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It had to happen....
"Authentic Street Art Tours" by a street artist. Alternatively, go for a walk around curtain Road, Hackney Road, Bethnal Green Road. Having said that, if he knows some of the artists it could be quite...
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Magic in the Open Air (Theatre)
The Open Air Theatre in Regents Park is a truly magical venue, I was there last Saturday for To Kill a Mockingbird, a most excellent production that I would thoroughly recommend.
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Cosmopolitan City
This line of give away paper bins outside Euston covers the lot: Russia, South Africa, Australia, Greece, Brazil, Spain ... the list goes on
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The Boss
London is probably the number one city to see anyone in performance, and Saturday I was fortunate to go to see Bruce Springsteen in the new Wembley Stadium. Three and a half hours solid made the...
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Service!
London has a large number of waterways, which often presents an issue of the services crossing over. Sometimes, they are hidden in bridges, sometimes not. East London is pretty much cut off from the...
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Bit of history
This shot of the canals at Bow predates the Olympic building project, it is all very different now.
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Cricket Season
There is something odd about a game that can last for up to 5 days, but we understand it. Village green cricket is still alive and well, and yes his middle stump is just about to disappear.
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Cosmopolitan
We take for granted the way in London (and frankly, just about anywhere) you can get fresh food from anywhere around the world. Fresh fish is one thing you can't fake.
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What made Eleanor Cross?
Probably that she was dead. The story of the twelve crosses was that they were erected by Kind Edward I in memory of his wife (conveniently called Eleanor) as they processed her body from Lincoln to...
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A Busy Thames
Time was when it was said you could walk across the Thames (or at least one of the docks) from boat to boat, these days it's the sightseeing boats more than anything. The eagle eyed among you will...
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The Eagle is Landing
You'le find this memorial to the Eagle Squadrons in Grosvenor Square. What were they? Three RAF Squadrons where US volunteer airmen served before the USA joined the war; 244 died, alongside 16 British.
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The Non Wobbly Bridge
It doesn't seem 13 years ago that the bridge had its first wobble, and the two years taken to fix it are long forgotten. It's just a part of London's landscape now.
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The Benefit of City Farms
Without city farms, like this one in Hackney, many children would never get closer to an animal than a picture book.
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Inside the British Library
The central hall over what used to be the Reading Room is a rather excellent piece of function architecture, and worth a visit for that alone. Of course, the British Museum does have unbelievable...
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Parklife
I prefer the more chaotic planting to the formal regimented flower bed, but they are all glorious at the moment.
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Staying in the park...
...for some exercise. One of the remarkable things about London as a city is the sheer number and area of green spaces, even in the centre most of which are open to the public. This is Bloomsbury...
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Hills
We think of London as flat, with hills to the north and south, but the city was founded on two hills. Over the years they appear to have been flattened, but the view down from Percy Circus reminds you...
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Le Tour
We're into the third day of the Tour de France, this photo is from the last time (only time, so far) the Tour visited the UK back in 2007. This year, the race is wide open, anyone's guess who will win,...
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Not quite abstract
And no, it's not a mahoosive bar of chocolate, but the handrail in one part of the Barbican centre.
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