CHINESE NEW YEAR
London Chinese community is preparing a great festival to welcome the Chinese New Year...
FOLLOWING THE ROYAL FAMILY PATH
London not only gathers most of the places related to the history of the Royal Family...
LITERARY TOUR: A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY DICKENS
Shakespeare was not the only one: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) also tops the list of the greatest writers in London. Going through the places that appear in A Christmas Carol, one of his most popular novels, is the perfect excuse to visit this city during the month of December. London was always Dickens’s muse. Here he […]
MERIDIAN ZERO OF GREENWICH: THE ORIGIN OF EVERYTHING
Why does this Meridian Zero mark the separation between East and West? Why is this meridian the standard of time reckoning throughout the World) The Meridian of Greenwich is the origin of everything. It is located in the Royal Observatory, in the southeast area of the City of London. From this place all the other […]
COVENT GARDEN
Covent Garden, in the heart of the most chic London, was born in the 17th century, being a cultivation area, which belonged to the monks of Westminter Abbey. Throughout the centuries it was modified, passing through a public square and a flower and vegetable market. Currently, it is full of shops selling handicrafts, cafes, and […]
LONDON: NOT WITHOUT A VISIT TO THE WEST END
The West End is London in its purest form. Oxford Street, Covent Garden or Piccadilly Circus. The West End has everything you need to get impregnated of London’s culture: theatres, shops, restaurants…, this is why there is no London without visiting the West End. Theatres are the main characters in this area known as Theatreland. In the West End […]