This week’s #FriFotos theme is “Circles” …..I thought round and round…..then my mind wandered to the Dead or Alive song “You Spin Me Round (like a Record)” before landing on the Ferris Wheel (don’t ask how my mind associates things). Many cities have added Ferris Wheels to attract tourists and […]
“I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream” unless, like me, you are lactose intolerant, then you just sit there sad with your once scoop of sorbet remembering a time when you could enjoy ice cream (yes, I’m still bitter by my diagnosis). Here I was at Harrod’s Ice Cream […]
It’s funny what you don’t see when it’s right in front of you – for years, I stayed in Park Lane across from Buckingham Palace and never entered the park preferring to stay on Piccadilly and use the Underground. This summer, I finally took that walk in the park – […]
In the year 2000, the Millennium Wheel was unveiled along the Thames. The enclosed Ferris Wheel welcomed the new century by adding a modern structure to the landscape of this old city. For more than ten years, the cab would drive along the Thames on the way to the office […]
Over the past ten years, I’ve visited London generally once a year for work or for a stopover on an award ticket during vacation. I’ve become comfortable with the city and have my favorites so when my niece asked “can we go to London too?”, I said “yes”. I said […]
Crossing the pond to London has become a yearly trek as part of my job (great perk, right?). There is, of course, a downside to the trek (cue tiny violins) – my agenda rarely gives me time to explore the city. Over the years, I’ve taken advantage of the free […]
With only a few hours of sleep after my overnight Philly to London flight, I was at brunch trying to get on London time. While waiting for my food, my eyes scanned the crowded restaurant as the rain steadily fell outside. With a good mix of couples, families and girlfriends, […]