A city I know well so maybe I should share some stuff with you. The page was probably created as something my then US colleagues at Sun might refer to, but its been a while since I worked there. On this page, I have a google map of my places in the ‘City’ and West End, although it expands to all over the world; it’s my “saved places” map, and I now have a South London & City map which is more up to date. I also have some links to my ancient bookmarks and I also point at my public photos on Flickr.
I never put a “Hotels” linkroll on the page. I was also playing with an ambition to spend a Citybreak in London, I had lived there for many years before moving to Hampshire, and always said to myself that it was great to visit the museums, theatres, concerts and cinemas, but never did. This page was not updated between Feb 2009 and June 2013, although both my google maps and flickr sites were.
Places
Firstly, a google map, with placemarks for places to eat and things to do. N.B. I rarely stay in a Hotel and so there are non marked.
Links, tags and piccies
I originally tracked pubs, restaurants and other things about London on delicious, but the service has been gone for a long time. I rescued some of them and hold them in an rss file called London-bookmarks which is included below and for some reason includes the Brussels bookmarks too.
My London set at flickr is here… and can be viewed below.
This wiki now has a London tag.
The links
Bruxelles
- Art Hotel Siruon Place Rogier, North of the Grand, recommended in the Rough Guide. Looks interesting. NB This is the french language page; my client firewall has shagged the english language one.
- Sofitel Brussels Toison d'Or, Brusselsanother from the Guardian, good for shopping, probably not very cheap, but nowhere is.
- Leopold Brusselsanother from the Guardian
- Bristol Stephanie Brusselsanother of the Guardian's chosen hotels
- Bedford, Brusselsanother of the Guardian's suggestions
- Sofitel in Brussels EuropeThey say, "Luxury hotel in BRUXELLES", its on the Place Jourdain, near to the Berleymont and Schuman. Not cheap.
London
- Boris Bikes MapThis is a rather cool mash up. Guerrilla programming is the way to go. Its amzing how these are never produced by the original service provider
- a charity changing peoles lives through sailingBased in Deptford, SE London, the Centre is open to everyone and is a place where you can have the opportunity to enjoy the experience of sailing and boating activities on the Thames in the heart of London.
- Cartoon MuseumOn 23rd February 2006 London's first cartoon museum opened to the public. Situated at 35 Little Russell Street, a stone's throw from The British Museum, The Cartoon Museum exhibits the very finest examples of British cartoons, caricature, and comic art from the 18th century to the present day.
- UntitledOne excellent value hotel chain
- online - Transport for LondonBuy or top up your Oyster card
- Canary WharfLooking for a bar to drink at, although this only does the official malls, and excludes the shops on the colonades and squares
- Power of Yes | Theatre review | Stage | The GuardianOn at the NT, this is the Guradian's review, on their front apge, not the back.
- Stirling AckroydThey say "Home - Estate Agents in Bankside, Clerkenwell, Hackney and Shoreditch"
- Residential Estate Agents in DocklandsTheir home page, with a good district filter
- - 1 Lombard StreetWell located and the Restaurant upstairs has a Michelin *.