Monthly Archives: June 2014

travel and food news roundup for Prague – spring and beyond 2014

Posted on June 27, 2014 by suzykewct

From London Independent – a new 48 hours for Prague. The rest of these come from Prague Post. Take an interesting tour and get to know local food. Or visit Martin’s bistro for lunch, in Prague 3. And now, reappearing at … Continue reading →

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London Tube closures for weekend of 28-29 June 2014

Posted on June 26, 2014 by suzykewct

Here are this weekend’s Tube closures. Metropolitan line – Moor Park to Amersham and Chesham Jubilee line – Waterloo to Finchley Road London Overground – Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction both days; Sunday – Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction, Camden Road to Willesden Junction via West … Continue reading →

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London Tube closures for weekend of 21-22 June 2014

Posted on June 20, 2014 by suzykewct

Here are this weekend’s Tube closures. Circle line – Gloucester Road to Edgware Rd via Bayswater Jubilee line – late opening at 11 am Sunday between Waterloo to Finchley Road District line – Earl’s Court to Wimbledon; check the TfL link for bus service to Southfields … Continue reading →

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Look for a new £1 coin in 2017

Posted on June 13, 2014 by suzykewct

From the London Independent. Found this sitting in my draft folder, but I should have posted it ages ago. The first thought that popped into my head when I saw this was… will this new twelve-sided £1 coin work in vending … Continue reading →

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London Tube closures for weekend of 14-15 June 2014

Posted on June 13, 2014 by suzykewct

Here are this weekend’s Tube closures. Circle line – Gloucester Road to Edgware Rd via Bayswater Jubilee line – London Bridge to North Greenwich District line – Edgware Rd to Wimbledon London Overground Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction; Sunday only – Camden Road to Willesden Junction … Continue reading →

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Reflections on D-Day and Dad

Posted on June 6, 2014 by suzykewct

Here in the USA, we remember our veterans, especially on particular American holidays. There is Memorial Day at the end of May and Veterans’ Day on November 11th. The first of these started life as Decoration Day after the American … Continue reading →

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London Tube closures for weekend of 7-8 June 2014; taxi strike 11 June

Posted on June 5, 2014 by suzykewct

Here are this weekend’s Tube closures. Circle line – Gloucester Road to Edgware Rd Jubilee line – Waterloo to Finchley Road late opening at 11.00 on Sunday District line – Earl’s Court to Edgware Rd Metropolitan line – Moor Park to Amersham/Chesham Northern line – Camden Town to … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Queen’s/King’s Day/Night in the Netherlands

Posted on June 2, 2014 by suzykewct

In 2013, the annual celebration of Queen Beatrix’s birthday at the end of April became a joint Queen’s/King’s Day all over the Netherlands. It was to be the last Queen’s Day (Koninginnedag) and the first of many King’s Days (Koningsdag), … Continue reading →

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Dutch rail tickets and Heathrow’s runway plans

Posted on June 2, 2014 by suzykewct

From Dutch News. Paper train tickets are being phased out this summer. Time to look into the alternatives. The chipkaart sounds similar to NYC’s Metro Cards and London’s Oyster card and should be easy to get. The tricky part may … Continue reading →

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