finding Charles Dickens

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

Suits & Flutes and the Order of the Dragon

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

Dragon and Flagon Pub Tour – Noose and Tankard

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

#easterinlondon – things to do this Easter weekend

‘The Passion of Jesus’ to be performed at Trafalgar Square April 6th 12noon & 3.15pm

The Passion of Jesus, Trafalgar Square – FREE to all

Till Monday Apr 9th – the TheBigEggHunt eggs will ‘nest together’ in & around Covent Garden Piazza. b4 being auctioned for charity – TheBigEggHunt

the biggest clutch of eggs you will ever . . . → Read More: #easterinlondon – things to do this Easter weekend

all the eggs gather at Covent Garden for Easter

the big egg hunt; north, south, east and west

Aiming to break a Guiness World Record – The Faberge Big Egg Hunt in London made great strides!!! And kept us entertained. With tantalising titles like ‘Scramble for giant eggs is set to begin’ & ‘Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall’ or ‘Egg beats crime’, you could . . . → Read More: all the eggs gather at Covent Garden for Easter

Singing in the Rain – London

West End shows in London are always an extravaganza not to be missed.  Andrew, one of our regular readers is a frequent theatre-goer and gets to see most of the theatre shows in town.  Here is a brief review for Singing in the Rain, currently showing at the Palace Theatre in London.

Singin' in the Rain . . . → Read More: Singing in the Rain – London

one photo tour of London – Neal’s Yard

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

Streets and Alleyways of Olde London Town with Dragon & Flagon Tours.

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.

Theatreland, London

Although not all theatres in London lie in THEATRELAND, currently there are 40 theatres in the West End.

what's on at the Theatre tonight

Tthe WEST END theatre district became established with the opening of many small theatres and halls including the ADELPHI THEATRE in THE STRAND that opened in 1806.
the expansion of the WEST END theatre . . . → Read More: Theatreland, London

discovering London’s amazing pubs

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

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