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Art exhibit at Hampton Court Place
A new exhibit at Hampton Court Palace from the collections of Charles II, thru the end of September. From London Independent.
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Some locals’ views on the London Olympics
There are fewer than 100 days until the start of the London Olympics. Not everyone is thrilled at the prospect. From the London Independent.
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London Tube closures for weekend of 21 – 22 April 2012
This weekend’s Tube closures in London include Paddington Station on the Circle Line and Hammersmith & City. District Line Paddington is apparently open. This is for both days. District Line closure is outside Zone 1 and much of London Overground is also … Continue reading
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London Tube closures for weekend of 14 – 15 April 2012
Here we go again. This weekend’s Tube closures in London include the entire Circle Line and parts of the District Line, both on Saturday and Sunday. Also Docklands Light Rail and London Overground have some disruptions. Also, Cannon Street station is closed, … Continue reading
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If you can make it into London…
This is too funny. Everyone’s heard of the Oxford – Cambridge Boat race, but a Goat race?? Oh man, if I were there, I would definitely check it out! Click on the link for the TimeOut writeup.
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London Tube closures for extended Easter weekend from 6th to 9th of April 2012
Another big works weekend; just what London needs on Easter weekend! This weekend’s Tube closures in London affect SIX lines and most closures are in effect on ALL FOR DAYS of the holiday weekend. Peter Cottontail may have to grab a cab!
Saving Cocteau in London
From the London Independent – restoration work in a London church
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London Tube closures for weekend of 31 March – 1 April 2012
Big works weekend and NO April Fooling! This weekend’s Tube closures in London include partial closures on FIVE lines and all of the Victoria line. Most closures affect both Saturday and Sunday services. Yikes!
a new director for the RSC
From the London Independent. A new director has been named to head the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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London Tube closures for weekend of 24-25 March 2012
This weekend’s Tube closures in London include partial closures on the Northern and Central lines on both days. Bakerloo line has a partial closure on Sunday. The closures are outside zone 1, so visitors aren’t likely to be affected. One … Continue reading
London Tube closures for weekend of 17-18 March 2012
This weekend’s Tube closures in London include partial closures on the Metropolitan, District and Hammersmith & City lines. Also, the entire Circle line is closed. Both Saturday and Sunday service is affected.
a new playwriting contest in London
From the London Independent. London’s Royal Court Theatre is seeking really, really short plays for their Young Writers festival. Through mid-April.
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London Tube closures for weekend of 10-11 March 2012
This weekend’s Tube closures in London are on large portions of the Central Line on Saturday and Sunday and the Bakerloo line on Sunday. Bus services listed in the tfl link above.
London Tube outages for this weekend, 3-4 March 2012
This weekend’s Tube outages in London Partial line closures on Metropolitan and Northern lines. All of the Victoria line will be out. Cheers!
London Tube outages – weekend of 25-26 Feb 2012
Here are the outages planned on the London Tube for the 25-26 Feb 2012 weekend. Central and Northern lines have multiple line closures. Farringdon station is closed for Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith&City lines
London Tube closures – weekend of 18-19 Feb 2012
The line and station outages on the London Tube for this weekend; the entire Circle Line and partial closures on four other lines.
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If you want to celebrate Charles Dickens in the U.K.
Loads of exhibits and festivities in 2012 to celebrate Dickens’ 300th birth anniversary. Things kicked off this week (London Independent).
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London Tube outages weekend of 11-12 Feb 2012
This weekend’s London tube outages – partial service on Jubilee, Metropolitan and Northern lines
London Tube outages weekend of 4-5 February 2012
Partial line closure on Central line and all of the Victoria line this weekend – 4-5 Feb 2012
London Tube outages for weekend of 28-29 January 2012
Tube closures – partial line closures and stations for this weekend
Putting that London skyscraper on hold
In my previous blog post about the walking tour with Hairy Goat, I made reference to a new office spike going up in the City nicknamed the Pinnacle. Economic stagnation may cut it down to size, according to the London … Continue reading
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London Tube closures weekend of 21-22 January 2012
The latest on the weekend’s Tube work in London – partial closures except for the entire Circle Line.
London Tube closures, weekend of 14-15 January 2012
Tube station closures on a few lines and line shutdown of the Northern Line this weekend
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A great walking tour in London with ‘Hairy Goat’
Thanks to a London friend, I took a walking tour of London before Christmas that I would probably never have found on my own. The name of the outfit that conducted the tour is Hairy Goat and if you are a … Continue reading
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London Tube closures, weekend of 7-8 January 2012
Back to work!! Tube outages for the weekend of January 7-8, 2012
Getting some shut-eye at the airport with Yotel
A few weeks ago, needing to make a 6.30 am (ridiculous, I know) flight from London’s Gatwick airport, I booked a single room at the Yotel there. They are located inside the South Terminal, a short elevator ride below the … Continue reading
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Cheap London
Cheap London listings from London Time Out
Covent Garden shopping update
These are a few of my favorite places in Covent Garden, a frequent shopping destination in London. There are loads of places there for food, drink, clothing, toys and gifts, both in the buildings and outdoors at the artisan stalls. … Continue reading
London Tube outages during December holiday periods
Info on London Tube outages for December holidays. Weekend of 17-18 December, 2011 through 2 January 2012 is explained. Note that the Tube does not run on Christmas Day.
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London tube outages – weekend of 3-4 December 2011
Here are the closures and service interruptions for the London Tube this coming weekend Remember – all Tube lines will be IN SERVICE during the December 10-11 and 17-18 weekends, EXCEPT for Northern (Sunday outages), Waterloo&City (Sunday outages) and partial service on … Continue reading
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