Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Candy shop
* cute little blog, but don't plan on buying anything*
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Hope & Greenwood
Location: 1 Russell St, London WC2B 5JD, United Kingdom
Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Candy shop
* cute little blog, but don't plan on buying anything*
Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Candy shop
* cute little blog, but don't plan on buying anything*
Ask Restaurant
Location: 56-60 Wigmore St, London W1U 2RZ, United Kingdom
Website
Price: ££££
Facts:
- British chain for casual Italian dining
Website
Price: ££££
Facts:
- British chain for casual Italian dining
Pret A Manger
Location: 49 Tothill St, London SW1H 9LQ, United Kingdom
Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Founded in 1984
- British owned, fast food
- A few chains in Washington, D.C, Chicago, New York and Boston
- Criticized for having unhealthy food (Source: Daily Mail)
*Stop in, but don't eat here*
Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Founded in 1984
- British owned, fast food
- A few chains in Washington, D.C, Chicago, New York and Boston
- Criticized for having unhealthy food (Source: Daily Mail)
*Stop in, but don't eat here*
Wagamama
Location: 2B Tower Place Tower Hill, London, United Kingdom (One of many London locations)
Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Founded in 1992
- Serves "East Asian food in the style of a modern Japanese Ramen bar"
- Wagamama as meaning naughty child
- Orders are taken on PDAs
- Wagamama is popular in Europe, but there are only a few chains in Massachusetts
Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Founded in 1992
- Serves "East Asian food in the style of a modern Japanese Ramen bar"
- Wagamama as meaning naughty child
- Orders are taken on PDAs
- Wagamama is popular in Europe, but there are only a few chains in Massachusetts
Hoxton Street Monster Supplies
Location: 159 Hoxton St, London N1 6PJ, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- Established in 1818 (?)
- "Whether you’re a Vampire, Werewolf, Sasquatch or some Thing else entirely, we have everything you need."
Website
Facts:
- Established in 1818 (?)
- "Whether you’re a Vampire, Werewolf, Sasquatch or some Thing else entirely, we have everything you need."
Harrods
Location: 87-135 Brompton Rd, London SW1X 7XL, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- Founded in 1834
- Motto : Omnia Omnibus Ubique - All Things for All People, Everywhere
- Featured one of the world's first escalators in 1898
- The upscale department store is now privately owned by the Qatar Investment Authority
Website
Facts:
- Founded in 1834
- Motto : Omnia Omnibus Ubique - All Things for All People, Everywhere
- Featured one of the world's first escalators in 1898
- The upscale department store is now privately owned by the Qatar Investment Authority
Bernstock Speirs
Location: 234 Brick Ln, London E2 7EB, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- Known for their beanies/other unique hats
- Founded in 1982 by Paul Bernstock and Thelma Speirs
- Known largely for their beanie veils
Website
Facts:
- Known for their beanies/other unique hats
- Founded in 1982 by Paul Bernstock and Thelma Speirs
- Known largely for their beanie veils
The Mercantile London
Location: 17, Lamb St, London E1 6EA, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- Imagine the home section of Urban Outfitters and World Market and you've got The Mercantile
Website
Facts:
- Imagine the home section of Urban Outfitters and World Market and you've got The Mercantile
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Octavia Foundation
Location: 211 Brompton Rd, London SW3 2EJ, United Kingdom (Several London shops)
Website
Facts:
- Charity shop founded by the Octavia Foundation
- Similar to Goodwill, but wider range of charitable contributions
Website
Facts:
- Charity shop founded by the Octavia Foundation
- Similar to Goodwill, but wider range of charitable contributions
Compton Arms
Location: 4 Compton Ave, London N1 2XD, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- 5 £ Lunch menu
Welcome to The Compton Arms
The Compton Arms is conveniently located on Compton Avenue just behind the Union Chapel behind the popular Upper Street in North London’s’ trendy Islington. Just a stone’s throw from the Emirates Stadium, home to Arsenal Football Club; The Compton Arms is a favourite with fans.
Serving a wide range of traditional real ales and lagers, a selection of wines and proper home cooked food, The Compton Arms offers a real pub experience for those seeking a more relaxed atmosphere.
Our food at The Compton Arms is homecooked by our dashingly handsome chef and freshly prepared. Please ask our weird and wonderful team behind the bar if you require variations on the menu due to allergies, vegetarian preferences etc. Source: The Compton Arms
Website
Facts:
- 5 £ Lunch menu
Welcome to The Compton Arms
The Compton Arms is conveniently located on Compton Avenue just behind the Union Chapel behind the popular Upper Street in North London’s’ trendy Islington. Just a stone’s throw from the Emirates Stadium, home to Arsenal Football Club; The Compton Arms is a favourite with fans.
Serving a wide range of traditional real ales and lagers, a selection of wines and proper home cooked food, The Compton Arms offers a real pub experience for those seeking a more relaxed atmosphere.
Our food at The Compton Arms is homecooked by our dashingly handsome chef and freshly prepared. Please ask our weird and wonderful team behind the bar if you require variations on the menu due to allergies, vegetarian preferences etc. Source: The Compton Arms
Ye Olde Mitre Tavern
Location: 1, Ely Pl, London EC1N 6SJ, United Kingdom
Website: The website is currently under renovations
Facts:
- Known for relaxing atmosphere and cheap food
- No music, no TVs and no machines
- Not open on weekends and bank holidays
- Easy to find if you approach from Hatton Garden
Website: The website is currently under renovations
Facts:
- Known for relaxing atmosphere and cheap food
- No music, no TVs and no machines
- Not open on weekends and bank holidays
- Easy to find if you approach from Hatton Garden
Holborn Whippet
Location: 25-29 Sicilian Ave, Holburn, London WC1A 2QH, United Kingdom
Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Stock only small craft breweries and quality wine
Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Stock only small craft breweries and quality wine
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Craft Beer Company
Location: 82 Leather Ln, London EC1N 7TR, United Kingdom (one of many London locations)
Website
Facts:
- First opened in 2011
- Wide variety of craft brew from around the world
Website
Facts:
- First opened in 2011
- Wide variety of craft brew from around the world
Moxon's Fish Bar
Location: 149 Lordship Ln, London SE22 8HX, United Kingdom
Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Kind of pricey
Website
Price:££££
Facts:
- Kind of pricey
The Old Police Station
Location: 114 Amersham Vale, London SE14 6LG, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- "the do-it-yourself art centre is an architectural infrastructure, an occupation of the old Edwardian Deptford Police Station, London,housing 42 artists studios, cells for exhibition, independent project spaces, a radio station, band rehearsal studios and social spaces." -theoldpolicestation.org
Website
Facts:
- "the do-it-yourself art centre is an architectural infrastructure, an occupation of the old Edwardian Deptford Police Station, London,housing 42 artists studios, cells for exhibition, independent project spaces, a radio station, band rehearsal studios and social spaces." -theoldpolicestation.org
Buckingham Palace
Location: London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- Opened in 1703
- 775 rooms (19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms)
Video gallery
Virtual tour
Website
Facts:
- Opened in 1703
- 775 rooms (19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms)
Video gallery
Virtual tour
Globe Theatre
Location: 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London SE1 9DT, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- Opened in 1599 by Shakespeare's play company, Lord Chamberlain's Men
- A modern reconstruction of the Globe opened in 1997 and was renamed Shakespeare's Globe
- In 1613, the original Globe was burnt down during a production of Henry VIII; it was rebuilt shortly after
- Motto: the Latin tag "totus mundus agit histrionem" in turn derived from "quod fere totus mundus exerceat histrionem"—"because all the world is a playground"
Website
Facts:
- Opened in 1599 by Shakespeare's play company, Lord Chamberlain's Men
- A modern reconstruction of the Globe opened in 1997 and was renamed Shakespeare's Globe
- In 1613, the original Globe was burnt down during a production of Henry VIII; it was rebuilt shortly after
- Motto: the Latin tag "totus mundus agit histrionem" in turn derived from "quod fere totus mundus exerceat histrionem"—"because all the world is a playground"
House of Parliament/Palace of Westminster
Location: Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- Originally built in the 11th century
- Located on the Thames River
- Composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
- House of Commons: Elected members. Debate forum. The House of Commons is dependant on the percentage the party gains in the elections. Commons makes the laws and sends it to be passed in the Lords.
- House Of Lords: 2nd house of Parliament. They are not elected. They have inherited seats and tend to be mutual when it comes to passing bills. However, some are elected, but not many. Their powers to 'check and balace' laws passed by Commons is restricted but all bills go through the Lords and then to the Queen.
- In 1834, a fire destroyed most of the original building
- There are four floors:
Ground floor - Offices, river front houses, meeting rooms, and dining halls
First floor - More dining rooms, Chambers of the House of Commons and House of Lords, and libraries
Second floor and Third floor - Committee rooms (CNN.com)
- Please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/about/faqs/
Website
Facts:
- Originally built in the 11th century
- Located on the Thames River
- Composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
- House of Commons: Elected members. Debate forum. The House of Commons is dependant on the percentage the party gains in the elections. Commons makes the laws and sends it to be passed in the Lords.
- House Of Lords: 2nd house of Parliament. They are not elected. They have inherited seats and tend to be mutual when it comes to passing bills. However, some are elected, but not many. Their powers to 'check and balace' laws passed by Commons is restricted but all bills go through the Lords and then to the Queen.
- In 1834, a fire destroyed most of the original building
- There are four floors:
Ground floor - Offices, river front houses, meeting rooms, and dining halls
First floor - More dining rooms, Chambers of the House of Commons and House of Lords, and libraries
Second floor and Third floor - Committee rooms (CNN.com)
- Please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/about/faqs/
Old Operating Theatre museum
Location: 9a St Thomas St, London SE1 9RY, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
The museum has quite a few interesting facts. Visit: http://www.thegarret.org.uk/faq.htm
Website
Facts:
The museum has quite a few interesting facts. Visit: http://www.thegarret.org.uk/faq.htm
New London Architecture
Location: The Bldg Centre, 26 Store St, London WC1E 7BT, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
About NLA
Located at The Building Centre in central London, NLA is a focus for the debate and discussion of issues facing architecture, planning, development and construction in the capital.
A year-round programme of conferences, talks, round-table discussions and exhibitions attracts leading decision-makers in London government, property, planning and design. This broad audience of architects, engineers, developers, agents, planners, councillors, officers and community provides an unrivalled environment for discussion, learning and debate.
Public galleries - open to all, free of charge, six days a week - tell the story of London's development through a giant scale model of central London, displays on major development activity across all of London's 33 boroughs and regularly changing exhibitions. We are open six days a week and receive over 10,000 visitors each month from London, the UK and abroad.
- newlondonarchitecture.org
Website
Facts:
About NLA
Located at The Building Centre in central London, NLA is a focus for the debate and discussion of issues facing architecture, planning, development and construction in the capital.
A year-round programme of conferences, talks, round-table discussions and exhibitions attracts leading decision-makers in London government, property, planning and design. This broad audience of architects, engineers, developers, agents, planners, councillors, officers and community provides an unrivalled environment for discussion, learning and debate.
Public galleries - open to all, free of charge, six days a week - tell the story of London's development through a giant scale model of central London, displays on major development activity across all of London's 33 boroughs and regularly changing exhibitions. We are open six days a week and receive over 10,000 visitors each month from London, the UK and abroad.
- newlondonarchitecture.org
Scale Monument/Monument to the Great Fire of London
Location: Fish Street Hill, London EC3R 8AH, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- A Roman Doric column to commemorate The Great Fire of London in 1666
Website
Facts:
- A Roman Doric column to commemorate The Great Fire of London in 1666
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Highgate Cemetery
Location: Swain's Ln, London N6 6PJ, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- Famous resting place of Karl Marx and Henry Gray, author of Gray's Anatomy
- 37 acres
- 53,000+ graves
- Constructed in 1839
Website
Facts:
- Famous resting place of Karl Marx and Henry Gray, author of Gray's Anatomy
- 37 acres
- 53,000+ graves
- Constructed in 1839
James Smith & Sons umbrella shop
Location: Hazelwood House, 53 New Oxford St, London WC1A 1BL, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- Founded in 1830 by James Smith
- James Smith had eight sons and one daughter; two sons ran the family farm
- The umbrella business boomed quickly and continues to boom due to ever frequent English showers
- The umbrellas, walking sticks and seat sticks are made in the basement of the shop
- Choice item: A custom-made umbrella with a carved wooden animal head handle (£225/US$364) (CNN.com)
Website
Facts:
- Founded in 1830 by James Smith
- James Smith had eight sons and one daughter; two sons ran the family farm
- The umbrella business boomed quickly and continues to boom due to ever frequent English showers
- The umbrellas, walking sticks and seat sticks are made in the basement of the shop
- Choice item: A custom-made umbrella with a carved wooden animal head handle (£225/US$364) (CNN.com)
Penhaligon’s
Location: 41 Wellington St, London WC2E 7BN, United Kingdom (one of many London locations)
Website
Facts:
- British perfume house
- Founded in 1870 by William Penhaligon, perfumer to Queen Victoria
- The original store no longer exist, but the flagship store is located in Covent Garden
- Their fragrances range in prices from $85 to $105; excluding their perfume sets which can be sold for as low as $30
- Penhaligon's sells candles, perfumes, colognes, soaps and other toiletries and household products
Website
Facts:
- British perfume house
- Founded in 1870 by William Penhaligon, perfumer to Queen Victoria
- The original store no longer exist, but the flagship store is located in Covent Garden
- Their fragrances range in prices from $85 to $105; excluding their perfume sets which can be sold for as low as $30
- Penhaligon's sells candles, perfumes, colognes, soaps and other toiletries and household products
National Gallery
Location: Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom
Website
Facts:
- Founded in 1824
- Over 2,000 pieces on display
- Over 5 million visitors a year
- The painting were moved to Wales during WWII for obvious reasons
- Neoclassical architectural structure
- Some of the collections highlighted in the museum are Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait, J. M. W. Turner's The Fighting Temeraire and Van Gogh's Sunflowers.
Website
Facts:
- Founded in 1824
- Over 2,000 pieces on display
- Over 5 million visitors a year
- The painting were moved to Wales during WWII for obvious reasons
- Neoclassical architectural structure
- Some of the collections highlighted in the museum are Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait, J. M. W. Turner's The Fighting Temeraire and Van Gogh's Sunflowers.
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