It's
our weekly London roundup starting with a few headlines that caught the eye in
London over the last week or so, click the links for the full stories…
DINING:
Pop Brixton is New Foodie Hotspot – Time Out
NFL:
Countdown to Dolphins v Jets at Wembley – American Football International
ENTERTAINMENT:
Liza Minnelli Returns to the Palladium – What's On Stage
CULTURE:
Celebrating Soho – The Guardian
PROPERTY:
London's New Luxury Post Codes – Daily Telegraph
FILM:
Oscar-Winning Movie Director's Birthplace Found in Chiswick – Get West London
TRANSPORT:
History of the 711 Green Line Bus – Reigate Mirror
DINING:
Printed Food – CTV News
CITIES:
New York v. London… London Wins! – Business Insider
TOURISM:
Record Number of Visitors Second Year In A Row – Evening Standard
If You Do One OTHER Thing In
London…
Our weekly slot in which we point you in the
direction of other happenings and events in our great city. A new exhibition, a
gig, a museum, a pop-up-shop – the best of London within a few minutes of a London
Walks walking
tour.
This
week, we're recommending a book-ahead event - and we're sure booking will be
essential for Afternoon Tea at Kensington Roof Gardens.
The date is Saturday
29th August 2015 and the event is back by popular demand.
From
12pm – 4.30pm, 100ft above Kensington High Street you can enjoy a delicious
selection of sandwiches, pastries, cakes and many more tasty treats!
Afternoon
tea is £29.50 per person, and you can upgrade and enjoy a glass of Laurent Perrier
Champagne for £10 on the day. To
ensure your party are seated together please book your tickets in one
transaction.
We'll
be running our regular Saturday Kensington Walk,
with David or Angela leading, on the day at 2pm.
The Roof Gardens website is here: www.virginlimitededition.com
Walking & Footwear News
An
app that tells us how to walk.
How.
To. Walk.
Sweet
baby Jesus…
Back
in ancient Greece, Plato told the story of a man who gazed so intently at the
stars that he walked right into a well. Supposedly, Thales was "so eager
to know the things in the sky that he could not see what was there before him
at his very feet". Flash forward to today, and scientists have finally
found a way for us to avoid the fate of an absent-minded professor. But before
we get too excited about enhanced navigation, we should pause to consider why
commercial applications might encourage us to embrace something awful: an
alienated relation to our own embodiment.
Doh.
Full
story here: www.wired.co.uk
Roger
Bannister's record-breaking running shoes – in which he broke the four-minute
mile barrier back in 1954 – are up for auction this September and are expected to
fetch something in the region of £50,000…
The
shoes, made by GT Law and Son, have long, thin spikes and weigh 4½ ounces, much
lighter than other shoes at the time. “I could see there was an advantage in
having the shoe as light as possible,” said Bannister, who started his running
career while he was a medical student at Oxford in 1946.
Full
story in The Guardian.
Seen In London This Week
A
family out for a half-term stroll in Wandsworth…
Read
in London This Week
Thanks
to Toronto-based London Walker Vanessa B for the lovely review on her classic
film blog Stardust…
Without
a doubt, the best walking tour company currently operating in London, England.
Each time I've gone to the UK, I've gone along on a handful of walks and I've enjoyed
each one immensely! The guides are amazing and so damn knowledgeable - you can
literally ask them anything and they'll have an answer ready for you! London
Walks offers daily walking tours set within the city of London and day trips to
just about anywhere else in England. If you know you're going to be visiting
London soon, I would definitely suggest logging onto the London Walks website
www.walks.com to check out their daily tour schedules.
You
can visit Vanessa's blog here: stardustclassicfilmblog.blogspot.ca
Heard In London This Week
It's
the London Walks Podcast! Literary London Parts 1 & 2.
(P.S
We're currently making a few notes of the next London Walks Podcast on Crime
& Punishment)
Thanks
for reading! Stay in touch! London Spy will return next week
A London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
No comments:
Post a comment