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

things to do on a rainy day in London

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

Covent Garden, London

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

one photo tour of London – River Thames

Old Man River…..just keeps rolling along

Old Man River…..just keeps rolling along.
Since the dawning of man, Old Father Thames has been a constant companion, never emptying, always full, sometimes bursting the constraints of it’s banks…..it keeps flowing, endlessly, timeless.
The River Thames has been a source of food, a vital link in the trade of settlements, villages and . . . → Read More: one photo tour of London – River Thames

5 Best Parks in London for a Summer Picnic – Park 3

aerial view of Green Park

Across the traffic island from Hyde Park and over the road from Buckingham Palace you will find Green Park; a Royal Park and the 3rd park I would recommend for a summer picnic.
3) The Green Park – covers 40 acres and is an important link between St James’s Park and Hyde . . . → Read More: 5 Best Parks in London for a Summer Picnic – Park 3

5 Best Parks in London for a Summer Picnic – park 2

next on the list of 5 best parks in London for a Summer Picnic is Hyde Park in central London.

aerial view of Hyde Park – great park for a summer picnic

2) Hyde Park – again you are spoilt for choice of where to have your picnic. Hyde Park is one of London’s finest landscapes . . . → Read More: 5 Best Parks in London for a Summer Picnic – park 2

The Hunterian Museum- The Royal College of Surgeons

entrance to The Hunterian Museum

Last week I went on a museum expedition and managed to visit 3 very unusual museums, one of which I wrote about previously; Sir John Soanes’s Museum.
The 2nd museum was the totally macarbre Hunterian Museum  located within the Royal College of Surgeons, 41 Lincoln’s Inn Fields.  I had no idea of what . . . → Read More: The Hunterian Museum- The Royal College of Surgeons

5 Best Parks in London for a Summer Picnic – park 1

London in summer is three months of events, exhibitions, green parks, sunshine and summer picnics! With so much on you are spoilt for choice of what to do and where to go, so once you have exhausted yourself visiting here and there, then that is the best time for a summer picnic. I will list what . . . → Read More: 5 Best Parks in London for a Summer Picnic – park 1

Ai Weiwei Circle of Animals at Somerset House

Somerset House, The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court dancing fountains

Somerset House, a major arts and cultural centre in the heart of London.
The lastest exhibition; Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Head sculptures, will be on display in The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court till 26 June 2011, the first contemporary sculpture to be featured there.

The twelve . . . → Read More: Ai Weiwei Circle of Animals at Somerset House

5 Best Parks for a Summer Picnic in London

 

Swire Fountain – St James's park, London

Blue skies, fluffy white clouds hanging fat and lazy in the air, verdant green grasses and trees heavy with lush foliage, the air thick with the heat of summer just around the corner.  If you want to put a date to it; summer in the UK officially starts June 1st . . . → Read More: 5 Best Parks for a Summer Picnic in London

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