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Royal Barge Gloriana bearing the Royal Coat of Arms (although it heads up the Pageant, none of the Royal family will travel in the Gloriana) With just two weeks to go till the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, things in London are happening at a great pace now with flags flying, boats being painted and routes planned out. . . . → Read More: Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant event information the Charing Cross – memorial of Eleanor of Castile Charing Cross Station near Trafalgar Square in Westminster has some of the more interesting and artistic platform decorations in London; a 100 metre (330 ft) long mural along the Northern line platforms was designed by David Gentleman shows scenes from the construction of the original Charing Cross, memorial of . . . → Read More: London Underground Tube Stations – Charing Cross What a delight to discover this tranquil little corner of London. a sliver of heaven hidden in London
Unless you knew it was there, you could walk past a dozen times and not know the treasures beyond. I have walked past this lovely little place many, many times as I zip around London from one place to the . . . → Read More: one photo tour of London – Neal’s Yard At 1am on 25 March 2012 UK summer time begins and the Clocks go Forward by one hour. at 1am March 25th, the clocks go forward by one hoour
Spring in the UK, and certainly in London, is eagerly awaited after a long dark winter. a long dark winter….. The sun rises earlier each morning and the . . . → Read More: Spring forward; Fall back London made up of 32 Boroughs, is a huge conglomerate of 2 cities, suburbs and villages that have been incorporated into Greater London over the years. London Boroughs The 2 cities are City of London and City of Westminster. There are safe and dangerous areas to stay in or visit. They vary in ratings from 1=safe to 4=dangerous. . . . → Read More: suggested areas to stay when in London BOW STREET – is the site of the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE!! Royal Opera House, Bow Street London it also features as one of the streets on the standard LONDON MONOPOLY board. The area around BOW STREET was developed by FRANCIS RUSSELL, 4th Earl of Bedford in the 1630′s. COVENT GARDEN Covent Garden piazza Covent Garden is one of London’s most popular attractions and is London’s OLDEST PLANNED SQUARE dating from the 1630′s and associated with the former fruit and vegetable garden in the central square. The route of THE STRAND on the southern boundary of what was to be Covent Garden was used during the . . . → Read More: Covent Garden, London Barclays Cycle Hire docking station Hyde Park Cycling in Europe has long been a popular pastime with whole families out and about on a weekend, and during the week. Amsterdam has been known as the cycling capital of Europe for some time now and in 2007 Paris introduced it’s city-wide bike rental scheme. London Eye and the Thames River As a new visitor it is not always easy to find Tourist Information Centres when you need them! So to make it a bit easier for you, here is a list of Visitor and Information Centres in London: The latest news to hit the headlines in London is that our city is to get it’s first cable car!! The . . . → Read More: Thames cable car given the go-ahead! latest news for London |
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