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I went to Watford Junction today to go on a tour of ‘The Making of Harry Potter’ at the Warner Brothers London studios. I took a London Overground train from platform 9 (and no, not from 9 & 3/4) at … Continue reading
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The glamorous Italian island of Capri, around an hour’s ferry ride from either Naples or Sorrento, is stunningly beautiful … but also infamously expensive. The island is blessed with breath-taking scenery and remarkable natural phenomena like the Grotta Azzurra where the water inside the otherwise pitch black cave … Continue reading
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Earlier last week the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (nee the London 2012 Olympic Park) partially reopened to allow paying visitors to come and see the park – now under reconstruction – from the top of the ArcelorMittal Orbit. My gentleman … Continue reading
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March 17th is of course Saint Patrick’s Day, and although it was freezing cold and raining hard in London (yet again) today, the crowds came out in force to help the Irish celebrate their patron saint’s feast day. As well … Continue reading
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Manor House Tube station had an open day today to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the completion of the Piccadilly line’s extension into North London from Finsbury Park to Cockfosters. Manor House is the next station past Finsbury Park along … Continue reading
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My gentleman friend and I were walking down Regent Street, Central London last weekend when we past the legendary Cafe Royal which reopened to the public last December after being closed for four years for renovation. As we gazed in … Continue reading
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I was waiting for a bus outside Finsbury Park Tube station earlier this morning when this cute little bus appeared. It was a vintage red RF model celebrating its 60th anniversary today by running a special, free one-day-only route to … Continue reading
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After it had snowed rather heavily in London back in February 2009, I spotted this superb snow-woman in St James’s Park SW1 by Buckingham Palace: Since then, every time it has snowed in the Capital I have always made it … Continue reading
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There are so many beautiful parks and public gardens in Prague, but unless one knows they are there or stumbles upon them by mistake – as I often did having taken a wrong turning on my way to somewhere else … Continue reading
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The Lady Travels became The Lady Trainspotter last night when I spent the evening loitering on the Circle/Metropolitan line platforms of Farrington Tube station waiting to see a rather special Tube train arrive. In a week that saw the London … Continue reading
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Just by the Napoli Sotterranea and running along the side of the Chiesa di San Lorenzo Maggiore is the Via San Gregorio Armeno, a narrow lane packed with numerous small workshops that all specialise in the same thing: nativity scenes. … Continue reading
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Naples has a bad reputation for being, to say the least, a bit grubby. In the past this has been primarily due to the tonnes of domestic rubbish dumped and uncollected on its streets. Thankfully this problem seems to have … Continue reading
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When in Naples a trip to the National Archaeological Museum is an absolute must. Here, some of the greatest treasures excavated from Pompeii and Herculaneum are on public display after being lovingly restored. Below are photos (and accompanying quips that … Continue reading
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If your main reason for going to Naples is to visit Pompeii but you need to count the pennies (or rather ‘cents’), then buy yourself a Campania Artecard on arrival at Napoli airport. There are several different types of Artecards with various … Continue reading
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On the first weekend of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, I returned to Olympic Park. As I walked through the Stratford gate full of glee to be back, I heard a little beeping sound behind me. It was an Olympic … Continue reading
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There was something rather odd about the London 2012 Olympics Beach Volleyball venue at Horseguards Parade last Friday: There was a sort of country village feel about the place. Although seeing and hearing a Royal Guards brass band play before … Continue reading
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It was off to the Olympic Park for the first time for me today to watch Handball at the Copper Box. Arriving early I had time to explore the Park but sadly it was raining and unless you have a … Continue reading
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I attended Day One of the London 2012 Olympics Men’s Artistic Gymnastics today at ‘The O2′ … or as we now have to call it, the ‘North Greenwich Arena’. USA, Italy and Japan were competing in the afternoon round. Before … Continue reading
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I’ve had a crush on two-times Olympic gold medalist decathlete Daley Thompson since I first saw him wow the world at the Los Angeles Games in 1984 (I’ve always had a soft spot for men with moustaches). So, I couldn’t … Continue reading
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I simply adore Wenlock and Mandeville, the official mascots for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. So, you can imagine my surprise and utter joy when I spotted these two familiar characters near Lambeth Bridge the other week: These … Continue reading
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