Articles tagged ‘London’
London’s Soho
By Chris | November 1st, 2006 |
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London doesn’t really have a red light district on the scale of Amsterdam or parts of Germany,
Daily Dose 11.01
By Chris | November 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
* Arctic winds to push temperature to -4C overnight(DailyExpress)
* Government denies Olympic plans are in trouble, American who quit as head of Olympic Delivery Authority disagrees(Telegraph)
* Northern Irish terrorists tell how 1980’s plot to kill Ken Livingstone was called off, oh well(DailyMail)
* Two east London brothers freed in plot to blow up transatlantic airliners(LocalLondon)
* Prince [...]
Television in London
By Chris | October 31st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If you come to London and find you need a fix of watching a screen without being interactive with it what are your options?
Museum of London
By Chris | October 31st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The Museum of London was opened in 1976 and chronicles the history of the city from prehistoric times up until the First World War. It’s housed in an uninspiring-looking 70s, flat-roofed building that is overlooked by towering glass office buildings, but inside the Museum is open, with a lot of space and is easy [...]
The Natural History Museum
By Chris | October 30th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The Natural History Museum is one of the most popular in London and is the third major museum along with the V&A and Science that are close to each other in the Cromwell Road area near South Kensington.
It’s based in a magnificent, purpose-built, cathedral-like building that makes you feel like there’s something worth seeing inside.
The [...]
Hampstead
By Chris | October 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Hampstead is a suburban part of London about 4 miles north of the West End. It’s buildings are mainly Georgian, large four and five storey town houses on some of the main roads, smaller one’s on some of the narrow roads that wind off of Heath Street, the main street through Hampstead village.
Walking around the [...]
Tour de France in London
By Chris | October 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The route of the 2007 Tour de France was announced in Paris today with London hosting the first two stages. On the 6 July they’ll be an opening ceremony for the Tour then on the 7th the Prologue time trial will take place.
This is a short 7.9km race against the clock where each of the [...]
The Science Museum
By Chris | October 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The Science Museum on Exhibition Road in Kensington is one of those museums kids will love going to. Its exhibits are hands on with plenty of interactivity and there’s lots of cool things that kids like on display such as real space capsules, planes, engines, technical stuff from ships and boats, and things to [...]
