The Laggard

This was my usual place on our Tours by Foot tour of Soho. I was always a block or maybe half a block behind everyone else. Sinead was moving so quickly that this was my only option for takingEn savoir plus
This was my usual place on our Tours by Foot tour of Soho. I was always a block or maybe half a block behind everyone else. Sinead was moving so quickly that this was my only option for takingEn savoir plus
The Spirit of Soho mural was created by the Soho community and completed in 1991. It shows Soho life and is dedicated to the people of Soho. The mural depicts St Anne presiding over local notables;En savoir plus
Here's a look at the entire mural, showing the side panels. I would have liked to see this during the day time so I could make out who each of the figures is supposed to be. I can recognize a few ofEn savoir plus
Here's another place in Soho that Sinead pointed out as we passed by but didn't stop at. This place looked great and I've really been wanting to eat at an authentic British pub. Having it named forEn savoir plus
This is the sort of thing I expected, and hoped, to see in Soho. Instead, I only saw it in passing as we walked to the different places that our guide, Sinead, wanted to show us. Shooting on the runEn savoir plus
I couldn't even imagine eating at a place where the only food that's served is garlic. This has got to be one of the most original restaurant/bars that I've ever encountered. We didn't go in, or evenEn savoir plus
By now the tour was winding down and we were all ready to go our separate ways. I don't know how everyone else felt, but we weren't exactly thrilled with this Tours by Foot experience. Sinead ran usEn savoir plus
That's our Tours by Foot group, getting ready to split up and go our own ways. I was happy to see that nobody got cheap and didn't pay Sinead. Even though her tour could have been better, she did tryEn savoir plus
After the tour, we decided to have dinner at Poppie's, a fish and chips spot recommend by Sinead. Actually, recommended is not a strong enough word. She spent much of the tour going on about howEn savoir plus
We found Poppie’s to be good but after Sinead’s build up, it was kind of a let down. We learned now that we need to form our own opinions about places and not to let others influence ourEn savoir plus