• Wander the Great Gallery at the Wallace Collection

    Updated: 2010-11-30 08:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 30 November 2010 Wander the Great Gallery at the Wallace Collection The Great Gallery at Hertford House , the home of the Wallace Collection , and is home to many of great seventeenth-century paintings from the Old . Masters The paintings in the space were collected from various European schools by the 4th Marquess of Hertford , and other members of his family , and are now exhibited daily for free as part of the Wallace Collection's unique . offering Here , you can see paintings like Frans Hals' The Laughing Cavalier , Titian's Perseus and Andromeda and Rembrandt's Titus , the Artist's Son . The collection is

  • Blue Stik

    Updated: 2010-11-30 07:01:40
    LLO adores Stik and his fabulous work that pops up all over London. He was featured on London Art Spot about a year ago and he’s only gotten better since. This one was added to the Flickr pool by Gutchinlondon.

  • When I'm not Paul in London... I'm Jack with a baby with a wonky penis...

    Updated: 2010-11-29 23:38:00
    : . . Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Monday , November 29, 2010 When I'm not Paul in London . I'm Jack with a baby with a wonky penis . Australian Couple for their Baby’s Hypospadias Surgery at Hospital of Mumbai in India Hi I am Jack from Australia . I had my baby’s hypospadias surgery at hospital of Mumbai in India Our child is a newborn baby . My wife is my other baby but that's another story . Doctors revealed that our son has symptoms of abnormal appearance of foreskin and penis on exam abnormal direction of urine stream , the end of the penis was curved downward . All this indicated to play dramatic music hypospadias . Doctors suggested that we must go ahead for hypospadias surgery for our baby as soon as possible . I came in contact with Insert name of

  • Quiet London Nights

    Updated: 2010-11-29 07:06:52
    Walking along the Thames at night is where I really fell in love with this city. It was 2004 and I was here on a study abroad programme. It was an Autumn night, quiet except for the distant sounds of … Continue reading →

  • Mirror Art in Kensington Gardens

    Updated: 2010-11-28 19:30:41
    They've got some mirror art installations in Kensington Gardens. Saw this one for the first time today. Pretty stunning. It's basically a ruddy great big mirror! It's reflective on both sides. It's overlooking the Long Water. Looks like the Moon has fallen to Earth! Was a very cold day, must have been about freezing. Part of the water is frozen, you can see the birds standing on it. There was also some frost on the ground. No snow though, although other parts of the country did have some and a place in Wales got -17 degrees the night before!

  • Take a walk in Haggerston Park

    Updated: 2010-11-28 08:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 28 November 2010 Take a walk in Haggerston Park Often overlooked due to its funny shape , sports pitches , and proximity to nicer parks , Haggerston Park was previously an industrial area , and the northern half of the site only became a public park in the late 1950s , whilst the southern half wasn't developed for public use in the . 1980s The industrial part of the park was , according to Wikipedia once home to derelict housing , a tile factory , and the old Shoreditch gasworks , which had been damaged by a German V-2 rocket in 1944. One slightly bizarre footnote to its history is that this park apparently was

  • Tour the East London Mosque

    Updated: 2010-11-27 08:29:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 27 November 2010 Tour the East London Mosque Your author noticed the other day , in the course of his daily browsing , that the East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre , on Whitechapel High Street , are open for visitors this weekend . Given that this is part of his daily commute , it seems too good an opportunity to . miss The Mosque itself is one of the largest in UK , with a capacity of up to 5000 people . It opened in 1985, and took around three years to build . The London Muslim Centre , meanwhile , is a much newer development having been constructed between 2002 and 2004, at a cost of around . 10.5m

  • Listen to a Londoner: Ellen Burney

    Updated: 2010-11-27 07:10:44
    Listen to a Londoner is a weekly interview with a Londoner – someone who lives in this city, born here or elsewhere. If you’re up for being interviewed, email littlelondonobservationist@hotmail.co.uk. Ellen Burney Ellen Burney is a London-based fashion journalist who … Continue reading →

  • Winter Wonderland 2010!

    Updated: 2010-11-26 18:25:54
    Home About Contact London Town Blog Categories Cars Events General Nature People Places Politics Transport Weather Recent posts Winter Wonderland 2010 Indian Summer Spitfire at the MOD The London Long Copy Challenge Blair Protest Cancelled Blair Protest Change of venue Chelsea Autolegends Car Show Protest against Blair Book Signing House for skinny people Koenigsegg CCXR London's most popular car Email Alerts Get notified when a new post is added RSS Feed November 26th 2010 Winter Wonderland 2010 Once again in Hyde Park they are hosting the Winter Wonderland . a bunch of tacky rides with tinsel on them That's being unfair , yes there are some tacky rides with the ride guys leering at the passing ladies , much to their satisfaction . but there's a lot of nice festive , quality stands there

  • A ROA Rat

    Updated: 2010-11-26 07:04:19
    ROA is definitely one of my top five street artists whose work can be seen around London. He’s from Belgium, but there’s loads of his work around here. This one hasn’t been up on the blog yet so thank you … Continue reading →

  • The Theory of Relativity

    Updated: 2010-11-25 07:05:07
    Ian Brumpton is the latest contributing member to the Little London Observationist Flickr pool. He shot this great example of street photography on The Strand. A big Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American friends and family! You might need … Continue reading →

  • Wild Horses of Hackney

    Updated: 2010-11-24 07:08:50
    When you think of garden decorations, it’s usually little toadstoods or tiny statues of boys peeing on the flowers that come to mind, but it seems some people have bigger ideas. Graham found these amazing horses outside of a house … Continue reading →

  • Elephants 151-160

    Updated: 2010-11-23 07:06:19
    Time for some more elephants. Here’s 151-160. Faves? 151. Wooly Mammoth by Laura Ford; originally at Hans Crescent 152. Frank by Leinz; originally at Market Place 153. Clearing by Lela Sheilds; Soho Square 154. Gilt by Lily Lewis; originally in … Continue reading →

  • Winter Wonderland

    Updated: 2010-11-22 10:04:09
    The lights are already sparkling in trees around London and strung across Regents Street and Oxford Street and many others. Shop window displays are spewing fake snow onto mannequins and Santa’s already in town to hear the children’s wishes. Jamiefraser1 … Continue reading →

  • Go sailing at Queen Mary Reservoir

    Updated: 2010-11-21 08:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 21 November 2010 Go sailing at Queen Mary Reservoir Amongst the largest inside the M25, Queen Mary Reservoir is in outer London , just to the west of the M3. It covers 700 acres , and has been providing water for thirsty Londoners since 1922. For some , however , that is not enough , and the Queen Mary Sailing Club have been taking to the water since founded in 1972, and have been providing full programmes of racing and training since . then Whilst learners must take lessons , competent sailors can apply for day membership for 12 during the week , or 16 on the weekend , and the club has a range of equipment

  • London Art Spot: Red Sky in the Morning

    Updated: 2010-11-21 07:03:32
    At dawn, the sky wakes up in a blushing flurry of clouds over London. Buckaroo Kid was up early enough to capture it. Not me, unfortunately, or I may have had an interview for you today! Kidding, but I do … Continue reading →

  • Plugs: Make Your Own Kind of Christmas

    Updated: 2010-11-20 18:03:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Saturday , November 20, 2010 Plugs : Make Your Own Kind of Christmas In the lead up to the London Gay Men's Chorus Christmas Concert the men have put together a series of clips to highlight the preparations . I think I can be spotted at the back row . I recognise that sweater from anywhere . The concert is on 10 and 11 December at Cadogan Hall and can be booked via the website . Discounts available through Whatsonstage and Gaydar as well . Posted by Pauly Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : LGMC plugs : Reactions 1 comments : MadeInScotland said . Neither funny nor interesting . I don't think they . work But if I suggested that on other forums I'd be sent to . Coventry My acid

  • See Wendy Taylor's Timepiece

    Updated: 2010-11-20 08:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 20 November 2010 See Wendy Taylor's Timepiece It wasn't that sunny when your author last visited , but Wendy Taylor's Timepiece sundial , installed in 1973 beside the lock where St Katharine's Dock joins the Thames , is certainly . striking The dial is apparently , a large equinoctial sundial around 3.66 metres across , and in the form of a stainless steel ring , which is supported by three rigid chain link cables . For more on Wendy's work , see http : wendytaylorsculpture.co.uk Labels : E1 Sculpture Thames things to see 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom All text Tired

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    Updated: 2010-11-19 18:20:29
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  • Watch a play at the Half Moon Theatre

    Updated: 2010-11-18 08:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 18 November 2010 Watch a play at the Half Moon Theatre The Half Moon Young People's Theatre , at 43 White Horse Road , in Limehouse , was first established in the 1970s as part of the now defunct Half Moon Repertory Theatre . When it's parent theatre went into liquidation in 1989, the youth branch struggled on , establishing itself independently in 1990. Since then , the theatre moved to its its current premises in 1994 with an injection of cash from the London Docklands Development Corporation and European and Social Regeneration funds , and has been carrying out its mission of using drama and theatre to aid the

  • Visit St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney

    Updated: 2010-11-17 08:30:00
    , : , skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 17 November 2010 Visit St Dunstan and All Saints , Stepney Apparently a place of worship for over a thousand years , the first church was built on the present site of site of St Dunstan and All Saints , Stepney , sometime between St Augustine's conversion of the English in the 6th century , and 952 when a second church was erected on the site by St Dunstan' which is fantastically . vague Your author doesn't have religion , but it is getting to be a bit of a habit to examine church histories here , so let's take the time to examine St Dunstan's , . Stepney Originally called All Saints , the church was probably

  • Visit St George in the East

    Updated: 2010-11-15 08:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 15 November 2010 See St George in the East Designated with a Grade A listing , St George in the East is one of the Six Hawksmoor churches created in the Eighteenth Century by the New Churches in London Westminster Act , St George in the East is on Cannon Street Road in . Shadwell When it opened in 1729, we are told , parts of the area then known as Wapping-Stepney' were still quite rural , with some open fields , and the area was only beginning to . develop The area urbanised with the rise of the docklands , and was known for the production of maritime rope and cable indeed , Cable Street was once the length of

  • Theatre: FELA!

    Updated: 2010-11-14 15:09:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Sunday , November 14, 2010 Theatre : FELA Arriving early at the National Theatre to catch a preview of FELA on Wednesday evening was a good idea . The band was already playing and they sounded so cool . It was such a contrast to the hillbilly rock-a-billy music playing in the theatre foyer , which was being enjoyed by a group of pensioners and a smattering of eccentric dancers who looked as if they were on day release . Who knew that one building could cater to so many tastes The Olivier Theatre just felt like the place to be . That is no mean feat given the size of the place . Art , graffiti , lights are everywhere and there was the band with its cool beats and sounds . When FELA finally gets started , it tells the story of

  • Life in London: One New Change

    Updated: 2010-11-14 09:58:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Sunday , November 14, 2010 Life in London : One New Change See and download the full gallery on posterous Meat and shops Posted via email from paulinlondon's posterous Posted by Pauly Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : buildings london shops : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me Pauly London , United Kingdom I am a thirty-something gay male from Australia living , working and blogging in SW London . My interests range from the oddities in local news and politics to music , literature , arts and theatre . paulinlondonblogger[at gmail.com View my complete profile Amazon MP3 Clips Twitter Updates Et cetera

  • Walk over the Mile End Green Bridge

    Updated: 2010-11-12 08:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 12 November 2010 Walk over the Mile End Green Bridge When the designers were creating the 90 acre Mile End Park , in London's East End , they were keen not to let Mile End Road , which bisects the park , spoil its linear . design For this reason , they created the Mile End Green Bridge , a living bridge which carries the park over the Mile End Road with grass and plants on either side , suspended in mid . air Created with the help of a Lottery grant of 12.3 million from the Millennium Commission , and designed by local resident and architect Piers Gough , the foot and cycle bridge , spans 25 metres and five lanes

  • Plugs: Meat

    Updated: 2010-11-12 00:18:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Friday , November 12, 2010 Plugs : Meat The shows in London are always full of awfully talented people . Here is one in which I haven't seen but just love the poster . I suddenly have this urge for rib eye or it could be really thick rump I suppose even if I'm not so sure about the hand model . The play is apparently based on a Tennessee Williams short story and it is dark obsessive tale set in an abattoir . office It's at The Albany in Deptford next week and the Giant Olive Theatre at the Lion and the Unicorn in Kentish Town the week after . Vegetarians may wish to steer clear . Posted by Pauly Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : Promos : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment

  • Theatre: Bright Lights Big City

    Updated: 2010-11-12 00:04:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Friday , November 12, 2010 Theatre : Bright Lights Big City Sunday afternoon was a chance to venture to Hoxton Hall to see the musical Bright Lights , Big City For the second day running , this was another great cast in a a great production . The music which I had not previously heard wasn't that bad . either Musicals usually have a set format but this is not your traditional quirky heterosexual musical , but a hard core , full-on journey through one man's drug-fuelled sordid week in the eighties . Naturally big hair and big glasses abound , but with the everything eighties seemingly fashionable again it all seemed a natural fit in the surrounds of Hoxton and the East End . It was like spending a cool afternoon in your living

  • Stare up at the Crystal Palace Transmitter

    Updated: 2010-11-11 08:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 11 November 2010 Stare up at the Crystal Palace Transmitter If you live in Central London , there's a good chance that your telly comes from the Crystal Palace transmitter , in Crystal Palace . It transmits the signal for BBC One , BBC Two , ITV1 and Channel 4, FM radio and digital terrestrial by magic TV and radio . waves The transmitter is London's third-tallest structure , and from its construction in the 1950s until the completion of One Canada Square at Canary Wharf in 1991 it was the tallest in London , standing as it does 219 metres . tall Whilst it is visible across South and Central London , it isn't

  • Wander in the Phoenix Garden

    Updated: 2010-11-10 08:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London A website about things to do in London Pages Home About Calendar Contact Bookshop 10 November 2010 Wander in the Phoenix Garden The Phoenix Garden is a community garden located in St Giles district of Camden , just behind the Phoenix Theatre . It was designed to give people working in the West End a green retreat and a chance to see some . nature Started in 1984, it is maintained by volunteers from a registered charitable trust who created the garden on the site of an old car park , which had previously been a Second World War . bombsite The garden is open every day from 8.30am until dusk and holds special events throughout the year , including an annual agricultural show . For more , visit

  • Theatre: Tomorrow Morning

    Updated: 2010-11-09 00:59:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Tuesday , November 09, 2010 Theatre : Tomorrow Morning Tomorrow Morning has been playing at the Landor Theatre in Clapham North for the past month and is a great little show . It is a four-hander musical about a young couple well sort of young since Jon Lee is one half of it getting married , and an older couple getting divorced . I don't want to say the second couple is old as it appears the couple getting divorced are no older than me and have fabulous jobs and tight fitting suits . Despite the divorce and the child custody issues you still get a sense they are living the dream though slim cut tailoring . The show was first presented a few years ago and has gone through some revisions since then . Here it is presented as a

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