http://london.skiponover.com/ London - it's all about the details. This is one city where it pays to take a close second look. Welcome to London on Skiponover.com, by Jill Browne. en Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:23:00 GMT Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:23:00 GMT info@skiponover.com info@skiponover.com http://london.skiponover.com/grumpy-old-men-and-the-congestion-charge/ 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... http://london.skiponover.com/grumpy-old-men-and-the-congestion-charge/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/grumpy-old-men-and-the-congestion-charge/ Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:23:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/nelsons-column-in-trafalgar-square-is-an-easy-landmark-for-visitors/ 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... http://london.skiponover.com/nelsons-column-in-trafalgar-square-is-an-easy-landmark-for-visitors/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/nelsons-column-in-trafalgar-square-is-an-easy-landmark-for-visitors/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:53:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/red-bull-xfighters-at-battersea-power-station/ 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... http://london.skiponover.com/red-bull-xfighters-at-battersea-power-station/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/red-bull-xfighters-at-battersea-power-station/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:31:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/piccadilly/ 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... http://london.skiponover.com/piccadilly/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/piccadilly/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/londons-oldest-brick-terrace-row-houses/ 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... http://london.skiponover.com/londons-oldest-brick-terrace-row-houses/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/londons-oldest-brick-terrace-row-houses/ Mon, 11 May 2009 03:20:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/paddington-station-london/ 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... http://london.skiponover.com/paddington-station-london/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/paddington-station-london/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:39:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/teddington-lock-house-on-the-river-thames/2/ 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... http://london.skiponover.com/teddington-lock-house-on-the-river-thames/2/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/teddington-lock-house-on-the-river-thames/2/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:26:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/beautiful-vintage-photo-of-victoria-station/1/ 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. This picture shows a post-war Victoria... http://london.skiponover.com/beautiful-vintage-photo-of-victoria-station/1/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/beautiful-vintage-photo-of-victoria-station/1/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:51:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/squirrel-boldness-in-holland-park/ It was around about this time of year (October) way back in 1991 when we made our first family outing to Holland Park. Holland Park is a pleasant piece of... http://london.skiponover.com/squirrel-boldness-in-holland-park/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/squirrel-boldness-in-holland-park/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:56:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/blues-royals-some-of-the-queens-guards/ The famous Buckingham Palace Changing of the Guard ceremony isn't the only place to see the Household Cavalry in their dazzling uniforms. Two mounted guards can be seen posted at... http://london.skiponover.com/blues-royals-some-of-the-queens-guards/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/blues-royals-some-of-the-queens-guards/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:36:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/agatha-christie-lived-heresouth-kensington/ Agatha Christie was a prolific writer whose mystery stories are still popular on TV decades after her death. Her play The Mousetrap has broken records for longest-running stage play. Miss... http://london.skiponover.com/agatha-christie-lived-heresouth-kensington/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/agatha-christie-lived-heresouth-kensington/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:55:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/river-thames-and-houses-of-parliament/ True confessions, I have not ridden the giant Ferris Wheel - ski gondola hybrid called the London Eye. I love aerial views, but I have this really bad fear of... http://london.skiponover.com/river-thames-and-houses-of-parliament/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/river-thames-and-houses-of-parliament/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:29:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/sir-richard-lady-burtons-stone-tent/ Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton (the role model for Lawrence of Arabia) and his widow are buried in a mausoleum of their own. It's a stone tent, in the Mortlake... http://london.skiponover.com/sir-richard-lady-burtons-stone-tent/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/sir-richard-lady-burtons-stone-tent/ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:55:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/b-b-belgravia-sounds-good/2/ Had a very good report of the B & B Belgravia from a recent guest there. Full breakfasts. Comfortable rooms. London prices are never easy to take but rates here... http://london.skiponover.com/b-b-belgravia-sounds-good/2/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/b-b-belgravia-sounds-good/2/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:32:00 GMT http://london.skiponover.com/buckingham-palace-2008-open-days/ It's almost time for Buckingham Palace to open its doors to the public for another (short) summer season. According to the official Royal Residences website, The State Rooms will be... http://london.skiponover.com/buckingham-palace-2008-open-days/#comments http://london.skiponover.com/buckingham-palace-2008-open-days/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:47:00 GMT