Di's 60th Birthday Adventure

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And another event…. Today was to celebrate Middlesex Day. Middlesex is a historic county in southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbouring ceremonial counties. Middlesex county's name derives from its origin as a homeland for the Middle Saxon people in the early Middle Ages. The 16 May date was chosen in remembrance of the heroic Middlesex Regiment. On that day in May 1811, the Middlesex held back the might of Napoleon at the battle of Albuhera, Spain. 🛡️

Very busy at work at the moment but I ran out early to get to an event near Fleet Street, London. It was by the statue of Hodge, the cat of Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784). Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". Johnson's loved his cat which was different from the usual views held by others of the eighteenth century. 😾

You took the Tube to Wimbledon, London, for an event. Wimbledon is famous for Wombles and for tennis. The Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is regarded by many as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 1877. 🎾

You joined a little team and headed to Sidcup, south-east London, for a run of challenge caches in the area. I can’t tell you anything much interesting about the area but it was where Rob Knox, an actor in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, was murdered after he intervened in a fight. 🪄