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June 17th 2010 22:09
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Just had a quick peek at the VisitLondon website's Special Offers section.

At the moment, there are deals for around $650 to just under $700 on flights from various eastern US airports, to London, including flight and six nights' hotel


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Grumpy Old Men and the Congestion Charge

December 18th 2009 05:23
I wish we could see the TV series Grumpy Old Men here in Canada.

I have the audiobooks and I agree with almost everything the author Stuart Prebble finds irritating, from inconsiderate drivers to the terrible customer service found almost everywhere, and the overall lack of good manners in places where one ought reasonably to expect some higher level of courtesy


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One of the first places I visited in London, after getting used to my own street, was Trafalgar Square. This is an easy place for tourists to navigate from, with lots of buses and Tube connections. The National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery are right there, and both are excellent.

This photo of Nelson's column shows the most notable landmark in Trafalgar Square. Irreverent pigeons have often perched on Nelson's head


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London's Battersea Power Station is a marvellous Art Deco building near the Thames. No longer in service as a power station, it has survived from year to year, through various proposals for repurposing and redevelopment. On August 22, 2009, the international tour of the Red Bull X-Fighters (trick motorcycle riding to me!) performed to a crowd of about 17,000 people.

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Red Bull X-Fighters Moto-X at London's Battersea Power Station, August 22, 2009, by Oskar Krawczyk

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Piccadilly

July 5th 2009 04:00
Piccadilly
Photo by Chris Lee on Flickr, under CC License. Thanks very much for sharing this unique perspective on Piccadilly, Chris.


This is a great picture of Piccadilly as you've never seen it. Usually photos of Piccadilly Circus show the neon advertising and the fountain. This picture reflects more of the grandeur that the Queen's neighbourhood would be expected to have


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Four tall, narrow houses at 52–55 Newington Green, in NE London, are the oldest row houses in London, apparently. I haven't seen them, but I'll put them on the list for the next visit.

It seems strange for me to call these "houses" when they're attached. "Row houses", sure, but I don't think of each one as a "house". Another difference between English as spoken on different sides of the Atlantic? Or is it just me


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Paddington Station, London

March 1st 2009 00:39
Paddington Bear was lost (and found) in Paddington Station, but for those of us who aren't bears, it's a fairly easy place to get around in. The rail station is separate from the tube station, but they are very close together.

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London Bus at Paddington Station, London, by lemoncat1 on Flickr.com

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The River Thames is tidal through the part of London most tourists are familiar with, all the way up to Teddington, which is to the west. As Jim Linwood, who provided this picture, explains, the lockhouse is part of a lock and weir complex.

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Teddington Lock House, London, by Jim Linwood (Flickr.com)

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Victoria Station is one of London's transport hubs where trains, tube, buses, coaches, and people converge. It's a popular meeting spot, now as then.

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Toni Frissell: Victoria Station, London, 1951

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