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Small Record Business

On Portobello market, which is huuuge, and I walked it all, I found a few interetsting stands with handicraft and wonderful other antique things.

I bought a fantastic silver magnifier to use as reading glasses (was looking for that for long), over 100 years old (photo later).

And I bought one . . . → Read On: Small Record Business

London Highgate

I followed the information from the cemetery website to get from #heathrow to #highgate and walked through the beautiful #waterlowpark. It was overcasted but warm – and not raining which is considered good weather somehow…

After I had chosen to not enter the cemetery, my attention was caught by the opposite residencial area „Holly Lodge . . . → Read On: London Highgate

London Highgate Cemetery

So happy with my choice and decision to drop off my luggage and ride the #tube forth and back (!) on my actual #heathrow waiting time, until my flight home:

Photo Album Highgate Cemetery London

London South Kensington

This was a spontaneous and completely unplanned visit of London city. And what a pleasant one!

I was dropped off at the airport at about 1pm, completely tired. And would have had to kill time, really feeling like that, until about 8pm for when I was booked (another unfavorable reservation but nothing to do about . . . → Read On: London South Kensington

London Camden

Well, what can I say… not every place I visit is to my liking. Camden wasn´t. Maybe it is great place to go at night, with friends.

But for me during the day, it was just an overcrowded food and stuff market, and the streets I walked not nice nor anything inviting for me.

Still, . . . → Read On: London Camden

London Little Venice

Oh that was nice, how beautiful, an oasis in London (I am learning visit by visit, several short ones this year. So seeing that there are several oasies in this beautiful city…)

Another recommendation, thanks :)! I was lucky enough to arrive just before the annual houseboat festival opening the Canalway Cavalcade. When I got . . . → Read On: London Little Venice

Hyde Park, Covent Garden, Thames River, 7 Dials

London baby!

My flight itinerary was booked in such a crazy way I had to look at it twice to believe it. But it only lasted another few seconds to see the chance in it: a full day in London „for free“ (not completely, but the travel cost was highly low). I actually had to . . . → Read On: Covent Garden, 7 Dials, Thames…