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I often have to remind myself to look up when I'm exploring a city. But sometimes a city's best kept secrets are hidden underground. For two years I was living right above an important part of London history: the deep-level shelters at Clapham South. Built during...
I often have to remind myself to look up when I'm exploring a city. But sometimes a city's best kept secrets are hidden underground. For two years I was living right above an important part of London history: the deep-level shelters at Clapham South. Built during the Second World War to protect the people from the German bombings. What I didn't know was that a small group of people gets the chance to visit them today. The London Transport Museum organizes the Hidden London tours a couple of times a year. They sell out quickly so when I read about this year's tours months ago I signed up immediately. When the day finally arrives I'm super excited....
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Some of the store windows in London just make me laugh. Here are two of my recent finds.
Visiting a cemetery is probably not what first comes to mind when you're thinking about what you want to do in London. But that's actually where I'm writing this post, at the Abney Park Cemetery in North East London. Today was going to be the first warm day of the...
In case you were wondering.... I love visiting food markets. And so far Borough Market is definitely one of my favorites. Apparently the market has been here since the 13th century and has grown to over a 100 different food stalls today. It's THE place to go to if you...
When I moved to London, I was so looking forward to discovering all the different areas of the city. Unfortunately, as it has been so cold and rainy, I haven't seen much yet. Well, it's still cold, but the sun has finally come out (for a few hours at least). So today...
One of the fun things about a 'new city' is that I can discover new hotspots for having coffee, tea.... and cake. And the best source for finding those places are of course the locals. One of them brought me here: Drink, Shop & Do. On the outside it doesn't really...
Of course, having your own apartment (which I just found!) in London is great. But I must admit, that I'm also a bit sad that I won't be staying in this hotel anymore. CitizenM has been my home away from home for the last week. And what a home it has been! Are you...