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Red Bush Spiced Tea
If you drink tea instead of coffee because the day is getting later and you don’t want coffee to keep you awake later when you go to bed, well did you know that a cup of tea contains about a … Continue reading
Posted in Food and drink, health
Tagged antioxidant, black tea, caffeine free, celestial seasons, East London, herb tea, herbal teas, indian tea, nice cup of tea, Palanquin, Red Bush Spiced, rooibos, spiced tea, tea bag, tick tock, yogi teas
London Orbit Tower Rises at Olympic Park
Video show the construction well underway of the Orbit Tower at the London 2012 Olympic Park site in Stratford East London. The 115m tall art sculpture with a public viewing platform is formally named the Arcelor Mittal Orbit, and will … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics
Tagged 2012 olympic, 2012 olympics, Anish Kapoor, arcelor, arcelor mittal, Art, construction, countdown, East London, installation, iron pieces, london 2012, london 2012 olympics, New York, Olympic Park, Orbit, platform, public viewing, sculpture, Statue, statue of liberty, Stratford, youtube
The Orbit Tower, Olympic Park Stratford East London 2012
The Orbit Tower unveiled for Stratford Olympics Site I must have been out of touch recently because I wasn’t even aware there had been a series of proposals for building a large tower at Stratford East London, to make a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, London
Tagged 2012, 2012 olympics, Anish Kapoor, ArcelorMittal, Art, Boris Johnson, East London, London, london 2012, olympic games, Olympic Park, Orbit, Stratford, TheOrbit
Redpoll
A redpoll visited our wintry East London garden today, part of a small mixed flock of birds including Great Tits. It’s the first one I’ve seen, and this brings the garden birds list total up to 25. Redpoll Originally uploaded … Continue reading
Posted in London
Tagged bird feeders, birds, birds list, dusting of snow, East London, flock of birds, garden bird, great tits, linda hartley, london garden, redpoll, Snow, snow on the ground, squirrel, starlings, wild bird food, woodpecker
Greenfinch arrives
I just spotted a greenfinch, which is a common enough British bird, but it’s the first one I’ve seen in my East London garden. The number of species now visiting has at least doubled since I moved in here, last … Continue reading
Posted in wildlife
Tagged bird, birds, common, East London, Epping, Forest, greenfinch, london garden, urban wildlife, Wild
Eurostar Paris trains from London getting busier
I used to wonder what would happen after the Eurostar Paris trains were diverted from the interim Waterloo International station to the new St Pancras and now we are beginning to see the answer. International commuters in their thousands are … Continue reading
Posted in Eurostar deals, Paris Breaks
Tagged Breaks, deals, East London, Eurostar, Eurostar Paris, International, Olympic, Stratford, Transport
