Tag Archives: London
Remembrance Sunday
Tower of London Poppy Display As we fondly remember this and other nation’s fallen heroes today, I am reminded of the amazing display of poppies at the Tower of London in late 2014. The artist Paul Cummins & designer Tom Piper filled the fortress’s ancient moat with 888,246 handmade ceramic poppies (one to represent every British […]
Euro 24 Match Day 19 – England v Switzerland
Spain & France are into the semi finals. Can England join them? England London has some iconic bridges over the River Thames. Everybody knows Tower Bridge of course, but there are other notable structures too. Switzerland Switzerland has some vertigo inducing bridges, especially on the rail network. Landwasser Viaduct Brusio Viaduct Bridges Near Zermatt Landwasser […]
Euro 24 Match Day 7 – Denmark v England
My home country scraped past Serbia in their first match and now face the Danes who drew against Slovenia. Denmark A fun way to see the Danish capital is to take to the waterways. England London is stuffed with iconic landmarks. Here are a few. Match Prediction – Denmark 0 England 2
The Overdue Tuesday Train – King’s Cross, London
Last week I took a lovely LNER Azuma train from London to Newcastle to meet a friend to go to some National Hunt horse racing meetings. Over four days we took in racing at Newcastle, Catterick, Carlisle and Ayr, staying two nights in Northallerton in North Yorkshire and two in Edinburgh, using buses and trains […]
2022 Gone, 2023 Beckons
Freedom to travel is a wonderful gift and the release from Covid shackles was a blessed relief. For any traveller, it was like a release from prison. Toulouse & Andorra Travel wise, the year got going in April with a journey to Andorra via Toulouse. My mate Hamish and I took a train close to […]
Christmas in London 2022
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a journey into London to see Fortnum & Mason and the West End decorations. I did this yesterday and as ever it did not disappoint. First up was Fortnum & Mason which I visited in daylight and after dark. As ever the store facade has become a giant advent calendar. […]
Monday Morning Blues – Westminster Abbey, London
Today the eyes of the world will be trained on London and especially the abbey as the state funeral of our beloved monarch takes place. I walked alongside the queue to Westminster Hall last Friday, a stroll that brought home just how much Queen Elizabeth II meant to so many people. Rest in peace your […]
Tributes To Our Queen
I walked past the world’s most famous queue on Friday and onto the touching floral tributes at Green Park. I share a small gallery below.
The Statue at St Pancras Station in London
The 9-metre tall Meeting Place statue at St Pancras is a wonderful piece of art. Sculpted by renowned sculptor Paul Day and unveiled in 2007, the piece will have been seen by millions. The attention to detail of the frieze is astonishing. The depth and feeling of each section deserves a long gaze. I always […]
David Bowie – Icon, Genius, Influencer
I awoke on the 10th January 2016 ready to open my birthday messages but was instead stunned to hear the news that David Bowie had passed away. As the news sunk in and I listened to Blackstar & Lazarus from the album that had just been released, tears filled my eyes. These songs from the […]
