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A marvellous display of my bittersweet life in and around London
Listed: Apr 13, 2012
Just a happy Londonite ― The Olympics is sadly coming to an end soon and what an amazing time it’s been!? More on that later but what’s also been really fantastic is the wonderful weather we’ve had throughout this time. People who always say Britain is grey and wet...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, Things I Love, Architecture, Blue, Blue Sky, Britain
SpectacularSentience ― 44 weeks ago
Just a happy Londonite ― Two weekends ago it was scorching hot. Temperatures clocked double digits, high into the 20s and because this is Britain everyone cracked out their shorts and took to the streets with smiley faces, short sleeves, sunglasses and legs white as a ...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, Black & White, Camden, Camden Town, Canal, City
SpectacularSentience ― 46 weeks ago
Just a happy Londonite ― It finally happened! Yes the London 2012 Games kicked off Friday night with a gloriously English and spectacular Opening Ceremony that wowed people all over the world. It is estimated that approximately 27 million people in the UK alone watched ...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, 2012, 2012 Summer Olympics, Britain, England, London
Just a happy Londonite ― In my third and final instalment of finding the extraordinary BT Artboxes around London, I set out to the banks of the River Thames and found only a handful boxes. It’s a shame I didn’t have more time to find all of them but I once again, ...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, 2012, Art, Britain, BT ArtBox, ChildLine
Just a happy Londonite ― After starting its tour in May and making its way through the rest of the UK, the Olympic Torch finally arrived in London in spectacular fashion on Friday morning. The torch was delivered by the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) and it ...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, Britain, British Pride, East London, London, London 2012 Olympic Games
SpectacularSentience ― 47 weeks ago
Just a happy Londonite ― Last Saturday the Shoreditch Festival 2012 kicked off so we got ourselves ready, armed with umbrellas (because the heavens literally opened up and stayed open for most of the day) and of course my camera to capture some of the action at the Hoxton...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, 2012, Art, Britain, Celebrations, Festival
Just a happy Londonite ― Following my crazy Saturday out searching for the BT Artbox 2012 phoneboxes in the lovely sunshine last weekend (click here to read all about it and see the photos), I decided to head out again and find some more. This weekend I found only a few ...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, 2012, Art, BT ArtBox, ChildLine, London
SpectacularSentience ― 50 weeks ago
Just a happy Londonite ― In 1935 the K6 (kiosk number six) was designed to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V. K6 was the first red telephone kiosk to be extensively used inside and outside London, and many thousands were deployed in virtually every town and...
SpectacularSentience ― 51 weeks ago
Just a happy Londonite ― The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is on everyone’s lips and with the success of the celebrations a few weekends ago people will still talk about it for years to come. I for one really like the Royal Family and very interested in their lives, although ...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, 2012, Britain, Diamond Jubilee, Elizabeth II, Funny
SpectacularSentience ― 15 Jun, 12
Just a happy Londonite ― The Queen celebrates 60 years as Monarch this year making her only the second Monarch in British history to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee. During the first week of June the entire United Kingdom together with the Commonwealth will celebrate this...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, Britain, Celebrations, Commonwealth, Diamond Jubilee, Elizabeth II
SpectacularSentience ― 20 May, 12
Just a happy Londonite ― Every Sunday flower sellers from all over the country descend on Columbia road, East London’s answer to Amsterdam’s Bloemenmarkt. The street is transformed into an oasis of foliage and flowers and everything from bedding plants to ten foot banana...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, Bright, Colourful, Colours, Columbia Road, Flowers
SpectacularSentience ― 18 May, 12
Just a happy Londonite ― Elegant stores, exclusive brands, designer fashion, luxury goods and mighty fine jewels is what you will find in London’s famous Bond Street. Set in the heart of Mayfair, in the West End, Bond Street is definitely the ‘playground of the rich’ and ...
Tags: It's All About Blighty, Rich And Famous, Bond Street, Dolce & Gabbana, London, Louis Vuitton
SpectacularSentience ― 16 May, 12
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