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Sunsets by the beach … I’ve seen them in Singapore, Malaysia, India and Hong Kong. But t
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Event: St Patrick?s Day Celebration Day: 17th March 2010 Venue: Various Venues Timings: 11:30am to 6
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Regular readers know I have an obsession with tea… it’s a very English thing. (Not just English; one of my father’s Bulgarian friends depends on him to take packets of Taylors of Harrogate special mix over on the plane, and I’ve noticed French supermarkets now stock a much expanded range of tea.)
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A lot of us had really hoped that the many threats to Borough Market had gone away - that this lovely little market would be able to flourish without always having to look over its shoulder.
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London Open House weekend seems to have been a great success - at least judging by the queues at some of the more popular buildings that were open.
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I’ve often lamented the loss of London’s character on this blog - the homogenisation of our shopping streets, the destruction of old buildings and streetscapes.
It’s nice, for once, to be able to report a success - a wonderful building saved from the bulldozers.
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The loss of jobs at City banks is now having an impact on London Underground. Tube journeys were down 6.4% in August - putting pressure on the fare income that the Tube needs to pay for planned upgrades.
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How do you keep your camera safe? I take mine in a hideous black suede bag that’s seen better days - but it has the right number of pockets for SD cards, and it zips up tight. I got it for 50p at a car boot sale, and it works.
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Coming up on the 20th is the Mayor of London’s Skyride, a chance to cycle around central London without traffic. No cars, no trucks, just bikes.
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Brewing used to be big business in London. There was Thrale’s in Southwark - near the Hope Exchange, where this vital ingredient was traded; there was the Trumans Brewery on Brick Lane, Whitbread in Chiswell Street near the Barbican, and many others.
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It’s September again, with one of my favourite events in London - Open House weekend on 19-20 September.
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The British Museum is best known for its Greek and Egyptian artefacts - but it’s got some rather stunning American ones, too, as a recent visit to the galleries showed me.
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The British Museum is massive. There are rooms I’ve never visited, and I’ve been going to the Museum for years. There are the highlights, of course - the Elgin Marbles, the Egyptian mummies - but there are tiny galleries tucked away that you could easily miss.
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Antony Gormley’s mass participation artwork on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square has been going for a while now. I’ve been able to stroll past a few times, and take a look at what’s going on - and it seems to be a very mixed bag.
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