Review of the Windmill Guest House in Cricklewood, London

May 4th, 2010

I went on a business trip to London. To save my company money (and to make it possible for them to say “yes” to me visiting this fantastic city), I booked a Bed & Breakfast in a residential area some distance from the offices in Central London.  This is called the Windmill Guest House.  This [...]

Why I now have a Premier League Team to dislike

May 2nd, 2010

Hate might be too strong, but as a futbol-fan wannabe, I now have a team to dislike: Fulham.  Not because of anything the Fullham Football Club has done to my team, but because I had tickets — expensive tickets 2nd row up on the equivalent of the 50 yard line for me and two English [...]

St. Paul’s Cathedral Awesomeness

April 30th, 2010

Here’s one of the most famous pictures of London, at least in my memory. St. Paul’s Cathedral was really cool.  I saw it with my wife on a trip to London.  I’m not going to write a lot about it, you can hit Wikipedia (see link in first sentence) for that.  But here are some [...]

The London Eye

April 28th, 2010

I was in London recently and visited the London Eye.  My wife and I wanted to go at night, but they didn’t have any after-dark times.  It closed early. We originally went on a Saturday, balked at the long line and went back first thing Sunday (10a) and got on straight-away. The views were good, [...]

The London Traveller’s Basic “Tube” Howto

April 26th, 2010

As an American from a small town without a subway, I was a little concerned I’d get lost in the comprehensive London Underground system. I was wrong. My only other subway experience is with the Metro in Washington, DC, which I still find confusing and lacking instruction and direction for a newbie. The London “Tube” [...]

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