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 Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: January 24th, 2010  Posted in: Life Tags for this post: London | Mr TLC | My Life.  2 comments - more welcome!Sneaky backpost #2 Our visits to the Royal Albert Hall always seem to start with what seems like hours (but is actually probably only a few minutes) hanging about outside, waiting for the doors to open, getting distinctly cold and wondering why there is no convenient London Boozer lurking in the neighbourhood. This time [...] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: January 23rd, 2010 Posted in: The Universe Tags for this post: Art | London | My Life. 2 comments - more welcome!Sneaky backpost #1 We’ve got it down to a ritual now: check in, dump suitcase, go and say hello to the river. (Yes, I’m afraid I do mean that literally.) Then off to a pub that is blessed with a Very Fine Location Indeed for a drink (that’s drink as in coffee btw, it [...] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: February 2nd, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: Art | London | My Life. Leave a commentMr TLC was in no doubt as to how we should start our LOndon weekend. A visit to Tate Modern was definitely required. So we trundled off to re-visit some personal favourites and encounter something new. I was intrigued to see how many people still walk along the crack, or carefully step across it, [...] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: February 1st, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: Art | Cirque de Soleil | London | My Life | Theatre. One comment so far - more welcome!Saturday evening was the big event of the weekend: Cirque du Soleil performing Quidam at the Royal Albert Hall. I’ve tried to write about their shows before, but I don’t think my powers extend that far, so I’ve found a few snippets for you to watch. German Wheel I’m not sure that these grainy [...] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: January 31st, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: London | My Life. Leave a commentWe finally made it. Our visit to London coincided with one of of City Hall’s open weekends. First stop: ninth floor balcony for panoramic views of the London skyline. I’ve noticed that my embarrassing vertigo doesn’t affect me at this kind of height. How ridiculous to feel sick and dizzy on the third or [...] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: January 30th, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: London | Mr TLC | My Life. Leave a commentHmm, this book week is going well isn’t it? One whole review completed and posted. W00t! Anyhoo, being a master of premature celebration, I felt the need to pack Mr TLC and a change of clothes into the car and clear off to London for the weekend. Such weekends are becoming rare treats, in [...] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: November 17th, 2008 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: London | Mr TLC | Photoblogging | Sheffield. One comment so far - more welcome!Our special reporter* nips out to the shops and spots a most unexpected sight. Have London’s pensioned off Routemasters found new employment in Sheffield? At least one of them has, part of what seems to be a growing trend to hire a vintage bus instead of a wedding car. I got quite carried away [...] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: May 3rd, 2008 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: London | Random Musings. Leave a commentThe thought of Boris as mayor.The thought that so many people voted for him. I don’t know which is more depressing. Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: April 28th, 2008 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: London | My Life. One comment so far - more welcome!Click to see a larger version of this picture. Sometimes when you leave things until the last minute, you end up missing out. Sometimes it works in your favour. I had to go to London for a meeting at the weekend, I left booking a hotel room for Friday until really late. Unbeknown to [...] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: April 26th, 2008 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: London | My Life | Random Musings | Spurious lists. 3 comments - more welcome!A selection of things that you can buy in St Pancras station at 9pm on a Friday night:Expensive chocolatesA book about the stationFrilly underwear (handy for those who have pulled on the train)Body lotion (ditto)A mug (that’s as in drinking vessel, I didn’t see any gullible people for sale)A jigsaw10 000 different types of [...] |
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