Author: Bob Handford
Every year, I take note of the prices at McDonalds and Burger King.
The information is targetted at overseas visitors prior to their visit to the UK who want to get a broad grasp on likely costs whilst in London.
The price check listed below was noted from the McDonald’s and Burger King branches in the Earls Court and Gloucester Road districts, a… Continue reading
Author: Bob Handford
The memorial to Princess Diana that gets all the attention is the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain, a rather conceptual affair dreamt up by a committee of the great and good. You can’t help thinking that this more practical children’s playground is more in tune with what Princess Diana herself would have wanted. The Princess Diana Playground is only 10 minutes walk from… Continue reading
Author: Bob Handford
Cafe Diana is an otherwise normal small cafe that has now become a shrine to the memory Of Princess Diana. The cafe is a few hundred yards from Kensington Palace and Diana often visited the cafe, sometimes with the princes. The walls of the cafe are covered with images of Diana, letters to the cafe from her and the odd newspaper article covering her visits to the cafe… Continue reading
Portobello Road Antiques Market has long been near the top of the list of things to do on a Saturday for visitors to London. The proper antiques shops that line the Portobello Road are open 6 days a week, the market with all the stalls only on a Saturday.
If you have a remote interest in things old and/or collectible set aside most of the… Continue reading
When London guide books say Portobello Market they really mean Portobello Antiques Market which comes alive on Saturdays. We have a separate blog entry for Portobello Road Antiques Market.
The Antiques market which most tourists come for occupies the southern section of Portobello Road, nearest Notting Hill. The general market continues north along Portobello Road under the main Westway road high… Continue reading
I guess many people on their first day in London take a look at the prices of their London hotel in-house laundry service and almost hit the mini-bar – until they see the prices of that too.
Below is an image of a price-list of a local launderette taken in January 2012 where you can do your own washing or you… Continue reading
