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november 2016

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Destination Unknown London, England
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- dinsdag 8 november 2016 om 19:49
- ⛅ 41 °F
- Hoogte: 128 ft
- Engeland Inner London 51.51255, -0.1385251°30’45” N 0°8’19” W
The Laggard
8 november 2016, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
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 taking pictures. There was someone else who was taking pictures and lagging behind also. Sometimes they were ahead of me, sometimes behind but, oddly, staying away from me and never talking at all. I said hello to them and they just turned away. Maybe they didn't speak English or they were shy. I don't know why they were like that but I thought it was strange.Meer informatie
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- Dag 3
- dinsdag 8 november 2016 om 19:50
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- Hoogte: 125 ft
- Engeland Inner London 51.51288, -0.1379851°30’46” N 0°8’17” W
The Sprit of Soho
8 november 2016, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
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; her skirt and petticoats show the map of Soho, craftsmen and London landmarks. Framed underneath are the portraits of Soho's many famous figures. Dogs and hares are interspersed which represent a time when Soho was a Royal hunting ground.
This mural was restored in 2006 by Shaftesbury PLC and The Soho Society and the clock was re-activated by The Lord Mayor of Westminster on October 19, 2006. When the clock strikes on the hour be sure not to miss actress and opera singer Theresa Cornelys winking at Casanova, Casanova then blows a series of kisses to Cornelys and Karl Marx will take a sip of Coca Cola.Meer informatie
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- dinsdag 8 november 2016 om 19:51
- ⛅ 41 °F
- Hoogte: 125 ft
- Engeland Inner London 51.5129, -0.13851°30’46” N 0°8’17” W
Who Are All These People?
8 november 2016, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
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 of them but the majority of those faces are a mystery to me. I'm guessing that a lot of them are famous figures from British history, although I spotted Groucho Marx in the center part of the mural.Meer informatie
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- dinsdag 8 november 2016 om 19:58
- ⛅ 41 °F
- Hoogte: 131 ft
- Engeland Inner London 51.51327, -0.1366351°30’48” N 0°8’12” W
John Snow
8 november 2016, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
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 for the commander of the Night's Watch is a real bonus! Actually, we were told that this place was called John Snow years before the Game of Thrones series even existed. I wonder where the name came from? It must be an interesting story. I would have liked to hear it.Meer informatie
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- dinsdag 8 november 2016 om 19:59
- ⛅ 41 °F
- Hoogte: 128 ft
- Engeland Inner London 51.51376, -0.1348551°30’50” N 0°8’5” W
Outdoor Dining
8 november 2016, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
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 run was a challenge and it was hard to get good shots, especially at night. I really needed the tripod to do Soho right! Rather than see areas like this, Sinead took us to see a building where the Beatles played a free concert on the roof sometime back in the late 1960's and told us a long rambling story about how a neighbor had the audacity to call the police and complain about the noise, getting all the Beatles arrested. I guess some people are big fans, and would appreciate that sort of thing but it didn't impress me very much. I'm just not really a Beatles fan, I guess. At least not a big one.Meer informatie
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- dinsdag 8 november 2016 om 20:03
- ⛅ 41 °F
- Hoogte: 125 ft
- Engeland Inner London 51.51385, -0.1314851°30’50” N 0°7’53” W
Garlic & Shots
8 november 2016, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
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 even look at the menu because Sinead was moving everyone down the street so quickly. She pointed this place out to us but that was all. I'm guessing she's just showing us where everything is and then thinks that we'll come back later, on our own, if we really want to visit anything here. This is a difficult idea to follow though because everyone in the tour group is unfamiliar with London and, because of that, will have a very hard time being able to find any of these places again, especially at night. I've seen a lot of places that I'd like a closer look at but we've been going around so many different streets very quickly and I wouldn't have any idea how to find any of the places that we saw tonight again. While this tour started off great, we're rapidly losing our enthusiasm for it.Meer informatie
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- dinsdag 8 november 2016 om 20:07
- ⛅ 41 °F
- Hoogte: 125 ft
- Engeland Inner London 51.51383, -0.1315151°30’50” N 0°7’53” W
Let’s Call It a Night
8 november 2016, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
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 us up and down the streets so quickly you would think that we were being chased. Rather then happy and satisfied, we felt exhausted and so hungry.
We have another Tours by Foot adventure scheduled for tomorrow, Harry Potter's London. I'm hoping that this tour is an improvement over what we had tonight. As long as it proceeds at a more leisurely pace, we'll be happy.Meer informatie
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- dinsdag 8 november 2016 om 20:12
- 🌙 52 °F
- Hoogte: 115 ft
- Engeland Leicester Square 51.51208, -0.1327251°30’43” N 0°7’58” W
Goodnight, Sinead!
8 november 2016, Engeland ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
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 try and I think she deserved something for her efforts. Kathy and I gave her £20, which we thought was a fair amount for the two of us. Some of the tour was very good and, if nothing else, we got a good workout as we had to nearly run to keep up with her. As for me, this was my usual spot in the tour, a bit behind everyone else. So, while I may have missed some of Sinead's narrative, I was about to get more, and better composed photos. That's an acceptable trade-off to me.Meer informatie
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- dinsdag 8 november 2016 om 20:22
- 🌙 52 °F
- Hoogte: 108 ft
- Engeland Leicester Square 51.51254, -0.132751°30’45” N 0°7’58” W
Poppie’s
8 november 2016, Engeland ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
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 how amazing this place is, making it sound as if eating here is going to change your life, or something.Meer informatie
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- dinsdag 8 november 2016 om 20:30
- ⛅ 41 °F
- Hoogte: 108 ft
- Engeland Leicester Square 51.512533, -0.13269451°30’45” N 0°7’58” W
Fish and Chips
8 november 2016, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
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 our decisions. They usually don't agree with what we think anyway. One touch that I did really like is that your ketchup is in a tiny glass jar rather then the usual packets. That's the sort of thing that makes a big difference in standing out from the rest.Meer informatie
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