Posts tagged Winston Churchill
The Queen is Dead. Long Live The King (that's still going to take some getting used to.)

What a year!

I cannot think of a single year in my life when living in London has been so historical. We have had a Prime Minister ousted, brought down by scandal. It was only a few months ago when decorated soldiers marched, gilded horses trotted, and trumpeters blew their horns as I, plus hundreds of thousands of others, surrounded Buckingham Palace to pay tribute to the Queen's 70-year reign. A milestone not reached by any other British monarch.

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People of London, Things I LoveChristina FordQueen Elizabeth, King Charles, Corgi, Jubilee, Buckingham Palace, Londoners, Winston Churchill, Liz Truss, Prime Minister, Westminster Palace, Lying in State, WWII, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Victoria, Queen's Platinum Jubilee, hand bag, How To Speak Bristish, British Monarchy Comment
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
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