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one of the things I love about London (and there are many things!) are the crypts of the ancient churches. They usually hide a treasure-trove of amazing delights and All Hallows-by-the-Tower is no exception! crows nest from Shackletons' ship 'Quest' All Hallows by the Tower is the oldest church in the City of London. Many international and . . . → Read More: one photo tour of London – inside the crypt of All Hallows-by-the-Tower With just 4 months to go to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June 2012, excitement is mounting! Well mine is anyway! I cannot even begin to express how thrilled, delighted and privileged I feel to be able to attend what promises to be an amazing event! Of course London in 2012 is not . . . → Read More: Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2012 As the Guildhall celebrates it’s 600th anniversary let us look back in history and learn a little more. Since the 12th century, Guildhall has been the City powerhouse. In an era when the Lord Mayor of London rivalled the monarch for influence and prestige, this was where he and the ruling merchant class held court, fine-tuned . . . → Read More: 800 years of history – Guildhall Oh me Oh my!!! here you are with just 3 days in London and it’s raining!!!! Now what? You can’t go watch the Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace, no point taking the Hop-on Hop-off bus, unless you enjoy sitting in a downpour and getting soaked! Can’t stand in the queue at The London Eye (for . . . → Read More: things to do on a rainy day in London  Leave a comment  Art Galleries, free things to do in London, things to do in London, what to see when in London  British Museum, clockmakers museum, hunterian museum, john soanes museum, Museum of London, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, petrie museum, pollocks toy museum, science museum, Victoria and Albert Museum The Lord Mayor's Carriage 785 years of history and this year was just as enjoyable as last year! Not sure what folks 785 years ago thought of the show, but for sure….I can say that I loved it this year (as I did last year)! I did not arrive as early as I had in 2010 and . . . → Read More: Lord Mayor’s Show 2011 I recently took a group of people on a tour of Bloomsbury and one of the places we walked through was Sicilian Avenue. Sicilian Avenue, Bloomsbury Sicilian Avenue is a delightful splash of Italy tucked away on the apex of Southampton Row and Bloomsbury Way. Designed by R.J. Worley and completed in 1910 as a pedestrianised shopping . . . → Read More: Sicilian Avenue, Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Not until 1201 was the name ‘Bloomsbury’ first noted, when William de Blemond, a Norman landowner, acquired the land – The name Bloomsbury is a development from Blemondisberi – the bury, or . . . → Read More: Bloomsbury and Bloomsbury Square If your’e on holiday in London and wondering what to see and do then do visit The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in Malet Place the entrance to the museum is to the left along this narrow road on the UCL complex Based within the confines of UCL, just off Torrington Place in Bloomsbury and just a . . . → Read More: The Petrie Museum – a FREE museum in London The Prime Meridian Line in Greenwich at the Royal Observatory The Royal Observatory in Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the Prime Meridian of the world. The line in Greenwich represents the Prime Meridian of the World – Longitude 0º. Every place on Earth is measured in terms of its distance east or west . . . → Read More: one photo tour of London – The Meridian Line in Greenwich |
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