Mandir temple, London

You have to jump on the tube, and take a long journey North West. You reach areas where the underground changes to overground, and you get off at Stonebridge Park (Bakerloo Line). When you leave the train you can see the impressive Wembley Stadium which is currently being rebuild, and delayed, and on [...]

“Hey, you want skunk ?”
That was one of the first things people asked me when I hopped off the underground in Camden yesterday.
“No thanks” I said. I am crazy enough in my head already without that.

Canary Wharf

April 8th, 2006

Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf - the spaceship, just landed
If you look through the Tower Bridge on this picture, you can see the skyscrapers in Canary Wharf. And that is where I went today.

Spring in London

April 2nd, 2006

London City Hall
On a day like today, where spring has arrived in London, I don’t need anything else than my book. a sandwich from Marks & Spencer (still waiting for love flowering at the counter for people with under 5 items though), and a bench in a park to sit on.
The sun is delightful, and [...]

The Prince Charles Cinema

March 16th, 2006

Yes, the cinemas on Leicester Square are incredibly expensive. But there is a way around that. Just 50 meters from Leicester Square there is The Prince Charles Cinema. This is an independent cinema and they are showing a lot of independent films, but they also show a lot of blockbusters after they have been running [...]

A week in London - a wrapup

March 6th, 2006

The Milleniumbridge with St. Pauls Cathedral in the background
If you are sick and tired of reading about London already : you can skip the rest of this post.

The Girl In The National Portrait Gallery
Even though I am still not relaxed enough to really enjoy London, I did visit the first item on my to-see list : The National Portrait Gallery.
Now 2 cool things about London to begin with :
many museums are open until 21.00 Thursdays and Fridays
and really a lot of museums [...]

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