Articles tagged with "oxford street"
West End VIP Day
By Chris | November 28th, 2007 |
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This Saturday, 1 December, three of London’s top streets for shopping are going to be pedestrianized for the day, the first real big shopping weekend in the run up to... [Read this entry]
Lighting up London’s main shopping streets
By Chris | November 2nd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s that time of year when London’s main shopping throughfares start the big push for their share of the consumer Christmas spending. One of the traditional ways they try to... [Read this entry]
Marylebone Village Summer Fayre
By Chris | June 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Marylebone Village area is one of the surprises you can find just off central London’s busy and crowded streets. Its centred around Marylebone High Street which runs south from... [Read this entry]
Chanting up a storm in London
By Chris | March 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Here’s a video proving you don’t need all that ecstasy to dance to music, you just have to be into it like this crowd of Hari Krishnas in Leicester Square.... [Read this entry]
Daily Dose 03.21
By Chris | March 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Meryl Streep to play Margaret Thatcher in new movie? It would be a good choice and interesting to see a film about Thatcher, the last Prime Minister with a... [Read this entry]
London’s West End to get a face lift
By Chris | March 1st, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Parts of the West End of London are to get a facelift in proposals by Westminster Council and probably not before time for places like Oxford Street, especially the Tottenham... [Read this entry]
A different take on Christmas in Oxford Street
By Chris | December 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Below is a video of Santa’s Ghetto, a temporary art exhibition in a gallery on Oxford Street opposite the Virgin Megastore, featuring some controversial pieces by British artists. Santa’s Ghetto... [Read this entry]
Daily Dose 11.29
By Chris | November 29th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
* British Pound nearly worth $2 which it hasn’t been since 1992(Guardian)
* Worried about global warming? Head to Britain, because according to a leading expert its position as an... [Read this entry]
BT Tower
By Chris | November 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
One of the most recognizable buildings that can be glimpsed from all over the West End of London is the BT Tower formerly known as the Post Office Tower.
Upcoming events in London 11.27.06
By Chris | November 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Christmas Past: 400 Years of Seasonal Traditions in English Homes The Geffrye Museum in Shoreditch looks at how Britain’s Christmas traditions developed from kissing under the mistletoe to decorating the... [Read this entry]
