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Andy Roberts is a writer who initiated DARnet. Contact me on aroberts@gmail.com or @aroberts on twitter
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Pompeii Exhibition London – Mary Beard on R4
Mary Beard on Pompeii Exhibitions There was an interesting short “Points of View” programme by Mary Beard on Radio 4 this morning about the attitude of people towards the displays of dead bodies from Pompeii at the exhibitions. She explained … Continue reading
Posted in London breaks
Tagged british, british museum, eruption, Guernica, London, mary beard, Mount Vesuvius, Museum, museum exhibition, pompeii and herculaneum, radio 4, vesuvius, Victims, weekend break
Charing Cross Theatre
There are lots of little theatres and theatre-pubs in London as well as all the well known West End theatres, and this is one of them – the Charing Cross Theatre located under the arches near Embankment tube station. If … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged embankment, laager, London, Puccini, redbush, rooibos, south africa, theatre, west end
Orbit Tower blogging the Olympics and Paralympics
Blogging the Orbit Tower during the Olympic Games and Paralympics For the duration of the London 2012 Olympic Games and the run up to the Olympics and Paralympics I’ve been blogging daily over at The Orbit Tower 1 . It’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Blogs and community
Tagged 2012, Analytics, blog, blogging, Facebook, google analytics, London, olympic games, Olympic Park, Orbit, Orbit Tower, paralympics, Realtime, superhumans, ticket, tickets, Tower, traffic
All Quiet in London During The Olympics
Yesterday was the first full working day of the Olympics in London with commuters and Olympics fans rubbing shoulders on the public transport network. I decided to ignore the warnings and venture out anyway, as the weather forecast was good … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, London
Tagged british museum, central london, Kew, Liverpool Street, London, Londoners, morning rush hour, Olympic Park, solar eclipse, stratford station, working from home
London Cable Car Oystercard Deals?
The London Cable Car Crossing Opens According to “The Orbit Tower – London Cable Car” and other sources, a single fare across the Thames on the new London Cable Car opening on June 18th will cost £3.20 if you pay by Oystercard … Continue reading
Posted in London, Transport
Tagged cable car, London, LondonCableCar, Orbit, oyster, oystercard, Pay-as-you-go, special offer, Thames
Paris Eurostar, War Horse, Wildlife time capsule
Eurostar Breaks to Paris Eurostar Breaks to Paris Taken June 9, 2011 at 8:39 am Betty Blue Eyes Betty Blue Eyes Taken June 18, 2011 at 2:31 pm War Horse War Horse theatrebreaks.co/wiki/War_Horse Taken June 20, … Continue reading
Posted in Eurostar breaks, London, Paris, wildlife
Tagged Eurostar, goslings, greylag geese, London, Paris, time capsule, war horse
Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy
You can see the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy building from the train between Manor Park and Ilford, on the mainline from Liverpool Street Station to Shenfield, or intercity to Ipswich and Norwich. I saw the earthworks when it was … Continue reading
Posted in London, Transport
Tagged Academy, Crossrail, liverpool street station, London, manor park, Underground, underground construction
