tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11194702817488202962011-07-07T13:08:22.820-07:00British and proud of it as wellRobnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119470281748820296.post-72422066590808441752009-08-03T14:11:00.000-07:002009-08-03T15:38:05.805-07:00Now this is something to to be very proud of. I've been to many, many stately places and national monuments, but few made me feel the way <a href="http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/">Bletchley Park</a> did. British codebreaking and British computing genius played an inestimable part in winning the war against Nazism.<br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/content/machines.rhtm">Bombe</a>, designed to test Enigma rotor settings.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTflHrjII/AAAAAAAAALU/pw5xoBVszHE/s1600-h/bletchley1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTflHrjII/AAAAAAAAALU/pw5xoBVszHE/s400/bletchley1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849283040611458" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.turing.org.uk/turing/">Alan Turing</a>'s office. In the presence of greatness.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTgMWxuyI/AAAAAAAAALk/py2vZJ2ubTQ/s1600-h/bletchley3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTgMWxuyI/AAAAAAAAALk/py2vZJ2ubTQ/s400/bletchley3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849293572913954" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.codesandciphers.org.uk/lorenz/index.htm">Colossus</a>. In the presence of more greatness - in two ways. Not jsut the awe inspiring original, but also the dedication of the amateurs who have spent more than six years recreating it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTyRQsTVI/AAAAAAAAAMM/tYV9iavaj94/s1600-h/bletchley8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTyRQsTVI/AAAAAAAAAMM/tYV9iavaj94/s400/bletchley8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849604127214930" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTyQzhrtI/AAAAAAAAAMU/8INQJ4retms/s1600-h/bletchley9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTyQzhrtI/AAAAAAAAAMU/8INQJ4retms/s400/bletchley9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849604004884178" /></a><br /><br /><br />View from the American Garden across the lake to the huts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTylSCHzI/AAAAAAAAAMc/GGRpSBC7lqE/s1600-h/bletchley91.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTylSCHzI/AAAAAAAAAMc/GGRpSBC7lqE/s400/bletchley91.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849609501548338" /></a><br /><br /><br />The sad state of some of the buildings today, which illustrates why Bletchley Park needs help with funds. These <a href="http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/content/paypal-donate.rhtm">Paypal</a> and <a href="http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/shop/changeDonate.rhtm">Worldpay</a> links enable you to donate to Bletchley Park online.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTgb5X9II/AAAAAAAAALs/3zNCiaYtwDs/s1600-h/bletchley4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTgb5X9II/AAAAAAAAALs/3zNCiaYtwDs/s400/bletchley4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849297744557186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTf8zYPnI/AAAAAAAAALc/URFnmsItZec/s1600-h/bletchley2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTf8zYPnI/AAAAAAAAALc/URFnmsItZec/s400/bletchley2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849289397911154" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTgW0CNDI/AAAAAAAAAL0/74uMLIBl8Kw/s1600-h/bletchley5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTgW0CNDI/AAAAAAAAAL0/74uMLIBl8Kw/s400/bletchley5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849296379982898" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTxwdLJ5I/AAAAAAAAAL8/D8ZKzSPIzRc/s1600-h/bletchley6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTxwdLJ5I/AAAAAAAAAL8/D8ZKzSPIzRc/s400/bletchley6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849595321198482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTyLXNOdI/AAAAAAAAAME/mfsGto4zGgI/s1600-h/bletchley7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_efv80GM_7MI/SndTyLXNOdI/AAAAAAAAAME/mfsGto4zGgI/s400/bletchley7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849602543925714" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1119470281748820296-7242206659080844175?l=englishproudofit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robnoreply@blogger.com2