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London Diaries (Autumn 2010)

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Westminster November 21st 2010

I made some weekend trips down to London during October and November. It was mainly to spend time with friends, see musicals and operas and also for visiting places of interest that complimented my university studies. I did not do as much sightseeing compared to when I was in London during the summer but there are some places where I would recommend visits to: St Martin-in-the-Fields I visited this beautiful church a couple of times during my travels. St Martin-in-the-Fields is landmark in its own right and adjacent to Trafalgar Square. On my first visit, I enjoyed exploring the church and admiring its architecture especially the new East Window and having refreshments at the Cafe in the Crypt. The highlight for me was sitting in the chruch and listening to the orchestra practice for one of ... read more

The journey begins: Londontown!

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Westminster November 10th 2010

Myia

Pleasant greetings to you all from deep in the heart of London - what a gigantic city! Having come from Whistler, a town of about 10,000 - London feels like I'm on one of Earth's moons it's so large. My journey here was long but surprisingly I'm still awake aside from the couple times I did one of those head-whip things while sitting on the Tube. The flight to Houston was packed but luckily I had an aisle seat and slept most of the way. I had about 40 minutes connection before the London flight started to board but it gave me enough time to wash my face and breathe some non-recycled air before boarding the Boeing 777. Can I say that my flight to London was the BEST flight I've ever had in all my ... read more

London day 2

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Westminster October 17th 2010

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LCBurridge

Day 2 Had another great day - Casey is sunburnt due to the sunny weather. We are in love with the rail network over here, it is amazing.Outrage at having to wait 5 mins for a train, lol. Take note Melbourne!!! Top Shop I love you!!! Shame I didnt have longer to share the love. ... read more

UK Day 1

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Westminster October 16th 2010

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LCBurridge

Day 1 - after 28hr's in transit. Thanks for the sun London - still cold thought!... read more

London

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Westminster September 30th 2010

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SuzetteStoutenburg

London seems to be much as we left it several years ago. Amazing history, wonderful people, less than tasty food. The weather was great, though, we worried about sunburn today, imagine that.... read more

London - Buckingham Palace

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Westminster August 17th 2010

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gbarret

Penultimo dia en Londres antes de regresar a casa .. Visite el Palacio de Buckingham ... la reina no me cumplio la cita para una audiencia que teniamos ... ya sera la proxima vez porque no tengo mas tiempo ... Tambien visite la Galeria Nacional (The National Gallery) con mas de 50 salas de pinturas .... Velazquez, Canaletto, Van Gogh, Boticelly, Caravaggio, Rembrand, Rubens, ect .. etc ... El que mas me impresiono fue Canaletto y sus cuasi fotograficas pinturas de Venecia ... ver estas pinturas me trajeron recuerdos de Venecia ... y la verdad son como ver fotos ... ahi compre un dvd que quiero ver despues en casa ... Tambien, .. muchos cuadros relacionados titulados .."The Judgement of Paris" que incluye tres cuerpos desnudos de nada mas ni nada menos ... (no Natalia Paris) ... read more

Countdown

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Westminster July 26th 2010

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Karen and Paddy

Well, its just days now and we are ready. We are having our leaving Party on Saturday 31st July then its all go from then on. Oh and hello Mum ha... read more

Westmister Tour en Bicicleta y caminando

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Westminster July 21st 2010

The Tower Bridge and Me

gbarret

Hola todos Despues de un dia bien agotador .. bicicleta, trabajo y caminata de remate en la noche ... Aqui estoy listo para mi segundo dia en Londres ... Hey Paul .. gracias por el desayuno ... Hoy .. hoy .. de nuevo en bicicleta .. Ruta No. 4 . Visita a: Tower Bridge, Tower of London ... Es un castillo medieval .. con lanzadora de flechas y catapulta, El Big Ben de nuevo .. para hacer caminata del sector Westminster que va hasta el Trafalgar Square. Sitio muy popular .. La Galeria nacional ... Hoy ya no me perdi .. el regreso a casa fue bien facil y rapido ... En la noche .. salimos a otro sitio (Leiceseter Square) que es el equivalente al Times Square de Nueva York ... bastante gente y algunos ... read more

London from Canada Water to The Big Ben

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Westminster July 20th 2010

Just me.

gbarret

Primer dia en Londres. Tour en bicicleta por 5 horas contando 1 hora perdido en el regreso. Pude apreciar:Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, Milenium Bridge, el London Eye y el Big Ben .. marcando las 3 de la tarde ... Visite el centro, vi un edificio con forma de huevo o de una bala (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe). Interesante y de mucho cuidado .. manejando por la calzada izquierda ... Hay avisos en muchas partes "Mirar a sus derecha/izquierda". Al principio es bien dificil acostumbrarse y sobre todo peligroso ... pero bueno el cerebro se acostumbrara .. para poder sobrevivir.... read more

Be the change you want to see in the world - M. Gandhi

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Westminster June 11th 2010

TravelForAChange

Some people are just like that.. I always admired people who are able to maintain a subtle, quiet strength and confidence about them, even if the status quo is to toot your own horn because you can. Not the ‘he who shouts the loudest’ wins-type. This is how I hope to be some day. I’ve recently worked with the FS practice and my boss was a small man; maybe 5 foot 5 and slim. It’s likely that I weighed more, if not the same. Anyway, he’s always well-dressed and very articulate. Above the average. It’s mandatory to be polished and articulate in this business, so that says a lot. His education came as no surprise to me. I was more surprised at how down to earth he was, how very disarming and funny and almost endearing ... read more

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