Tag Archives: trafalgar square

London Art Openings | Impressionists: From Manet to Cezanne

Posted on 2018-09-14 by Judith Schrut

Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet to Cézanne at the National Gallery showcases 40 Impressionist masterpieces, most of which are on loan from the Courtauld Gallery, which is currently closed as part of a major transformation. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, England, Entertainment, London, Museums | Tagged Art, Cézanne, Courtauld, Courtauld Impressionists, Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet to Cézanne, From Manet to Cézanne, Impressionism, Impressionists, Judith Schrut, London, Manet, modern art, museums, national gallery, Renoir, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, trafalgar square, Travel, WC2, WC2N 5DN, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Ready

Posted on 2015-01-01 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged lion, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, trafalgar square, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Christmas Menu at Bedford & Strand

Posted on 2013-11-16 by tikichris

A recent opportunity to sit in on a tasting of Bedford & Strand’s Christmas 2013 menu also served as a chance to sample the creations of new Head Chef Joseph Dean. Thumbs up to Dean for taking the same-old-same-old standards and adding just a touch enough pizzazz to enliven what otherwise might have come across and yawn-worthy stodge. Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged bar, basement, Bedford Street, BISTRO, charing cross, Christmas Menu, christmas menu review, cocktails, covent garden, London, London blog, menu review, restaurant review, restaurants, the strand, trafalgar square, WC2, WC2E 9HH, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 2 Comments

Play #LondonBingo with @CostaBingo and @tikichris and Win Dinner at The Shard

Posted on 2013-09-16 by tikichris

Ready to have some fun? I’ve teamed up with Costa Bingo to offer my readers the chance to get out of your seats, visit some of London’s most historic landmarks and play for a chance to win dinner for two at any of the restaurants located within one our newest icons – The Shard. Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, London, Photography, Restaurants, Social Media, Travel | Tagged 10 downing street, big ben, Bingo, competition, Costa Bingo, Downing Street, Drink, fine dining, Food, London, London Bingo, nelson's column, no 10 downing street, Number 10 Downing Street, parliament, Photography, restaurants, river thames, st james's, st james's park, st stephens, thames, the churchill war rooms, the houses of parliament, the palace of westminster, the royal horseguards, the shard, the thames, trafalgar square, twitter, twitter competition, westminster, WESTMINSTER ABBEY, westminster bridge, win dinner for two, win dinner for two at the shard | 2 Comments

London Daily Photo: Head Scratcher

Posted on 2012-08-14 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged camera phone, games maker, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street photography, trafalgar square, volunteer | Leave a comment

Lord Nelson Gets a New Hat for Hatwalk “Surprise”

Posted on 2012-07-30 by tikichris

Last week, I got an email inviting me to an early Monday morning sneak peek press briefing of a “fresh and ingenious … iconic moment for this Summer Like No Other … inspired by some of Britain’s greatest visionaries from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, London, London 2012, Travel | Tagged admiral nelson, british fashion council, grazia magazine, hats, hats off to london, hatwalk, London, london 2012, london 2012 festival, lord nelson, mayor of london, momuments, nelson's column, public art, publicity stunt, statutes, trafalgar square | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: I am Envious Only of Glory

Posted on 2012-03-04 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, nelson, nelson's column, Photography, statue, trafalgar square | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Trafalgar Morning

Posted on 2012-03-03 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged big ben, clock, dawn, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, morning, Photography, st stephen's tower, street photography, trafalgar square, traffic | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Lion

Posted on 2012-03-02 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged LDP, lion, lions, London Daily Photo, nelson's column, Photography, statue, trafalgar square, TRAFLAGAR SQUARE | 2 Comments

London Daily Photo: Fa La

Posted on 2011-12-15 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged christmas carols, LDP, London Daily Photo, Photography, SINGING, street photography, trafalgar square | Leave a comment

London Food & Drink News: 1 December 2011 (Londonist)

Posted on 2011-12-01 by tikichris

London Food & Drink News: 1 December 2011 Londonist, December 1, 2011 at 16:00 pm The Long Table is set for Dalston’s street foodie night owls, The Well and Boyd’s Brasserie capitalise on Christmas and Del’Aziz comes to Clapham. READ MY … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Street Markets | Tagged boyd's brasserie, christmas trees, CLAPHAM, Clerkenwell, dalston, del'aziz, London, Londonist, MINCE PIES, mulled wine, night market, nuno mendes, pub, street food, street market, STREETSMART, SWEDISH SKI LODGE, the long table, The Well, trafalgar square, TRAFALGAR SQUARE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY, ZAHRA | Leave a comment

Free Lunch “Feeding the 5000” at Trafalgar Square Highlights Food Wastage (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2011-11-18 by tikichris

Free Lunch “Feeding the 5000” at Trafalgar Square Highlights Food Wastage Great British Chefs, 18 November 2011 From noon to 2pm today at Trafalgar Square, Feeding the 5000 with the support of the Mayor of London and in partnership with FareShare, FoodCycle, Love Food Hate … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, London, Restaurants | Tagged feeding the 5000, food wastage, food waste, free, freebie, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, lunch, trafalgar square | Leave a comment

Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree (CheapOair)

Posted on 2011-11-11 by tikichris

Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree CheapOair, November 11, 2011 The Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree is the name for the famous Christmas tree donated to the people of London by the city of Oslo each year since 1947. The tree is prominently displayed in … Continue reading →

Posted in CheapOair, London, Travel | Tagged cheapoair, christmas, christmas 2011, christmas tree, London, norwegian spruce, trafalgar square | 1 Comment

In Pictures: Northumberland House Restoration (Londonist)

Posted on 2011-07-19 by tikichris

Peek inside newly renovated Northumberland House for the elegant marbled ‘wow’ factor. Continue reading →

Posted in Hotels, London, Photography, Travel | Tagged boyd's brasserie, CLUB QUARTERS, hotel, IN PICTURES, London, Londonist, NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE, photographs, THE GRAND AT TRAFALGAR SQUARE, trafalgar square, WATATSUMI, WC2, WC2N 5BY | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Tamed

Posted on 2011-02-26 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged LDP, lion, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, trafalgar square | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Humbug Squad

Posted on 2010-12-18 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged humbug, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, santa claus, santa hats, trafalgar square | Leave a comment

New Restaurant Review: The Commonwealth Club Kitchen (Londonist)

Posted on 2010-12-08 by tikichris

New Restaurant Review: The Commonwealth Club Kitchen Londonist, December 8, 2010 at 13:02 pm During our Tuesday evening visit, the scene was laid back with what looked to be a few chummy colleague dinners and business dealings taking place. Service … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged COMMONWEALTH CLUB, London, Londonist, new restaurant review, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, trafalgar square, WC2, WC2N 5AP | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: The Most Numerous Contributors

Posted on 2010-11-10 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, monument, Photography, trafalgar square | Leave a comment

Review: Malaysia Night at Trafalgar Square (Londonist)

Posted on 2010-09-27 by tikichris

Review: Malaysia Night at Trafalgar Square Londonist, September 27, 2010 11:30 AM Friday evening’s Malaysia Night festival offered an excellent opportunity to dabble in a bit of exotic snackage with several of London’s most noted Malaysian restaurants selling (mostly the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London | Tagged festival, London, Londonist, malaysia kitchen, malaysia night, malaysian food, review, trafalgar square, WC2 | Leave a comment

Preview: Malaysia Night Festival @ Trafalgar Square (Londonist)

Posted on 2010-09-20 by tikichris

Preview: Malaysia Night Festival @ Trafalgar Square Londonist, September 20, 2010 2:30 PM photo by su-lin This Friday the 24th there will be a free ‘Malaysia Night’ festival at Trafalgar Square. Actually, as the event will start as early as 3pm, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged festival, free, freebie, London, Londonist, malaysia night, malaysian food, pasar malam, preview, trafalgar square | Leave a comment

Preview: Thailand @ Trafalgar Square (Londonist)

Posted on 2010-06-02 by tikichris

Preview: Thailand @ Trafalgar Square Londonist, June 2, 2010 1:45 PM Organised by the Royal Thai Embassy in collaboration with a handful of other sponsors, Thailand @ Trafalgar Square takes places this Saturday (June 5th) from noon to 8pm and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged free, freebie, London, Londonist, thai, Thailand, thailand @ Trafalgar Square, trafalgar square | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Lunch Date

Posted on 2010-04-15 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged London, London Daily Photo, national gallery, Photography, tourists, trafalgar square | Leave a comment

New Restaurant Review: Boyd’s Brasserie (Londonist)

Posted on 2010-04-07 by tikichris

New Restaurant Review: Boyd’s Brasserie Londonist, April 7, 2010 12:00 PM Despite close proximity to Trafalgar Square, you would be forgiven for not knowing about Boyd’s Brasserie on the not terribly notable Northumberland Street. However, once aware, there’s no excuse … Continue reading →