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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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Ashmolean museum expansion continues and a venerable pub reopens
Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum has more plans for expansion on the board (from Oxford Mail) The Old Bookbinders Arms reopens
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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Tube outages in London, weekend of 26-27 November 2011, etc.
London Tube outages weekend of 26-27 November 2011 Also, all Tube lines will be in service during the December 12-13 and 19-20 weekends, except for Northern (Sunday outages), Waterloo&City (Sunday outages) and partial service on District Line on Dec 12 … Continue reading
Tube closures in London – weekend of 19-20 November, 2011
Tube closures this weekend in London * * Either there’s an error in this announcement, or else the Circle Line has a new path between Edgware Road and Hammersmith! Last time I looked, this was part of the Hammersmith and … Continue reading
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locals make holiday music in Oxford
An Oxford-wide welcome for the holiday season (from the Oxford Mail)
the latest Oxford entertainment guide
Guide to what’s on in Oxford, England from Oxford Mail
London tube outages – weekend of 12-13 November 2011
The latest service disruptions on the London Tube
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Animals in War – a London memorial near Hyde Park
After more than a dozen trips to London, I’ve only visited Hyde Park once. Last summer, I was on a mission to find a particular Hyde Park sculpture – the Animals in War memorial. It was erected in 2004 but … Continue reading
London Tube outages – weekend of 5-6 November 2011
This weekend’s London Tube outages
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London Tube outages – weekend of 15-16 October
Tube disruptions this weekend in London
UK speed limits, hiking GPS for hikers; Heathrow’s winter weather plans
UK set to raise speed limits on highways. Watch out! (London Independent) For hikers and cyclists in the UK – Ordnance Survey GPS (London Independent) “Winter resilience programme” at Heathrow (London Independent)
Pictures in My Mind’s Eye – vol. 2
The hotel room window in Sofia, Bulgaria, looked out on an area surrounded by the backs of apartment buildings. One morning, I heard a slow, dull, rhythmic thump! thump! that went on and on. When I looked out the window, … Continue reading
Happy New Year from Edinburgh
New York has its ball dropping above Times Square. In Paris, there are the flashing lights of the Eiffel Tower and champagne toasts on the Champs Elysees. In London, the lights on the London Eye go off at the stroke of midnight. … Continue reading
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