Cream Tea, High Tea, Breakfasts I love, One Great Goose Egg, Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding, Chinese Food in London, and that god-blessed Clotted Cream…Fortnum & Mason’s teas and jams section. These photos were taken “ninja-style.”Fortnum & Mason, or F&M as it’s commonly referred to,...
read more~~ My London-based friend, Marc, takes a break from his studies at Oxford to take me around Shoreditch and Spitalfields Market. Along with Clerkenwell, these areas are part of what’s described as post-industrial areas northeast of London. It’s supposed to be all very hip and one cool quarter but we’re here on a Friday...
read moreHyde Park is one of London’s biggest parks, consisting of Hyde Park and the Kensington Gardens. During one weekend, it buzzes with a massive rally of people protesting budget cuts, but when I return on a weekday, it’s more tranquil. Today, as I gaze at the swans and ducks gliding about Serpentine Lake (above), I also...
read moreMy favorite market in London and the best steak in the city.Borough Market is fondly called “London’s Larder,” and has been on the same spot in various incarnations since the 13th century. It was only in 2000 however that it began to enjoy a sort of renaissance when, as a modest wholesale market situated under the railway...
read moreIt’s easy to pick up the British accent and it’s even easier to love London.I first went to London back in 1996 and the few memories I have of that trip are steamed (?!) fish and chips and Covent Garden. I never forgot about the Underground however, my main form of transport on this trip. The Covent Garden station is...
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