The HMS Belfast is currently a museum ship. It was part of the Royal Navy’s Town-class cruisers. Belfast was launched in 1938. She was active in the World War II, the Korean War and was later stationed in the Far East. She was opened to
The Tower Bridge is located close to the Tower of London in United Kingdom. It is a combined bascule (moveable bridge) and suspension bridge. Often erroneously called the London Bridge (which is some distance away actually), the Tower Bridge was built in
With the opening of the new terminal at Heathrow, the airport will be able handle almost 45% more passengers. This could not have come sooner, when air traffic, especially the long distance inter-continental ones, has increased greatly in the past few years and the pressure on this international hub was starting to show.
Continued from Shopping in Piccadilly, London – Sackville St. to Old Bond St. At the corner of Old Bond St. and Piccadilly is located a De Beers store. They have some of the finest quality diamond jewellery. An appointment can be taken with the De Beers staff to help out in the diamond selection. This [...]
Burlington Arcade – Opened in 1819, this is Britain first shopping arcade. It is also known to be the longest covered shopping street in England. It’s quite the ultimate in luxury goods. Another thing Burlington is famous for, are the Beadles. The Beadles are
Continued from Shopping in Piccadilly, London – Regent St. (Piccadilly Circus) to Sackville St. Shops/places of interest between Sackville St. and Old Bond St. (on Piccadilly leading off from Piccadilly Circus)- Pret a Manger - Healthy fresh food. The policy is to use natural ingredients and avoid preservatives and other chemicals. They have sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, [...]
Continued from Shopping in Piccadilly, London – St James’s St. to Arlington St. Shops/places of interest between Regent St. (Piccadilly Circus) and Sackville St.- Zavvi – Music (in CD, CS, DVD formats), DVD, Blu-ray, HD DVD, games, books (audio book, video book, hard and paper backs). Address : No. 1 Piccadilly, on the corner of Piccadilly [...]
Continued from Shopping in Piccadilly, London – Duke Street St James’s to St James’s St. Shops/places of interest between St. James’s St. and Arlington St. (on Piccadilly leading off from Piccadilly Circus)- Across St. James’s St. (i.e. at the corner of St. James’s and Piccadilly) is Caviar house & Prunier, a seafood boutique & restaurant [...]
Continued from Shopping in Piccadilly, London – Church Place to Duke Street St James’s Shops/areas of interest between Duke St. St James’s and St. James’s St. (along Piccadilly leading from Piccadilly Circus)- The Highlands – Country clothing and out door activity clothing for men and women. French Travel Centre – Travel (including day trips) in [...]
Continued from Shopping in Piccadilly, London – Regent St. to Church Place Shops/places of interest between Church Place and Duke St. St James’s (along Piccadilly leading from Piccadilly Circus) – St. James Church – This is an Anglican church (consecrated in 1684) designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Piccadilly Market – On the grounds of the [...]