"Skating Through History"
London Tower
London, England
Ice skating. In a filled moat. With a grand historic setting for your background. Skating with a side order of history. Now THAT is multi-tasking I could embrace. Much better than my normal folding laundry while watching "General Hospital". The London Tower. Almost 1,000 years of royal history lurking within those fortified walls. Not to mention a different kind of ice too...the Crown Jewels. For a history buff of the Tudors like moi, this is ice skating nirvana. For Anne Boleyn? Maybe not so much.
Here's where I'm linking up today ..."The Party's On"
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Very cool, and cold! Love the background being so historic, and the contrast of modern day skating in the foreground. Great movement too!
ReplyDeletei could never do that but it looks like so much fun. Even though there was ice, the sun made it nicer.
ReplyDeleteOl' anne. Poor thing. Awesome shot...all the colorful motion blur really rocks.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great picture! Really nice contrast :)
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Londoners take for granted they're awesome and amazing history? Love the movement Kathy.
ReplyDelete...And skating in front of amazing history?
ReplyDeleteI went to the Tower of London but it was in May instead of December so I did not have the pleasure of seeing the ice skating rink...how fun is that!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great juxtaposition--the Tower of London and frolicking on the ice! Great shot.
ReplyDeleteJust looking at a photo of the tower is amazing when you think about all the history in there.
Wow what a sight!! I'd love to see that in person.
ReplyDeleteI was waiting for stuff from you like this from your holiday - I'm not sure how you manage it but you never disappoint. I travelled to England 20 years ago and got completely caught up with climbing the towers and cathedrals, so this is a lovely reminder. Thank you also Kathy for inviting me to link up last week, that was very kind of you, Renee.
ReplyDeleteHa! I have an almost identical shot that I took just before Christmas although you managed to capture the blur of the skaters better than I did. I love Tudor history too, something so passionate about that whole era
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How cool is that!! I remember seeing the rink when we were in London one December years ago - begged mom but we only served up history, no skating (-:
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible capture...the architecture in Europe simply takes my breath away. So beautiful, especially as a backdrop against the "modernness" of the ice skaters in their colorful clothes.
ReplyDeleteJust catching up with your trip. Wow great photo - I've not seen this before! The figures give it an almost surreal feel!
ReplyDeleteWhat a site to see. Oh how I would love to see that sight one day..
ReplyDeleteHugs~
Anne Boleyn certainly would have preferred skating blades vs. the blade they gave her. I enjoy the idea of your post.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics and Lovely to see you all on Sunday.Background of historic is good idea.
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