Blogs from Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 19

Mark has been working at one of the office buildings in Canary Wharf since June 2018. He has been telling me that there are numerous designers’ shops around Canary Wharf; is made me curious – so I decided to visit Canary Wharf when he works. I decided to visit Canary Wharf on 30 December 2019 when he would come back to work after Christmas holiday. He advised me to take Jubilee Line rather than DLR as the Jubilee Like runs quicker than the DLR. I arrived at Canary Wharf of Jubilee Line just after 11.30. I was interested in surroundings around Canary Wharf station, as well as station buildings; took several photos of skyscrapers. Having heard that his office was alight South Colonnade Exit by DLR Line, I walked for the destination via shopping mall in ... read more

After a 7 1/2 hour flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on another lovely Dreamliner, we have arrived in London. I was able to sleep very soundly for six hours on the plane and the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge here in London has the convenience of showers for their guests along with lovely food and comfortable seating where you can look out at the planes through the morning fog. So I am now rejuvenated and ready for another 24 hours of travel. We take off for Montreal in 4 hours.... read more

With Christmas almost upon us, it’s time to get into the festive spirit, and what better way, this coming month or so, than by going to see the Christmas lights that are being switched on all over the country? In the capital, there are plenty of opportunities to see the celebratory switch-on, and London is a wonderful festival option if you live somewhere smaller outside of it. Even those who live hundreds of miles away can easily get into the city, particularly with high-speed trains, and enjoy a day in the city before the big event itself. I really can suggest this place. I visited it last year and absolutely loved it. img=https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/P918AEYSoWIBDnHwKTvBdvwOsdyaVk1jgr9J_XbD68iQreEYlGZWgOxGcsSWX1B30dvzf-H9OPlLPxl9xxqKiin1HDzSmjJACdwlEhe-6UfYJf2KR6kQ4wIcGWpMbqXLHFcBTVo Beautiful Covent Garden (photo: url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil... read more

The ‘pock, pock’, of Wimbledon is like the ‘ping, ping’ of a submarine film; a unique soundtrack from my childhood. I got into tennis in the late 1960s, the era of John Newcombe, Rod Laver, and Billie Jean King. It was always good, and things got better in the 1970s with Martina Navratilova, and Jimmy Connors until, for me, the first superstar; Bjorn Borg. Between him and Abba, Sweden ruled the world. Naturally, I hated Borg because young women found him attractive and I wanted them to fancy me. I burned with jealousy as they screamed through his Wimbledon matches. Okay, he was champion several times but, as an apprentice telephone engineer in 1976, I felt I had the upper hand. He’s only a few years older than me and I view our lives as being ... read more

22 September 2019, Sunday Day 21 on Thames Path from Greenwich to the Thames Barrier near Woolwich. 37th day of travel. 6 miles from Greenwich to the Barrier. Ah, you might have wondered why the blog entries have bogged down timewise? Well, we have had one foot in England while wrapping our brains trying to understand the complexities and perplexities of countries we have since traveled in the Middle East. To see-saw back and forth over such different areas has been mentally taxing. One day , in Morocco, I thought it might help to have my head wrapped up, so it was done in a weaving shop--sadly, it resulted in little insight into our introductions to Jordan, Dubai, Morocco and Israel whilst trying to finish up Merry Old England. Today we complete the 184 river miles ... read more