Category Archives: London

Sportsthoughts (12) – where now for Arsene?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by John S

AC Milan 4 Arsenal 0.  Ouch! Arsenal are my second team in football. The family team. And the team that over the past decade have been synonymous with good football, the beautiful game. When they lose it doesn’t hurt in … Continue reading →

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Street sunset distorted

Posted on February 14, 2012 by John S

I like taking shots into the sunset.  You get all sorts of images and distortions.  If there’s a tree or two around you get some lovely silhouettes, especially in winter, when each branch can do its own dance. I found … Continue reading →

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The sadness of the disappearing snowmen

Posted on February 14, 2012 by John S

Eight days ago, we had one of our rare London snowfalls.  We’ve had them the last three years in fact, but before that it must have been a decade or more without snow.  My children had never seen it in … Continue reading →

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The snowy canal

Posted on February 6, 2012 by John S

We had one of our rare snowfalls in London overnight.  Cue traffic chaos, cries of “where’s the grit?” and a general lapse into childhood.  A good thing, the latter: see the smiles on the faces of people of all ages … Continue reading →

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Westminster Cathedral – a trapped treasure

Posted on January 30, 2012 by John S

I work in a tower block at one end of Victoria Street, London SW1, the station end.  It’s fine- in fact it’s good.  The surrounding shops are excellent, there are plenty of restaurants and bars, and the transport links are … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (8) “This City Never Sleeps” by the Eurythmics

Posted on January 20, 2012 by John S

“You can hear the sound of the underground train, though it feels like distant thunder…” I made a playlist and put it on CD for a couple of people close to me at Christmas which I called “Night”. It was … Continue reading →

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St James’s Park, a sunny autumn day

Posted on January 15, 2012 by John S

On 21 November last year, 2011, I was walking back from a meeting along Birdcage Walk, which edges St James’s Park in the centre of London.  At one end of the park lies Buckingham Palace, at the other the corridors … Continue reading →

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Misty Thames – and where did the water go?

Posted on November 20, 2011 by John S

The Misty River Hop  (Obscure Led Zep pun for aficionados) Cycling from Kew Bridge to Hammersmith today, I witnessed the battle between the fog – just a thin film of mist at two o’clock, but thickening later – and the … Continue reading →

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The “veterans” take over the Thames

Posted on November 6, 2011 by John S

Joining the Thames at Kew Bridge today for a cycle down to Hammersmith, I quickly came upon an unusual scene.  The river on both sides was flanked with hundreds of boats – foursomes – all pointing upstream, poised to do … Continue reading →

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Cycling the Thames

Posted on October 24, 2011 by John S

Sweet Thames, run softly, till I end my song… One of the great things about living in West London are the bike rides you can do that hardly involve roads.  Just parks, the Grand Union canal and The River. The … Continue reading →

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