By Cindy, on February 4th, 2011%
‘Scrap £30m free travel for TfL families and flatmates’
Transport for London
Pippa Crerar, City Hall Editor
1 Feb 2011
Boris Johnson was under pressure today to axe a free travel perk that extends to partners or even friends and flatmates of Transport for London staff after the bill neared £30 million.
The Mayor faces cross-party opposition to the . . . → Read More: free travel for all in London?
By Cindy, on January 27th, 2011%
I have often read Mark’s blog posts as he offers a refreshingly different perspective on London. I particularly enjoy his views of the London Underground stations. I have posted the link here for your enjoyment, and my thanks to Mark for his . . . → Read More: a closer look at London’s Under/Overground stations
By Cindy, on January 17th, 2011%
So, you opened the curtains this morning and it’s raining…..yes we do get quite a bit of rain in London. But….you’re on holiday! and now you’re wondering what to do! no time to be wasted
Well the good news is that there are a whole host of things to do on a rainy day in . . . → Read More: what to do on a rainy day in London….
By Cindy, on January 12th, 2011%
London Central is probably one of the easiest cities to get around on foot and most places are within easy walking distance. However, there are times when you will need to use the bus service to either leave the centre of London or a bus to get into London or to get around on a rainy day.
. . . → Read More: Key Bus Routes in London
By Cindy, on December 7th, 2010%
snow, lights and sweets….what a delightful scene
I went into London Central a few days ago for a meeting and afterwards did what I love to do…….went #walkabout. I was particulary keen to visit the Cologne Christmas Market on Southbank, so I headed off to my favourite part of town (well one of my favourites . . . → Read More: Cologne Christmas Market on Southbank
By Cindy, on October 30th, 2010%
London has an amazing transport system that can whisk you around the city and further afield, by train (aka the tube)
London Underground station at Trafalgar Square
or bus,
a London bus – double decker
and now of course we also have the marvellous Barclays Cycle Hire. However, as with any transport system and especially one that opened it’s first . . . → Read More: Transport for London – weekend closures
By Cindy, on August 27th, 2010%
At 3 Days in London we are always out and about and looking for fun things to do and see. Yesterday, as mentioned in my post for Sherlock Holmes, I happened to be in the Baker Street area. While walking around looking for interesting buildings etc to photograph I walked past Barclays Bank……and lo and behold . . . → Read More: Barclays Cycle Hire
By Cindy, on June 3rd, 2010%
The tradition of Trooping the Colour
Although The Queen was born on 21 April, our Sovereign’s birthday is officially celebrated on a Saturday in June.
It has long been the tradition to celebrate the Sovereign’s birthday publicly on a day in summer (usually June), when good weather is more likely.
Trooping the Colour is carried out by fully trained and . . . → Read More: Trooping the Colour – London
By Cindy, on June 3rd, 2010%
As I mentioned before we have a terrific transport system for getting around London, and with Transport for London’s live travel news & journey planner you can get yourself from A to B with the minimum of fuss; albeit not always without delay! Unfortunately things do go wrong from time to time like signal failures, . . . → Read More: Transport for London – all colours of the rainbow
By Cindy, on June 2nd, 2010%
We in London are very lucky to have such an amazing transport system, and despite the grumbles and gripes by the British public, the bus and train infrastructure in the United Kingdom is amazing.
Try living in a 3rd world country like South Africa where you don’t have the infrastructure you have in the United Kingdom and you will . . . → Read More: Transport for London – Buses
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