Posts tagged Fortnum and Mason
"Unwrap the Magic: London's Top 6 Christmas Department Stores You Don't Want to Miss!"

'Tis the season to be jolly, and what better way to soak in the festive spirit than by exploring London's iconic department stores decked out in holiday splendor?

London often makes the Top Ten Lists of Most Christmassy Cities, and for that, I say Ho Ho Ho. Although I think next year I’ve got to check out Vienna, New York, Montreal, or Munich as they never fail to trump London according to the lists I’ve read.

But what I love about London at Christmas is that not one well-trained waiter or department store elf is afraid to wish you a Happy Christmas (they rarely say Merry), rather than the North American generic, "let’s-not-offend-anyone" Happy Holidays.

I have shown you London at Christmas on the outside, and I do that because it dazzles, and every year there is something new.

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Shopping, Places I Love, Things to DoChristina FordChristmas on Oxford Street, christmas, Department Store, Harrods, Selfridge, Selfridge's Christmas Windows, Peter Jones, Fortnum and Mason, Covent Garden, Santa, Piccadilly, Valentino, Harvey Nichols Comment
Top 10 Most Incredible, Jaw-Dropping, Christmas Decorations In London’s Most Opulent Neighbourhood, Mayfair

It has been called the most wonderful time of the year. Where everything shines, sparkles, and twinkles in anticipation of the jolly old man with his sack full of gifts. But nowhere is that more evident than in London’s most prestigious neighbourhood of Mayfair. Home to Cartier, Louis Vuitton, and countless other luxury brands, galleries, and private clubs, each place seems to try and outdo the others with its lights, decor, and Christmas-inspired imagination. Tourists and locals alike take an evening stroll enjoying some of London’s most Instagram-worthy Christmas displays. So even if we can’t afford what twinkles inside, we can certainly bask in what twinkles outside.

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Explore, Shopping, Things I LoveChristina FordChristmas on Oxford Street, Christmas, Cartier, Stella McCartney, Chanel, Annabel's, Regent Street, Oxford Street, New Bond Street, South Molten Street, Tiffany's, Fortnum and MasonComment
It’s A-Broad In London’s London Quiz 

How well do you think you know London? Take the quiz. You are 25 questions away from impressing me.

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Things to Do, ExploreChristina FordBetween The Buttons, Lord Nelson, Quiz, Trafalgar Square, Winston Churchill, Admiral Nelson, Royal Albert Hall, Eric Clapton, Cliff Richards, Samuel Johnson, Tower of London, Great Fire of London, The Gherkin, Wimbledon, 1666, The Clash, The Tube, Tower Hill, Kensington Palace, Sketch, Olympic Stadium, West Ham, Columbia Road Flower Market, Rosetta Stone, British Museum, Grngott's Bank, Harry Potter, Australia House, Blackfriars, Bag O'Nails, Annabel's, Amy Winehouse, Camden Town, St Pauls, Fortnum and Mason, Harrods, Liberty Department Store, Big Ben, Elizabeth Tower Comments
CHRISTMAS 2020. HO, HO...FRICKIN HO!

Well, it’s that time again this year… or is it?

You don’t need to hear from me to tell you how unusual this year has been or how this time has been challenging, God, don’t we all know it. There has been many a time I just want to run from my flat screaming, “Screw you 2020, you’re not the boss of me.” But in fact, it has been the boss of me… the boss of all of us.

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Things I LoveChristina FordChristmas on Oxford Street, Slefridges, Fortnum and Mason, Annabel's, Covent Garden, New Bond Street Comments
It's The Most Magical Time of The Year. Christmas in London 2019. There is no place on earth quiet like it.

So what if it gets dark at 3:30 in the afternoon and the nights last longer than a snowman in the artic, it is Christmas time and London is TOTALY lit. Each neighborhood has elaborately decorated their storefronts, cafes, hotels, parks, and streets as they throw festive block parties to “turn on the lights” and celebrate the arrival of the Christmas season.

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Explore, Places I Love, Things I LoveChristina FordChristmas on Oxford Street, Christmas, Carnaby Street, Ron Woods, Kings Road, Mayfair, Old Bond Street, Project Zero, Regent Street, Liberty Department Store, Marylebone, Kaiser Chiefs, Covent Garden, Kew Gardens, Lendenhall Market, Fortnum and Mason, Cartier, Annabel's, Stella McCartney, mMayfair, Burlington Arcade, St Christopher's Place, Heals Over Head, Boots, Soho Comments
A Beginner's Guide To London's Social Season or How To Survive Royal Ascot

London is a ever fascinating town. There is always something to see or something going on. No time is this more true than in the spring. They  refer to May and June as "the season". Royal events, galas, Royal Ascot, Henley, Wimbledon and regal garden parties. Of course the dress, protocol and the invites to attend are strict and are hard to come by. But I am going to let you in on how this Canadian girl came to London and got invited to these royal events... became the Queen's biggest stalker ...AND more importantly how you can too. 

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Things to Do, Places I LoveChristina FordRoyal Ascot, Social Season, Fortnum and Mason, Royal Enclosure, Dress Code, Queen's Official Birthday, Queen's Garden Party, Buckingham Palace, Trooping Of Colour, Royal Horse Guards, Commonwealth, Canada, Canada House, Wimbledon, Centre Court, Denis Shapovalov, Nadal, Tennis, Jeremy Chardy, TSN, Garden Party Comments
LONDON'S 12 OLDEST BUSINESSES YOU WON'T BELIEVE ARE STILL RUNNING TODAY

As a North American living in London you have a certain vantage point, you're able to see what is uniquely British AND what is not. While the Americans or Canadian's tend to look for the newest, biggest and shiniest next thing the British celebrate the oldest, dustiest and longest standing.  It is proudly written in gold glided letters outside store fronts "established in"  or on a historical plaque telling you who was "nearly done in" at this place hundreds of years before you were even born. 

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ExploreChristina FordBerry Bros & Rudd, Wine Merchant, St James, Brown's Hotel, Mayfair, Alexander Graham Bell, Oscar WIlde, Bram Stoker, Queen Victoria, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, White's, Prince Charles, Prince WIlliam, Queen Elizabeth, Old Farts Club, Smuggler Tunnel, Ye Olde Wine Shades, Rules, Charles Dickens, Graham Greene, Downton Abbey, Lady Edith Crawley, Edward V, Lillie Langtry, Lock & Co., Winston Churchhil, Royal Warrents, Tea House, Twinings, Thomas Twining, Fortnum and Mason, William Fortnum, Huge Mason, Scotch Egg, Piccadilly, Hatchard's Book Store, Mayflower, Jane Austen, Lord Byron, Winston Churchill, Cambridge Spies, Oldest Businesses, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Beefeater, Josef Jakobs, Oldest London House, 41 Cloth Fair, Widow Bourne, King George II, Titanic, Beau Brummel Comments
London At Christmas. Is There Anyplace More Magical?.... Nope!
Things to Do, Places I LoveChristina FordOxford Street, Regent Street, Selfridge, Fortnum and Mason, Liberty, Christmas on Oxford Street, Santacon, Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, It's A Wonderful Life, Bedford Falls, Covent Garden, ice skating, Natural History Museum, Somerset House, Bavarian Pavillion, Christmas, Southbank Market, Christmas Market at The Tate, Cartier, Carnaby Street, Carnaby Christmas Revolution, Santa, Churchill Arms, Lady Gaga, Selfridge's Christmas Windows, Starbucks Red Cups, Toronto City Hall Comments