Articles tagged ‘London’
London top attractions - Changing of the Guard
By Chris | October 19th, 2006 |
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Anybody interested in seeing a little bit of British military ceremonial during a visit should go along to Horse Guards Parade as every morning at 11am(sun 10am) there is a changing of the guard by the Queens Life Guard from the Household Cavalry.
Daily Dose 10.18
By Chris | October 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
* London cinema ticket prices a lot more than the Euro’s are paying(Guardian)
* US embassy still holding out on paying the congestion charge, good on em(Reuters)
* New London cab that looks a bit like the old one(BBCNews)
* Chairman of Olympic Delivery Authority quits after one year, saying ‘it can’t be done’(BBCSport)
* Another nail in the [...]
London’s top attractions - Tower Bridge
By Chris | October 17th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tower Bridge is one of the most recognizable London landmarks but a lot people get the name wrong, calling it London Bridge. London Bridge is the next bridge west along the River Thames. Legend has it that American entrepreneur Robert McCulloch bought the old London Bridge by mistake and rebuilt it over Lake Havasu, Arizona, [...]
London Bali bombing memorial
By Chris | October 15th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
I went and had a look yesterday at the British memorial to the victims of the 2002 Bali bombings that was unveiled by Prince Charles a couple of days before.
London’s top attractions - Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
By Chris | October 12th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The Houses of Parliament or Palace of Westminster has been at its current site in some form since 1042. Bits have been added and changed through the centuries due to fire and bombing, Westminster Hall is the only part of the original Palace still intact.
An overview of London neighbourhoods-part 3
By Chris | October 10th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
North west of central London are two areas that are well known for the people that live there. Kilburn or ‘County Kilburn’ has had a long history of being a centre of the Irish commmunity in London but is also a very multi-ethnic part of town and Golders Green is probably the most well known [...]
Driving in London
By Chris | October 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Visitors to London who are tempted to drive around the capital during their stay should listen to the little voice in the back of their heads that asks ‘is this going to worth it’. With a few exceptions probably not. What politicians of all levels in the UK have realised is that the car driver [...]
Money in the UK
By Chris | October 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If you’re visiting the UK money will be important because the exchange rate means you’ll be spending a lot of it. While twelve of the European Union countries have switched over to the Euro, Britain has stuck with the Pound Sterling(£) and will likely do so in the future for political reasons.
Professional Sports in London-Football
By Chris | October 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Football is the number one spectator sport in the UK and London has more than its share of teams. There are four professional leagues in England, the Premiership, the Championship, League One and League Two.
