Back to London, another beautiful day

We can’t believe this weather…it was cloudless and gorgeous today, though cold. But it can’t be so terribly cold (it is in single figures) but I realise that we don’t need gloves (though handsRead more
We can’t believe this weather…it was cloudless and gorgeous today, though cold. But it can’t be so terribly cold (it is in single figures) but I realise that we don’t need gloves (though handsRead more
Amazingly varied day today. We went to the Remembrance Day Parade, which is held on the Sunday closest to November 11, and is often the day after the Lord Mayor’s Show which we saw yesterday, whichRead more
You must h ave a glass of mulled wine and a ginger bread man to toast in Christmas. It looks Christmasy.
Loved the V&A, with its surprises and oddities and great treasures. The great bed of Ware. I think it is about 3 metres across. Th Raphael cartoons for tapestry which are at the Vatican. Rodin's bust of Balzac as a young man looking most dapper. Just loved it.
Not drizzly today. Omnia was visiting friends, so Amr and I did our walk into the city centre after breakfast at Caffe Nero, our regular. Walked up Edgeware Road looking at Lebanese restaurants whereRead more
Today we had no plans, except for dinner. After breakfast Omnia left for Euston to get a train back to Liverpool. We set off walking…just love walking the streets, looking at the buildings andRead more
Yet another cloudless day…God is smiling! It was so beautiful that we first had another park walking morning…through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, just magic…then had a coffee, and then aRead more
Just back from a fabulous concert…the London Philharmonic and Schumann’s piano concerto plus Sibelius symphony No 2…both familiar and special favourites! So my brain is whirling with deliciousRead more
A good day again. We started out going to the Tate Britain, the original one on the river bank near Vauxhall bridge. That was good, and amazingly uncrowded, as is the whole city. You can walk downRead more
Today we set off at about 9, and had breakfast at the Caffe Nero up the street. We had planned to have it at the hotel, but as a covid change breakfast now consists of a pickup bag of goodness knowsRead more
Aus Paris jetzt nach London, geplant war übernacht mit dem Bus zu fahren und ausgeschlafen in London anzukommen!
In Wirklichkeit war der Bus sehr unbequem und den Großteil haben wir auf die FähreRead more
Von einem Dorf in Paraguay in eine europäische Millionenmetropole! Dieser Sprung dauert heutzutage nur einige Stunden. Wir fliegen über Bogotá, das uns mit seinem großen und mit bequemenRead more
Nun seit ihr ja schon sehr nahe. Also nur mehr ein Katzensprung bis München. Ich und wir alle freuen uns sehr, wenn ihr kommt. Ich werde oft gefragt, heute war ich mit Rahel und Jael zu Fuß von Frött bis
You might also know this place by the following names:
Belgravia, Belqravia, בלגרביה, बेलग्रेविया, 벨그라비아, Белграви, Белгрейвия, Белгравія, بیلگرویا
London looking fabulous