Simon Holmes
Interesting observations on the Capital from a Midlands lass.Me I left thirty years ago for the wilds of Northumberland.I shall watch with interest the developments on this blog.
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The Accidental Londoner
http://theaccidentallondoner.blogspot.com/
A view of the city of London through the eyes of one who's still not entirely sure how she ended up living here. Raised in a small village in The Midlands, somehow I've wound up in London. I once vowed I'd never live here; too grey, too slow, too clogged with people and traffic. Yet here I am, and I'm learning to love it. Here are a few musings of an out-of-towner, on the mighty metropolis of London.
- Added on: May 13th, 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Accidental Londoner
- Listed in: Europe Society
- Tags: news observation London places city comment
Recent Posts
London\'s very own North Star
"You should've just told us to aim for the BT Tower!" bemoaned friends who had just spent fifty minutes getting lost walking a fifteen minute route to find my office. They had a point; this would probably have been more helpful than my perfect detail...
A lack of Underground etiquette
Generally I avoid the Tube like the plague; partly as I'm worried one stands a high chance of contracting the plague whilst travelling on it. I find the enforced close proximity to fellow Londoners, the stifling temperature of the carriages, regardle...
Through the wardrobe
Remember that bit in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" where Lucy finds herself entering an old coat-cupboard and emerging into a totally different world? A perfect place (bar the psychotic winter-worshipping witch, of course) where all is beau...
A city for all seasons
London doesn't do seasons the same as other places. In fact some seasons, i.e. autumn and spring, it doesn't seem to do at all. For most of the year London languishes in a soggy, temperate, sometimes surprisingly gusty, mono-climate. It could be Oct...
The down and out "In and Out"
For nearly the last two years my daily commute to work has sailed me along Piccadilly, from manic Hyde Park Corner to slightly seedy-looking Trocadero. (Barring unscheduled diversions via Park Lane and Victoria when the usually reliable buses fail m...
A High Society birthday
The windows of London's classier (i.e. pricier) shops are celebrating at the moment. Among several others, New Bond Street's shop fronts are hosting a 300th birthday party, for an iconic Londoner. This year Tatler magazine will have graced British (...
Comments & Reviews
This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 3 comments.
Phil Nash
A really enjoyable read full of acute observations of life in Europe's most populous city.
A country girl in the big city! An interesting blog with a slightly different perspective on "the big smoke". The Accidental Londoner looks at London and other places and themes in a positive creative way.
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