February 20, 2010More than five years and I haven’t been to the Seven Sisters? [salbum=29,n,n,left] All change today: one hour after departing from Victoria Station, we found ourselves in Eastbourne and started a great 12km-walk along the coastline. The projected lunch stop at the Beachy Head Pub was a bit of a letdown: the pub itself is […]
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February 14, 2010Being stressed is not good. I almost missed this meetup with friends in Hampstead, and I would have missed out on a perfectly relaxing afternoon, taking in the wintery sights of Hampstead Heath and the culinary (liquid and solid) delights of some of Hampstead’s brilliant pubs. Luckily I still got in time to The Rosslyn […]
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February 7, 2010The British Music Experience (BME) at The O2 is supposed to be an interactive museum, so expect lots of flashy displays and things to touch. At £15, the entrance fee is rather hefty and on par with other major London attractions. Therefore, the exhibition better be good! Of course I didn’t pay the full amount, […]
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January 31, 2010Not often do I have a reason to cross Vauxhall Bridge, yet this Grade II* listed bridge is quite impressive. Not just for its views: Battersea Powerstation on one side, the Palace of Westminster on the other, the SIS aka MI6 Building on the southern riverbank, which is actually in eastwards, Tate Britain on the […]
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January 1, 2010Tourists are doing it, locals tend not to, I did it: I went to the official New Year’s fireworks display at the London Eye. To Victoria Embankment, directly opposite the Eye, the most sought after place, where crowds must be densest. Am I insane? [salbum=22,n,n,right] Adventurous, rather. Actually, I am a repeat offender, as I […]
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