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Sunday 9th of September 2012There are many travelguides on London and they all tell a different story. I have read a few of them and ofcourse they all told me about all the tourist attractions. Not all books do though. In the London Waterstones stores you find a whole section on London books. Not only do they tell about tourist attractions, they also tell lots of other things...
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Monday 3rd of September 2012I have been absent for some months here, due to a horse riding accident. But all is going well now and I am back to write some London blogs for you. In the week I spent in hospital and after that the weeks working on my recovery (which is still in progress) I had some time to read some travelguides on London. I know the city pretty well, but I foun...
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Monday 11th of June 2012Sometimes visiting London is not that much fun as you expected. I had an experience like that when I was mugged in London some years ago. I had to go to the Dutch Ambassy for an emergency passport. I shall spare you the details of these visits (yes I had to visit it twice). The only thing I will say is that the staff should be ashamed on how they t...
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Monday 11th of June 2012When you visit London the first things you want to see are Buckingham Palace, The London Eye, the Tower of London and many more tourist attractions. Ofcourse you want to see as much as possible, and your stay in London is always to short. I have visited London many times and have seen lots of the tourist attractions. I must admit that I didn't see ...
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Friday 6th of April 2012Usually the Sunday is a boring day. At least here in my home town. It is different in London. The Sunday mornings can be used for long walks, and the ocasional cinema visit, but I must say that there is not much to do in London on Sunday morning. On my last visit to London I ended up at the Southbank. It was early in the morning, and I was surprise...
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Thursday 29th of March 2012A few weeks ago I was back in London after a long time. On the Sunday of my visit to London, I stumbled into a pleasant surprise. They celibrated St Patrick's Day. There was lots to do in London, but I saw the St Patrick's parade and a St Patrick's event at Trafalger Square. It was funny to see the roads around Trafalger Square without cars. All I ...
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Friday 21st of October 2011Last week I went to the cinema. It has been a while since I saw a film in a cinema and Johnny English Reborn gave me a good oportunity to have a nice evening out. When I went home after the film, I noticed how quiet it was on the streets. Ofcourse it was a Wednesday evening, but a city like Rotterdam (not my hometown), should be bubbling. It was no...
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Sunday 14th of August 2011The first time I visited London I was 16 years old. With not much money I took the boat from Hook Van Holland and I swore I never would do it again. I was seasick and I didn't like it one bit. I like to feel ground under my feet, and am not comfortable on boats. But London itself was one great adventure. Over the years I have visted the city many ...
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Sunday 31st of July 2011Sometimes the crowds are overwhelming and you want to get away from it. What I always do is visit one of London's parcs. Most of the time it is Hyde Park, but there are more parks in London. You can find them at the strangest places in town. A tip is to buy an A-Z guide and use it during your London visit. I bought one a few years ago, and it is a ...
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Saturday 16th of July 2011After some serious computer problems I am back with another blog for you. This time about tourist traps. Does London have them, would you ask. I can tell you that London has them. Ofcourse everybody has his or her own view on this, but I want to tell you about the places that are tourist traps for me. When I went to London for the first time I was ...
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Friday 13th of May 2011One of the good things in London is that there are lots of great museums. My favorite is the National Portrait Gallery. It shows portraits from way back to Henry VIII (or even further back) untill now. Not all the pictures and paintings they have are on display, but they do change things from time to time. The entrance is free, accept for special e...
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Sunday 17th of April 2011I am not a big fan of Sundays. The good thing is that I am off from work, but most of the time there is not much to do in my hometown. But not in London. The early mornings can be a bit boring (for me that is), but at midday the shops in Regent Street and Oxford Street are open for shoppers. Ofcourse there are cinemas and museums aswell. Theatres a...
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Sunday 20th of March 2011When the sun is out and the weather is nice, there is a nice place to go in the suburbs of London. I visited Hampton Court Palace twice on a sunny day. Once it was very hot, but it was worth a visit. Hampton Court Palace is just 30 minutes by train from the Waterloo station. When you get out of the train, it is just a small stroll over the bridge a...
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Saturday 19th of February 2011Last year I discovered a new area in London. New is not the good word, but it was new for me. After a quick visit one evening I knew I had to go back to this place. I am talking abuot Greenwich. The place where the world is split in 2 parts. The Eastern and Western part of the world. It is called the Prime Meridian of the world. You can see it in l...
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Monday 31st of January 2011If you talk about history in London, you talk about the Tower of London. Buildt around 1100, it has grown to what it is now. Ofcourse lots of tourists come together here to see where Anne Boleyn was beheaded and to hear about the mysterious disappearance of the Two Princes of the tower. And there is the story about the Raven who live in the Tower. ...
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Sunday 23rd of January 2011If you have visited London a few times and have seen a lot of the things, you might want to spend a day outside of the city. One of my favorite daytrips from London is to Windsor. Trains go from Paddington station, change at Slough to a small train that takes you to Windsor. You get a nice view of Windsor Castle, its main attraction. When you arriv...
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Saturday 8th of January 2011I have seen the adverstisements of this play in the Underground, and I was intrigued by the picture. On the other hand I thought it was for children, and boy was I wrong. More wrong than I could ever imagine. A friend of mine asked me if I wanted to see the play last December when I was in London to do some Christmas shopping. I am a keen horse rid...
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Monday 3rd of January 2011If you say London, you say West End. London is one of the busiest theatre cities in the world. You can see plays, musicals, concerts, all kind of entertainment is offered. I love to visit the theatres in London. On my last visit I saw a play and a musical. I will tell about the play in another blog, this time I want to tell you about the musical I ...
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Monday 27th of December 2010I spent some time in London last week, and it was another fantastic trip. I better not talk about the train trip to and from London, as that wasn't that good, but at least I made it safely to and from London. This trip was another eye opener for me. London has a lot of monuments. I never noticed that, but this trip I was in the company of a dear fr...
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Tuesday 14th of December 2010In a few days I will be visiting my favorite city in the world again. Christmas time is always a special time and London at Christmas time is always fun. I have a strange way of preperation and before I go I always have lots and lots to do and to think about. First of all I need to make a list of what to take with me. I am the kind of person that n...
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