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London Tube closures for weekend of 26-27 April 2014
Here are this weekend’s Tube closures. Circle line – Gloucester Road to Aldgate via Victoria District line – Embankment to Aldgate East and Earl’s Court to Kensington (Olympia) DLR – Poplar to Stratford London Overground disruptions are Sunday only – late 12.30 am start … Continue reading
London Tube strike actions possible – May 2014 and the changing service
From Transport for London (TfL) – potential strike dates have been announced. If the strikes go ahead, Tube services will be affected from: around 21:00 on Monday 28 April until the morning of Thursday 1 May, as well as approx. … Continue reading
London Tube closures Easter weekend 18-21 April 2014
Here’s is info on the Tube work for this weekend. The “weekend” is an extended one for works issues – Thursday thru Monday, since it’s Easter weekend. How civilized to have a holiday weekend that lasts more than just two and … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris bikes in London, Covent Garden tube changes, Embankment changes, London bus diversion, London Overground, london travel, London Tube, London Tube closures, road closures London, Tube closures
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Get on your bike and visit Vikings in England – spring 2014
A collection of interesting exhibitions and other activities in and around London now that winter is finally gone… From France 24 – A British museum exhibit on Vikings through late June. From Oxford Mail. A bike route between Oxford and … Continue reading
A wine craze in Austria
From Prague Post – a humble Austrian wine has suddenly skyrocketed in popularity and producers are having difficulty meeting demand. Probably need to visit Austria to try it, but maybe not. Something to look out for.
Kelpies and other critters in New York
Two Saturdays in a row, I was in NYC and made a point both times to swing by Bryant Park to visit the Kelpies scale model sculptures. One day was rainy, the other sunny, which explains the different weather in … Continue reading
London Tube closures weekend of 12-13 April 2014
This Sunday is the London Marathon, which likely explains why pretty much the entire Tube system will be up and running. There are, however, changes to the bus schedules in places, as well as road congestion. Click on the link above … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris bikes in London, Covent Garden tube changes, Embankment changes, London bus diversion, London Marathon 2014, London Overground, london travel, London Tube, London Tube closures, road closures London, Tube closures
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Art awaits in Paris for spring 2014
From France 24 – a photo exhibit of images of everyday Paris is on through late May 2014 at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (aka MEP). Received in a Eurostar email – La Nuit Aux Invalides, a nighttime video spectacle … Continue reading
Assorted crumbs from the UK
OK, OK, so some of these have absolutely nothing to do with travel. But it’s my blog and these little items tickled my fancy (and Lord knows I need my fancy tickled as often as possible!) From the London Independent. … Continue reading
London Tube closures weekend of 5-6 April 2014
TfL is getting fancy – weekly disruption notices now include information beyond just the Tube lines such as roads and those blue hire bikes (do I have to advertise the Barclays label??). Here’s the list of the Tube work for this weekend. … Continue reading
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WWI unexploded shell goes off near Ypres, Belgium
From several sources a couple of weeks ago. Unexploded munitions from both World Wars lurk, barely buried, particularly in northern regions of Europe. Sadly, this is not a rare occurrence even a century after that first conflict. The reason I … Continue reading
London Tube closures weekend of 29-30 March 2014
TfL is getting fancy – this week’s notices include some bus and national rail information and even some heads-up stuff on roads and those blue hire bikes (do I have to advertise the Barclays label??). Here’s the list of the Tube work … Continue reading
Important updates on Masterpiece Mystery!
From London Independent. For those of us who are even more addicted to British murder mystery programs than to Downton Abbey – news that there will be more episodes of both Inspector Lewis AND Endeavour is really, really good! The … Continue reading
Dvořák Festival in Prague
From Prague Post. The program for September’s Dvořák Festival in Prague is shaping up. Start making plans and get your tickets now!
London Tube closures weekend of 22-23 March 2014 and accessibility update
Most of the Tube work is again outside central London this weekend. Note Embankment partial closure through early November and changes to Covent Garden thru mid-November. Central line – North Acton to West Ruislip Jubilee line – Waterloo to Finchley Road, Sunday closure … Continue reading
London Tube closures weekend of 15-16 March 2014
Most of the Tube work is again outside central London this weekend. Note Embankment partial closure through early November and changes to Covent Garden thru mid-November. District line – Aldgate East to Bromley-by-Bow Hammersmith/City line – Moorgate to Barking Metropolitan line – Wembley Park … Continue reading
London Tube closures weekend of 8-9 March 2014
Most of the Tube work is outside central London this weekend. Note Embankment partial closure through early November and changes to Covent Garden thru mid-November. Bakerloo line – Sunday only – Stonebridge Park to Harrow & Wealdstone Jubilee line – Waterloo to Finchley … Continue reading
Some Northern Lights I didn’t see
From London Independent. A fantastic slide show of Auroras around the northern hemisphere recently. I knew when I booked my trip to Iceland in January that the lights were more likely to appear in March and April, but I had … Continue reading
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A Czech destination beyond Prague
From Prague Post. A look at Český Šternberk, a place I’d not heard about before now. An interesting add-on possibility outside Prague. The end of the article mentions two different buses to get you there but, since it’s only 30 … Continue reading
London Tube closures weekend of 1-2 March 2014
Back to the normal weekend closures – minimal Tube closures this weekend. Note Embankment partial closure through early November and changes to Covent Garden thru mid-November. Bakerloo line – Saturday – Queen’s Park to Harrow & Wealdstone Northern – Archway to High Barnet/Mill … Continue reading
London Tube closures weekend of 22-23 February 2014
Back to the normal weekend closures – not too many Tube issues this weekend. but London Overground is mostly shut. Note Embankment partial closure through early November… Metropolitan line – Wembley Park to Northwood/Uxbridge Northern line – Camden Town to Edgware Piccadilly line – South … Continue reading
A Scottish stone is going walkabout!
From London Independent and Univ of Glasgow. The Hogback Stone, one of the thousand-plus year old Govan stones which live in a Glasgow church, is going on exhibition at the British Museum in London. Here’s more info and a photo, … Continue reading
London Tube closures weekend of 15-16 February 2014
Back to the normal weekend closures – minimal Tube closures this weekend. Note Embankment partial closure through early November… Jubilee line – Sunday – Waterloo to Finchley Road until 1100 Northern – Archway to High Barnet/Mill Hill East London Overground – Sunday only – Richmond … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day getaways in England and Scotland
From London Independent. Ten great places for that special weekend getaway. I especially like the gypsy caravan. Let’s hope none of them are plagued by the disastrous floods currently inundating the island.
Top Scotch whiskies
From London Independent. Ten top Scotches, a mix of single malts and blends. Blends? Really? I bought a nip of Highland Park in Edinburgh last month; quite nice but, admittedly, not the 25 year old stuff – more like 10 … Continue reading
London Tube strike averted for this week
Tfl reports that the second of two multi-day strikes set for today thru Friday morning has been avoided. Yahoo!
More Shakespeare for Trevor Nunn
From London Independent. Trevor Nunn has staged 30 of Shakespeare’s 37 plays and wants to do the rest before retiring. Something to look forward to!!
London Tube strike updates – 11-14 February 2014
The strike set for tomorrow is likely to affect Tube services beginning around 9.30 pm, all the way ’til Friday morning. Oy! Nice that things are supposed to be “normal” come Valentine’s Day. Here is more information from TfL…
London Tube closures weekend of 8-9 February 2014
Here are the Tube closures for this weekend. Central London is mostly spared; nice after the two day strike. Metropolitan line – Harrow-on-the-Hill to Uxbridge Jubilee line – Sunday only – Waterloo to Finchley Road until 1100 Northern line – Kennington to Morden Piccadilly … Continue reading
London Tube more strike updates – February 2014
The strike set for today is likely to affect Tube services all the way ’til Friday; next week may be similarly dragged out. Here is more information from TfL…
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