled her to see if it was indeed her! We love watching the World Cup, and both love the USA Women's Soccer Team! After finding out that Carli Lloyd was playing on the field only 50 feet in front of us, we were a lot more engaged and excited. During halftime, we got hotdogs (mine was a pulled pork dog) and were surprised that halftime was only 15 minutes or so. The final score was 4-1 Manchester City v Birmingham, and the game brought in a record crowd of over 35,000. We got ice cream on the way back at a gas station (there were no restaurants/ice cream shops near the Airbnb) and hung out/packed since Mary was set to leave early the next morning. 6 am came all too early when we had to wake up, and learning from our mistake, we took an Uber to the airport. I dropped Mary off at her terminal, said goodbye, and walked to the next terminal to wait for Emily to arrive! It was a whirlwind of week with Mary! We did so much in only 5 days, didn't get enough sleep, ate a lot of food, saw Stonehenge, and had an amazing week! I was so glad (and really excited) that I got to share a place so important to me with my sister.

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narcisbolgor-blog · 8 years ago

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How much would fictional houses cost in real life?

(CNN)From Great Gatsby's luxury estate to Count Dracula's Transylvanian lair and Amelie Poulain's tiny Parisian pad, the houses in which our favorite fictional characters reside are often inspired by real-life properties.

CNN tracked down some of literary and cinematographic history's most famous post codes and calculated their value in today's property markets. Use the slider tool to reveal their prices.

The Great Gatsby (1925), F. Scott Fitzgerald

Great Gatsby's home in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novelis a symbol of1920s wealth in America.

"In his blue garden men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars," the narrator says of Gatsby's buzzing property.

One of the properties thought to have inspired Fitzgerald -- and director Baz Luhrmann's 2013 film adaptation, the source of the image above -- is the Beacon Towers in Great Neck, Long Island, near where the author lived between 1922 and 1924, and wrote the first three chapters of the novel.

Demolished in 1945, the Gothic building had belonged to suffragette and architectural designer Alva Belmont, who threw opulent parties for the city's elite.

All this history combined with literary fame, would have further upped the mansion's price today, says associate broker Maggie Keats of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

Master and Margarita (1967), Mikhail Bulgakov

The famous, morbid ball scene in Bulgakov's novel was partly inspired by wild parties held at the Spaso House, the US ambassador to Russia's residence since 1933.

Bulgakov and his wife attended one such revelry in 1935, where live pheasants, baby bears, goats and roosters mingled with guests in smoking jackets and ball dresses.

According to Savills global real-estate agent, the value of the Spaso House today puts it in the top 5% of Moscow's real estate.

Despite this, the US government paid $3 per year between 1990 and 2004 to rent the building -- this fixed price was set by a Soviet-era contract, which devalued after the collapse of the USSR. The rent has since changed but is a secret.

Sherlock Holmes,Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

When Conan Doyle wrote his detective series, the real Baker Street in London stopped in the 100s -- 221B didn't exist.

When the street was renumbered in the 1930s, the Abbey National Building Society bank was assigned the notorious number 221.

The bank received so many letters addressing the famous detective that it hired a secretary to respond to the queries.

A dispute over whether the Sherlock Holmes Museum -- located at 239 Baker Street, and opened in 1990 -- or the bank should receive such letters was resolved in 2002, when the bank left the building.

The Holmes Museum, which emulates the detective's home, is technically located between 237 and 241 Baker Streetalthough special permission from the City of Westminster allowed it to list its addressas 221b.

The property's current exorbitant price tag may have proved challenging even for the celebrity detective, due to the explosion of London's property market over the past 20 years.

Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren

The nine-year-old Swedish children's book heroine Pippi lives in Villa Villekulla with a monkey, Mr Nilsson, and a horse who is usually found on the porch. One of the house's main treasures is the tree that grows Swedish soda water.

The house pictured above, built for the 1969 Swedish TV series based on Lindgren's books, is now the Pippi Longstocking Museum located at the heart of an attraction parkin the small town of Kneippbyn on Sweden's Gotland Island.

In the Mood For Love (2000), Wong Kar-wai

The two small flats where this movie plays out shape the plot and atmosphere of this classic romance, as neighbors Chow Mo-wan and Su Li-zhen learn that their spouses are having an affair.

The typically cramped Hong Kong properties reflect the characters' lack of privacy -- they are constantly spied upon by other neighbors and their landlords -- and are a catalyst for them falling in love.

But there is also a political context. By the early 1960s -- the era depicted in the film -- thousands of Shanghai exiles had moved to Hong Kong, especially to the North Point neighborhood.

Many of them were wealthy business people (like Su's husband) and intellectuals (such as Chow), and expecting their move to be temporary they led a separate life to locals, which explains the characters' sense of alienation.

Engel & Vlkers estimated the value based on the cost of an average 861-square-foot (80sqm)flat in a traditional walk-up in North Point, Hong Kong.

One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), Gabriel Garca Mrquez

The house in which generations of the Buenda family live, love and die in the fictional village of Macondo was inspired by Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez's grandparents' home in Aracataca, Colombia, where the author grew up.

"Neither my mother nor I, of course, could even have imagined that this simple two-day trip (to sell my grandparents' house) would be so decisive that the longest and most diligent of lives would not be enough for me to finish recounting it," Marquez wrote about his trip to the house as a young man in his autobiography "Living to Tell the Tale".

Based on Marquez's writings, Colombia's Ministry of Culture in 2010 spent $350,000 reconstructing the house -- which had been demolished -- and opened it as a museum in the author's name.

Dracula (1897), Bram Stoker

The Bran Castle in Brasov, which is now owned by the Romanian royal family, is generally associated with the famous vampire Dracula, and consequently receives 800,000 visitors a year.

But there isn't any historical evidence to support the myth around Bran. Built in the early 13th century by the Teutonic knights, the castle has no concrete link to Vlad Tepes -- the Wallachian medieval king who inspired Stoker's vampire. While Tepes ordered the killing of many Saxons in Brasov, it is not known if he ever stepped foot in the castle.

Nevertheless, Forbes magazine deemed the property to be the most expensive European home in 2007.

Romanian real estate agents Transylvanian Properties used that figure to make their estimate, taking into account subsequent renovations and extensions.

Amlie, (2001), Jean-Pierre Jeunet

This film's whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life revolves around Amlie Poulain, a shy waitress who lives in a tiny Montmartre flat.

With its crimson walls, replica Renaissance paintings, and pig-shaped bedside table lamp, the flat reflects Amlie's cheekiness and charm.

The neighborhood is part of the 18th arrondissement, in north Paris, near the Sacre-Coeur basilica, the Moulin Rouge cabaret and a Dali museum. Montmartre became famous as an artists' hub, where the likes of Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh lived, attracted by the cheap rents.

But this is not the case anymore -- the general increase in property prices across Paris, as well as tourism and the municipal renovations in the area, led to a 260% increase in property prices from 2000 to 2016, according to MeilleursAgents.

Amlie set locations are part ofthe tourists' route, and the film might have played a role in the neighborhood's property price rise.

Out of Africa (1937), Karen Blixen

In her memoir, Danish author Blixen described in detail the Nairobi farmhouse in which she lived from 1917 until 1931 -- a description which later informed the 1985 film of the same name starring Meryl Streep.

After Blixen's return to Europe, the house had multiple owners until in 1964 the Danish government bought it and gave it to the Kenyan government as an independence gift.

Initially, the government used the building as a college principal's home, but it opened it as a museum in 1986, after the success of "Out of Africa" the movie.

The film, however, was shot in a different house in Kenya, which had previously belonged to Ngina Kenyatta, the widow of the east African country's first President Jomo Kenyatta.

And one that really is fictional...

Hogwarts is the center of the Harry Potter world. Built in the Scottish Highlands in 993 AD, according to JK Rowling's texts, this old ruined castle features 142 staircases, ample towers, turrets and forests, as well as a quidditch field and lake.

The Harry Potter films usedseveral locations in England to recreate the magic of Hogwarts, including the banquet hall at Christ Collegeand the Bodleian Library in Oxford, Gloucester Cathedral and Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.

Because of this, CNN asked a real estate expert to estimate the approximate value of thefictional building only, excluding fields and forests, and assuming it were located in the Scottish Highlands.

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IAS topper Tina Dabi appears to be on a roll as she combines her training trip to London with a clever selection of sight-seeing spots with husband and fellow topper, Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan.

Just couple of days after Dabi wowed her fans on Instagram by posting photos from London’s famous Westminster bridge, adjacent to the British Parliament, the IAS topper couple visited two of the most iconic tourist spots in the British capital.

In her first set of pictures, Dabi was seen standing next to hubby Aamir in front of the famous Beatles Souvenir Shop at Abbey Road. She wrote, “Got an opportunity to visit the Beatles Souvenior Shop at the famous Abbey Road Studios. Also visited the site of the theatre playing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Simply awesome!”

Got an opportunity to visit the Beatles Souvenior Shop at the famous Abbey Road Studios. Also visited the site of the theatre playing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Simply awesome!

A post shared by Tina Dabi (@dabi_tina) on Jun 15, 2018 at 2:20am PDT

Her post from the iconic Abbey Road in Westminster appeared to strike a chord with many of her fans, who too had visited the place in the past. One fan wrote, “Its famous spot of abbey road in london uk.i miss it now.” Others wrote how her posts from London continued to inspire them to try for the IAS. One user wrote, “Ma’am you both are looking super awesome …Honestly speaking , ur the one who makes me interested about IAS and the journey.I know mam its tough but after seeing u its looks amazing i will do hardwork ma’am thats what i can do….Thank you ma’am. (sic)”

In another post, Dabi shared her photo with Aamir posing outside the famous 221 Baker Street, home of the world’s most read detective series, Sherlock Holmes. With both Aamir and Tina wearing the detective’s cap, the caption of the post read, She wrote, “221B, Baker Street, London. Home of the world’s most famous detective. #sherlocked.

Sherlock Holmes’ museum is located in central London in between Baker Street underground rail station and the famous Lord’s cricket stadium. The location attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world every year. Not far from this place is London’s famous Regent Park and Madame Tussaud, which houses the wax statues of some of the most famous global personalities including Indian stars such as Amtibah Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan among others.

Such is the craze for Tina’s posts from London that her number of followers on Instagram has gone up by 9,000 in just a few days.

IAS topper Tina Dabi and husband Athar Aamir Khan get ‘Sherlocked’ in London

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fmwdotcom · 7 years ago

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Who hasn’t had withdrawal symptoms after Season 4 of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes!? Those London streets, long coats, lightning speed thinking, underground tunnels and of course 221 B Baker Street! Recreating the charm of London and curiosity of the city’s most loved detective, is London Taxi in Kamala Mills, Mumbai.

Circle around Kamala Mills, and you won’t miss the imposing structure called ‘London Taxi’. An avant-garde space, spread across two floors, London Taxi is a sophisticated gastro-pub with a unique menu on offer. Taking us through the choicest of dishes was server Abbey John, who was quick to understand our palate and well-versed with the delicacies of London Taxi. From cocktails, mocktails to vegetarian and meats, we were delighted with the fare is quite understated.

The interesting bit is that the food is a fusion Indian dishes with British ingredients. Cream cheese on tandoori items for example. For starters, literally, the cheese dipped tandoori broccoli and charcoal baos were surprisingly diffrent. Broccoli florets never tasted this good!

The uniquely served Sherlock in the Pickle with a magnifying glass is the perfect ode to the eponymous detective; second to this is the English Breakfast, with a serving of panacota representing a sunny side up egg preparation that is unique to English breakfasts.

So the next time you’re in Lower Parel, hop on to this taxi and begin the beautiful journey for your taste buds.

A FMW Production

Story by: Esther Cabral

Talking London, eating Indian Who hasn't had withdrawal symptoms after Season 4 of Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes!? Those London streets, long coats, lightning speed thinking, underground tunnels and of course 221 B Baker Street!

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adorawishlist · 7 years ago

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Per la serie di articoli che sto dedicando alle zone di Londra, stavolta vi parlo della Londra del Nord che è caratterizzata da parchi e quartieri residenziali colorati, zone tranquille e mercati caratteristici. Sebbene racchiuda zone molto turistiche, riesce a sorprenderci con quartieri poco frequentati, se non dai residenti, e ci accoglie con un’atmosfera che muta anche solo spostandoci di pochissimi chilometri. Pronti? Via!

Camden Market

Il Nord di Londra ci offre valide zone da scoprire in un paio di giornate, cominciando con la zona di CAMDEN TOWN.

Il quartiere di Camden è famosissimo per i suoi mercati che si mescolano tra loro con svariate offerte e stili diversi. E’ sicuramente una zona alternativa che attira persone eccentriche e chi non resiste alla curiosità di sbirciare tra gli svariati negozi e bancarelle che offrono tutto, ma proprio di tutto. Cercate scarpe e vestiti particolari? Li troverete sicuramente insieme a dischi di ogni genere di musica, bigiotteria, oggetti fatti a mano, artigianato, mobili e oggetti d’antiquariato etc…

I mercati si snodano sulla doppia chiusa del Regent’ s Canal e tra gli Stables, vecchie stalle e officine di artigiani. In una giornata soleggiata ho riscoperto i mercati di Camden Town attraversandone ogni centrimetro che si snoda tra i negozi ed i ristoranti. Il cibo non manca di certo da queste parti, che siano piccoli locali o chioschi, avrete l’imbarazzo della scelta. Se volete un Fish & Chips come si deve servitevi da Poppies ma le proposte non finiscono qui. I chioschi offrono cucina tailandese, italiana, indiana, francese, giapponese, spagnola e qualsiasi altra nazione vi venga in mente. Non soffrirete di certo la fame anzi, i vari odori che si mescolano tra loro non faranno altro che trasportarvi da una parte all’altra per provare tutto. Io ho preso una bella porzione di patate con il formaggio raclette, patate dolci ed avocado, un bel drink fresco con mango e lime…e mi sono fermata perchè volevo lasciare spazio ad un bel dolce.

Uno dei tanti negozi di artigiani

I negozi partono dalla fermata della metropolitana e proseguono fino allo Stables Market. Il quartiere è attrazione di musicisti, studenti e giovani; i turisti lo prendono d’assalto nel week end ma i mercati ci sono tutti i giorni, dalle 10 alle 18, quindi decidete voi se gettarvi nella massa o viverli con meno folla. Sicuramente la notte è un quartiere meno sicuro quindi vi consiglio di girarlo in giornata.

Dai mercati, specialmente dalla chiusa, partono dei percorsi pedonali che costeggiano il canale e diventano delle splendide passeggiate, soprattutto nelle belle giornate primaverili o estive. Da qui è facile raggiungere REGENT’S PARK, il parco che fa parte del progetto urbanistico che ha messo a punto John Nash per Regent Street. Il parco è percorso da due sentieri, l’Inner circle che racchiude un Bar Kitcken e l’Open Air Theatre, e l’Outer Circle che ne percorre i confini passando per lo Zoo di Londra ed il Boating lake dove si noleggiano le barche.

Regent’s Park

Per raggiungere Regent’s Park scendete alla fermata omonima (Bakerloo line) oppure a quella di Baker Street (Bakerloo, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Circle lines) e fate un piccolo tratto a piedi.

Per raggiungere Camden Town usate la fermata della metropolitana Camden Town (Northern line).

Da Regent’s Park è facile raggiungere una strada molto trafficata ma famosa per un certo detective che risolveva casi insieme al suo amico medico. Ovviamente sto parlando di BAKER STREET, famosa strada dove abitava il personaggio di Sherlock Holmes. Oggi al 221 B di Baker Street trovate il museo a lui dedicato e, accanto, il piccolo e grazioso negozio di souvenirs legato ad esso. Se siete fan dei racconti di Conan Doyle fateci un salto e vi teletrasporterete nella Londra del 1800. Occhio alle code, c’è sempre tantissima gente in fila per entrare ma, senza pagare nulla, potreste fare una foto con la “guardia” che si trova all’entrata!

Il museo è aperto tutti i giorni, tranne il 25 dicembre, dalle 9.30 alle 18.00. Viene 15£, per i bambini 10£.

Per raggiungere Baker Street potete scendere alla sua omonima fermata della metropolitana, snodo di altre linee.

Primrose Hill

Un altro bel quartiere da visitare al Nord di Londra è PRIMROSE che finalmente quest’anno ho avuto il piacere di visitare. Sono stata altre volte nella capitale inglese ma ogni volta non riuscivo a visitare questa zona. La prima cosa che ho notato del quartiere è che risulta molto tranquillo, a prova di passeggiata, fotogenico, ricco di colori e zone verdi. La zona verde per eccellenza è PRIMROSE HILL, un parco che ospita una bella collina verde alta 78 metri da dove si ha una discreta veduta di Londra nelle giornate più limpide.

Non fermatevi alla collina, girate anche il quartiere così rilassato e colorato; non mancheranno scene di vita quotidiana come persone sedute fuori casa a leggere il giornale, bambini in monopattino con la mamma, ragazzi a zonzo che organizzano la serata, l’anziano seduto al bakery che tutti si fermano a salutare. Pochi turisti, ve lo assicuro! Questo è uno dei distretti più cari di Londra e ospita o ha ospitato persone famose sia nel mondo del cinema che della musica. Da queste parti vi consiglio, per una pausa dolce, “La Tea Cosy” piccolino ma ben fornito di torte e drink; oppure il “Primrose Bakery” colorato e vintage.

Per raggiungere Primrose potete scendere in varie fermate della metropolitana: Chalk Farm (Northern line), Swiss Cottage (Jubilee line) e St John’s Wood (Jubilee line).

Visto che siamo già da queste parti, vi consiglio anche il quartiere di St John’s Wood, raggiungibile a piedi o dall’omonima fermata della metropolitana (Jubilee line). Oltre ad essere un altro dei quartieri benestanti di Londra dove si trovano case lussuosissime, è sede della famosa Abbey Road. Più che della strada, del famoso attraversamento pedonale che ogni giorno fa imbestialire anche il più tranquillo degli inglesi che si trovano la strada bloccata da numerosi fan dei Beatles che vogliono una foto ricordo come quella dell’album dei loro beniamini. Sulla stessa strada, proprio di fronte alle strisce pedonali, si trova il loro studio di registrazione.

Anche questo quartiere ospita molte personalità dello spettacolo e della moda ma io preferisco spiegarvi il motivo di questo nome particolare: St John’s Wood. Come parecchi sanno, la parola “wood” significa bosco o foresta ed è proprio quello che c’era in questo distretto prima di diventare così come lo conosciamo noi ora. La foresta passò nelle mani dei cavalieri dell’ordine di San Giovanni (John) di Gerusalemme, quindi l’accostamento St’ John’s + Wood viene completato. Successivamente venne inserito nel progetto urbanistico, di cui vi parlavo già prima, di John Nash per Regent Street. Insomma da foresta passò ad essere terreno di caccia, poi terreno agricolo ed, infine, quartiere ricercato ed apprezzato.

Primrose hill

Ammetto che il NORD DI LONDRA è una delle zone che preferisco della città perchè mescola zone d’interesse svariate e diverse tra loro come mercati affollati, quartieri tranquilli, parchi caratteristici e passeggiate lungo i canali. Secondo me si può vedere tutto in una sola giornata ma, per godervele al meglio, impegnate un paio di giorni….sapranno regalarvi dei bei momenti!

Nel prossimo articolo vi racconterò un’altra zona, avete preferenze? Ne avete una preferita anche voi? 😉

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