Andyrob
London Bloggers Wine Tasting
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I posted to flickr.com
London Bloggers Wine Tasting
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/3133205107/
December 24 2008, 1:53pm | Comments »
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I posted to flickr.com
London Bloggers Wine Tasting
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/3133203491/
Andyrob
London Bloggers Wine Tasting
December 24 2008, 1:52pm | Comments »
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I posted to flickr.com
A rare Common Gull
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/3085068123/
Andyrob
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- London
- pond
- flats
- eastlondon
- wansted
December 5 2008, 5:37pm | Comments »
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I posted to distributedresearch.net
HMS Illustrious at Greenwich
http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/11/09/hms-illustrious-at-greenwich
Upon alighting from the Docklands Light Railway at Cutty Sark, Greenwich on Friday the view of the Thames was dominated by a huge warship.
HMS Illustrious is moored in the Thames off Greenwich for a week to help with the Royal Navy’s participation in Remembrance Day commemorations in London. This year is the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. HMS Illustrious was also used as a platform for the November 6TH Fireworks display which by all accounts was quite spectacular, being accompanied by the dramatic sounds of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture.
Photo derived from one by Simon Starr
Posted by Andy Roberts HMS Illustrious at Greenwich
November 9 2008, 12:58pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Wanstead Park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qij5SEd0Wc
October 31 2008, 1:09pm | Comments »
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I posted to distributedresearch.net
Walkway Closed - No Pavement for Pedestrians
http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/10/26/walkway-closed-no-pavement-for-pedestrians
Back in the old days, before you could do any kind of building or digging work that required a temporary closure of the pavement, it was necessary to erect a proper cordon with signs and diversions including a clearly marked safe route for pedestrians. But now we seem to get all sorts of obstacles places in the way making travel by foot an increasingly hazardous venture. It’s not like this is some American city where everybody is expected to get around by car and walkers are treated like weirdos. No this is in central London where crowds of people get about using shanks’s pony on a regular basis.
Pavement Closed And it’s not just builders, scaffolders, road maintenance and utilities crews. Where I live, a bit further out, parked cars are often left straddling the pavement blocking the right of way for pedestrians. Other obstacles are provided by roadside businesses who decide to expand outwards from their shop front onto the pavement. Hand car wash services for example seem to use the pavement, kerb and bus lane as part of their workshop area. Then there are the tressel tables of vegetables in bowls, all at £1 each which are spreading like potato blight in front of all kinds of non-food related shops, to the extent that proper greengrocers are going out of business unless they join in the bowls system as well. So now you can’t buy two lemons you have to have five, and a bowl of tomatoes is expensive at £1 whereas three aubergines might seem like a bargain until you notice that the two underneath are going brown.
Tags: pavementclosed, no pavement, walkway obstacles, vegetable bowls, hand car wash, rantPosted by Andy Roberts Walkway Closed - No Pavement for Pedestrians
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- London
- food and drink
- transport
- video
October 25 2008, 6:38pm | Comments »
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I posted to distributedresearch.net
What’s odd about this Dartboard? Found in an East London Pub
http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/10/02/odd-dartboard-east-london-fives
Do you notice anything odd about this dartboard seen in an East London pub recently? Most darts boards look a bit like this, but different.
How on earth would you ever end a game of 301 on such a dart board?
Posted by Andy Roberts What's odd about this Dartboard? Found in an East London Pub
October 2 2008, 10:49am | Comments »
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I posted to distributedresearch.net
Theatre Breaks
http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/09/29/theatre-breaks
Theatre Breaks not for cutbacks Having avoided traditional summer holidays the past two years, preferring to go abroad in the off seasons, I certainly won’t be cutting back on theatre breaks and other little weekends away or short breaks in the UK. Neither will hoards of other people up and down the country regardless of what the doom and gloom mongers would have us believe.
Some might be thinking twice about booking long haul trips to Oceana and Asia, granted, and the shopping trip to New York is looking decidedly passe but there’s never been a better time for squeezing in a little treat of a weekend, just the two of you, with a bit of style in London’s West End. Hotel and Theatre Breaks in London With the shrinking of the finance sector and slightly less demand for business trips to London, the big hotels have a few rooms going spare and these are being bought up by tour operators who can then offer even better value hotel and theatre breaks in London. The advantage of booking a hotel at the same time as your advance theatre tickets should be obvious really. To get the best out of a good night out at a top West End show you don’t want your shared elation to be instantly let down by a long and tiresome journey back with the night crowds. Instead, an after show drink in the hotel bar and a comfortable night allows the magic to continue though to the next day, with who knows what London has in store. Sightseeing, culture, chilling out on the river, fine dining - central London has it all with always more surprises, even if you only live in the Greater London area or home counties. Theatre Breaks by Rail
Cars are practically useless in central London so it’s usually best to arrive by train. The extra fast east-coast line is proves increasingly tempting, with discerning citizens from Doncaster, York, Newcastle, Darlington, Leeds, Wakefield, Sheffield, Stoke able to arrive at Kings Cross London in just a couple of hours or less. It’s a great way to travel from Norwich, Exeter, Cardiff, Coventry, Manchester. Bung it all on the same booking transaction and you can save up to 40% on the advance rail fares. Favourite London Theatre Shows One or two musicals have closed recently and there are some interesting new ones coming up, but here is a selection which have become standard West End Favourites: Les Miserables Phantom of the Opera Billy Elliot We Will Rock You Mamma Mia Blood Brothers Dirty Dancing Sound of Music Hairspray ( for other shows try London Theatre Breaks ) New shows you can book theatre breaks for now: Oliver Imagine This Carousel Zorro Theatre breaks Booking tips * Try to be flexible with your preferred dates, but if you fancy a Saturday night or even New Year’s Eve these are still worth checking. * If you have two or three possible shows in mind then you get more hotel choice and overall cost possibilities. * Weigh up hotel prices against location eg The Strand Palace is very convenient for most of Theatreland but Billy Elliot and Wicked are on at Victoria. Some of the best value hotels are near Kings Cross or South Kensington / Gloucester Road so you might need a London black cab after the show. * Extra nights can be good value so see if you can possibly make time for a three night stay in London and make the most of your theatre breaks booking.
Posted by Andy Roberts Theatre Breaks
September 29 2008, 7:16am | Comments »
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I posted to hubpages.com
Cheap Breaks
http://hubpages.com/hub/cheapbreaks
More and more people are reluctant for whatever reason to spend a year's savings on one big annual holiday these days and instread prefer to arrange cheap breaks away at weekends or for just a few days...
August 14 2008, 3:07am | Comments »
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I posted to hubpages.com
Cheap Theatre Tickets
http://hubpages.com/hub/cheaptheatretickets
Although this hubpage is called "Cheap Theatre Tickets" it's going to be mostly about dispelling some of the myths that have grown up around the idea that you can always get cheap theatre tickets to shows in...
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- London
- theatre breaks
- theatre
August 12 2008, 5:26pm | Comments »
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I posted to hubpages.com
Cheap Theatre Tickets
http://hubpages.com/hub/cheaptheatretickets
Although this hubpage is called "Cheap Theatre Tickets" it's going to be mostly about dispelling some of the myths that have grown up around the idea that you can always get cheap theatre tickets to shows in...
August 12 2008, 5:26pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Social Media Cafe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_YwJUowTrY
March 22 2008, 2:01pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
London Overground freight train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiAY-ktQWL0
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- London
- park
- freight
- goods
- woodgrange
- train
- overground
- cars
- Autos
March 20 2008, 5:05pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
A Crow takes a bath
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7U5x3bTRfQ
November 3 2007, 3:11pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
The Crack - Doris Salcedo "Shibboleth" at Tate Modern London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPZkl8w7coo
October 20 2007, 1:08pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Bastille Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0chzeghx6xw
July 15 2007, 4:55pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Dinosaurs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YMF9ONp2mE
June 24 2007, 4:52pm | Comments »
