By Cindy, on May 7th, 2012%
Charles Dickens lived here 1837-1839 – now the Dickens Museum
Last week Thursday; April 26th, I set off on a magical #walkabout through the streets of London to discover more about Charles Dickens (blog to follow shortly ). We started off from the Charles Dickens Museum and the route we followed took us through . . . → Read More: finding Charles Dickens
By Cindy, on May 1st, 2012%
The King was in his Counting House, counting all his money;
the Guide was in the parlour, saying something funny,
All the group were mis-behaved, and sang with raucous gusto,
The bartender, and the locals, looked on all a fluster.
Vic & Simon…imbibing the local brew
Yes, that would be a Dragon & Flagon Pub Tour; in this instance the . . . → Read More: Suits & Flutes and the Order of the Dragon
By Cindy, on April 9th, 2012%
My experience on the 3rd in the series of Dragon and Flagon pub tours proved to be just as exciting and interesting as the first two I went on, as we travelled back in time to 1666 and 1123, past a place where the scales of justice are balanced (or not), to a time . . . → Read More: Dragon and Flagon Pub Tour – Noose and Tankard
By Cindy, on March 14th, 2012%
A couple of weeks ago saw me embarking on my 2nd Dragon & Flagon Pub Tour; with Vic Norman, this time through my favourite area; ‘The City of London’ aka The Square Mile.
Staples Inn – Chancery Lane
For this tour we were to meet at Chancery Lane Tube station and there it was that I discovered . . . → Read More: Streets and Alleyways of Olde London Town with Dragon & Flagon Tours.
By Cindy, on January 30th, 2012%
If there was one thing in life I wish I could do, it would be to convert my passion for London into fairy dust so that I could sprinkle it onto everyone I really, really love this city. There are so many layers to this city that it would take several lifetimes to uncover . . . → Read More: discovering London’s amazing pubs
By Cindy, on April 25th, 2011%
…….and my daughter!!! As mentioned on a previous post, Saturday 23rd was my birthday and I had the joy of spending this special day with my daughter and enjoying a couple of adventures in London.
one of my favourite views of the City of London; just a glimpse
I slept over at my daughter’s house the night before and . . . → Read More: celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday…a walk with the Bard
By Cindy, on March 3rd, 2011%
Since starting 3 Days In London, I have explored and researched, digging through London’s history for her hidden secrets. It has been a great journey so far and during my endeavours and my London walkabouts I have uncovered and discovered some amazing facts and places. I am learning stuff I never knew and it is all . . . → Read More: Geoffrey Chaucer and Canterbury Tales
By Cindy, on January 23rd, 2011%
last week I went #walkabout through the Southwark area of London, near London Bridge.
crossing the London Bridge; Southwark to the right of the picture and City of London to the left
I spent a very happy two hours meandering the cobbled streets and narrow lanes, visiting ancient landmarks and historical places. One of which was Southwark . . . → Read More: The George Inn, London
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