Friday, July 27, 2007
Tate Modern and Tate Britain
The Tate Modern houses a collection of modern art in an old power station beside the River Thames.
The collection includes works by Matisse, Picasso, Rothko, Andy Warhol, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
The
Tate Modern is a sister gallery to the Tate Britain which houses
British art from 1500 to the present day. The Turner prize exhibits are
housed annually at the Tate Britain.
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Sunday, July 15, 2007
To reach it you need to take a train to Alexandra Palace station or tube to Wood Green (situated approximately 20 minutes away from the park). The view is absolutely stunning and you can even go inside the Alexandra Palace complex where ice-skating during hot and humid days can cool you down.
It`s a great place for picnics with your family.
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Richmond Park is enormous. With a kind of wild exterior this park has certain look that will calm you and maybe extinguish the way we live urban life. Take our advice and go early in the morning with a picnic basket in one hand and blanket in the other.
You have a good chance of seeing deer grazing and walking around the park. They often roam around in the summer months. Relationship between locals and deer has been long time established and they are very tame. By the way, they are Royal property so if you are driving through the park be careful and look out for them crossing the road.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Summer opening of The Houses of Parliament
Houses of Parliament Summer Opening During the Summer Recess the Palace of Westminster, home to the House of Lords and the House of Commons is open for a one hour guided tour, which includes both Chambers and other great State Rooms.
The UK Parliament is one of the oldest representative assemblies in the world. The site of the Houses of Parliament is the Palace of Westminster, a royal palace and former residence of kings. The layout of the Palace is intricate, with its existing buildings containing nearly 1,200 rooms, 100 staircases and well over 3 kilometers (2 miles) of passages. Among the original historic buildings is Westminster Hall, used nowadays for major public ceremonial events.
During the Summer Recess the Palace of Westminster, home to the House of Lords and the House of Commons is open for a one hour guided tour, which includes both Chambers and other great State Rooms. The tour starts at Victoria Tower and ends in Historic Westminster Hall.
The Royal Hoticultural Society is delighted to invite members and non-members to the world's largest annual flower show in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. .
The world's largest and most vibrant annual flower show welcomes you with an explosion of colour and fragrance. The idyllic setting in the parkland of Henry VIII's favourite palace is transformed for six sumptuous summer days. The spacious grounds showcase an exciting range of flowers, plants and gardening accessories, giving you the opportunity to both browse and buy. Show and Water Gardens, Floral Marquees and demonstrations guarantee a lively summer's day out for everyone.
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Monday, May 07, 2007
The National Gallery exhibition
The National Gallery presents 70 landscapes from Renoir's early career.
They demonstrate the artist's innovative exploration of composition, paint handling and pictorial structure.
It is opened until 20 May.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007
The National Gallery is on Trafalgar Square and is a collection of Western European painting from 1250-1900. Highlights of the collection include paintings by Turner, Manet, Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, van Gogh, and Monet. The museum is free to visit.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Soho has always been an area associated with controversy.
Sleazy strip joints nestle next to designer clothes shops.
There’s a bohemian atmosphere to be found here - behind the scenes drug trafficking and prostitution.
Relatively safe to wander around at night, you’ll find good restaurants, nightclubs and cafes. It is also home to London’s gay community, with Old Compton Street virtually given over to gay businesses.
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Friday, March 30, 2007
London Economic Development Snapshot
The Snapshot is a series of six-monthly reports which give an overview of the progress made in delivering the objectives of the Economic Development Strategy.
The Snapshot aims to provide a means to check the priorities for London's economic development and to act as a catalyst for economic development activities across London where appropriate.
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Monday, March 12, 2007
Trafalgar Square is one of the most iconic area in London. You can marvel at Nelson's Column and the four huge lion statues. Feeding the pigeons is now discouraged, it`s shame as it was great fun! Especially for kids.
On the north side of the square you can visit the National Gallery and just around the corner on St. Martin's Lane is the National Portrait Gallery. Both have both permanent displays and special exhibitions.
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
London is becoming No 1 in the financial world. Doespite the fact that The Wall Street hires more people, the most important decisions are made in London.
London is awaking to life again as a center of the world - cultural, financial and so on.
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