Blogs from Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

It was one of those days you wish to forget. The kind that makes you rethink your entire travel itinerary. It rains cat's and dog's all day and even the locals were losing their smile. We had not seen the sun for almost four days and what was at first a lovely city was now becoming a dark and grey jail where all ideas of happiness and joy where taking away from you. When I was about to give up, something truly beautiful happen. I ran up the stairs of the building we were in and start staring at what looks unreal. The clouds were fading away and the sky was turning orange. The sun was reflecting on the water on the grass and it was making you almost blind. Less than twenty minute later, as ... read more

23 degrees Celsius. The end of March. Picnicking on Hampstead Heath in shorts and t-shirts. Sitting at an outdoors café in the sun eating scrambled eggs and mushrooms. Struggling to find some of Boris’s bikes to hire as the heat has brought out every man and his dog seeking to cycle in Hyde Park on a Sunday in an early Spring. Unbelievable but all true. We sat on the steps of Tate Britain waiting for the Picasso exhibition to open, looking at the muddy Thames hedged by glass and concrete towers. What did I find out about Picasso? Confirmation of his dalliances; confirmation of his profound influence on UK painters. Anecdotes from a full life. A delicate pencil portrait of Lydia Lopokova caught my eye. A ‘particular friend’ of Picasso’s from Diaghilev’s ballet company, she kept ... read more

Udv Mindenkinek! Eltelt egy kis ido a legutobbi bejegyzesem ota, de orommel mondom, hogy minden OK, tovabbra is elvezem az eletet, es idokozben elertem a hivatalos letelepedesi engedelyhez szukseges itt eltoltott idot, 5 evet. (Ugyanis a jelenlegi jogszabalyok szerint az EU allampolgarai ha eltoltenek 5 evet Britanniaban, es legfeljebb bizonyos, a torvenyben meghatarozott szamu napot toltenek Britannian kivul ez ido alatt, minden tovabbi nelkul megkapjak a letelepedesi engedelyt. Ez meg nem azonos az allampolgarsaggal: ahhoz a letelepedes 5 eve utan meg 1 evet el kell tolteni, majd kulon jelentkezni, fizetni stb.) Szoval mar 5 eve, hogy nekivagtam az ismeretlennek, es bar kezdetben volt par ketsegem, mikor nem kaptam munkat, vegul aztan csak osszejott, es orulok, hogy igy dontottem :) A heten egy igazan kulonleges gasztronomiai elmenyben lehetett reszem, ugyanis egy ke... read more

I'm too tired to post, but here's a bunch of pictures from yesterday and today.... read more

Another beautiful day in London Town and I’m off for a two-hour walk around the Palace area and the West End. We started out at Big Ben (St. Stephens Tower) and headed off through St. James Park towards Buckingham Palace. We hurried along so that we could see the guards. The park was filled with people enjoying the great weather, reading, playing with the kids or their dog, the ducks, geese and swans honking. We found a great spot along the Mall just around the corner from St. James Palace. The New Guards paraded by, band playing, scarlet coats brilliant in the sunshine. These soldiers will replace the guards currently on duty. After they passed we followed our guide through the park and to the area where the old Guards were guarding. There are five groups ... read more