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 April 5th, 2012%
‘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
By Cindy, on April 4th, 2012%
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
By Cindy, on March 28th, 2012%
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
By Cindy, on March 23rd, 2012%
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
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 February 20th, 2012%
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
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
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