The biggest theatre in London Inaugurated in 1904 to be the biggest and most luxurious theatre in London, the London Coliseum has survived for more than a century through many ups and downs maintaining a high profile for popular entertainment in the city with the highest concentration of theatres in the world. The Coliseum is now home to the English National Opera and the English … Continue reading London Coliseum ๐ถ๐น๐
A very Welsh building The area along the shores of Cardiff Bay is being gradually regenerated and is featuring some important new buildings, like the Wales Millenium Centre (WMC) and the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, that give the quarter a very appealing feeling. The WMC has been designed and built to express an immediately recognisable โWelshnessโ with building materials sourced from different parts of Wales … Continue reading Wales Millenium Centre ๐ถ๐น๐
Some echoing beginnings London has a wonderful concentration of venues with excellent acoustics for classical music concerts of all kinds. My favourites are the smaller and more intimate ones, like Wigmore Hall, perfect for chamber music, but London can offer also very large venues which provide a different experience of classical music altogether. Originally designed with a capacity of 8,000 people, the Royal Albert Hall … Continue reading Royal Albert Hall ๐ถ๐น๐
The origins London has a wonderful concentration of venues with excellent acoustics for classical music concerts of all kinds. My favourites are the smaller and more intimate ones, like St Johnโs Smith Square (SJSS) close to Westminster Abbey. This venue was originally an English Baroque church that was heavily damaged during WWII and was rebuilt afterwards as a concert venue. Designed by Thomas Archer and … Continue reading SJSS, London ๐ถ๐น๐
The origins London has a wonderful concentration of venues with excellent acoustics for classical music concerts of all kinds. My favourites are the smaller and more intimate ones, like Wigmore Hall, perfect for chamber music, with a varied programme of world-class concerts every day of the week. Originally called Bechstein Hall, after the renowned piano maker, who had a showroom next door, and commissioned the … Continue reading Wigmore Hall ๐ถ๐น๐
Westminster Abbey has had more than 1,000 years of connections with royalty and the religious role played by the monarchy in England. Since the coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066 it has been the coronation church for kings and queens and the resting place for more than 3,000 great Britons. Its distant recorded origins date back to the 960s when a community of a … Continue reading Westminster Abbey ๐โช๏ธ๐ถ
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If you fancy a nice excursion in one of the greener corners of London and a little foodie treat, I would advice to venture in Richmond and visit this little gem. The area around the restaurant is disseminated with various greenhouses and open plant displays with a great variety of seedlings from the nurseries. The kitchen serves a cafe under a greenhouse and an open-air … Continue reading Petersham Nurseries ๐ด๐ฑ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
๐ฌ๐ง For more 30 years now the Nando’s brand has been very successful in bringing typical Afro-Portuguese cuisine and good service in the global fast-food market. The rapid expansion in the UK in the early 90’s and the following steady growth of the restaurant chain has meant we now have a Nando’s store, out of the 400 nationwide, serving also our neighbourhood. Or at least … Continue reading Nandoโs ๐๐๐ต๐น
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