Royal Gifts
This year's visitors to the summer opening of Buckingham Palace are in for a treat because they will be able to enjoy a special...
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sandyrhodes
Jul 1, 20171 min read
Real Tennis at its best
Real tennis is the game from which modern tennis derives and it's a complicated game. If you've ever wondered how it is played, now is...
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sandyrhodes
Jul 1, 20171 min read
Early July means the flower show
The RHS Hampton Court Flower Show starts on 4 July and goes on until the 9th. For those of you who love plants and flowers, terrific;...
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sandyrhodes
Jun 24, 20171 min read
Do you ever think about the 'what if's'...
I do, often - what if, for example, Anne Boleyn had not miscarried her son when she witnessed Henry VIII falling from his horse that day...
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sandyrhodes
Jun 24, 20171 min read
So pleased you're pleased!
I feel very proud to have been awarded Trip Advisor's Certificate of Excellence for 40 excellent reviews - here's to the next 40!
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sandyrhodes
Jun 24, 20171 min read
Wrong way street!
I love watching people bemused reactions as they see cars driving into the entrance to the Savoy Hotel and Theatre on the right side of...
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sandyrhodes
May 20, 20171 min read
It's baby time!
A lovely sight beside St James' park lake today: a family of swans with their cygnet young and, on the other side of the water.....
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sandyrhodes
May 20, 20171 min read
Spring has sprung!
Goslings - very much protected by mum and dad!
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sandyrhodes
May 15, 20171 min read
Lively London
London is getting busy! The sky is blue and the red Chinese lanterns of Chinatown brighten up the streets. London is definitely coming...
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sandyrhodes
May 15, 20171 min read
Music Festival
It's music time again at Hampton Court Palace and there is little to compare with a summer night of music in the spectacular setting of...
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sandyrhodes
Apr 3, 20171 min read
Building work wherever you look!
This was the view from the Heights Restaurant and Bar in the George's Hotel off Langham Place (near Oxford Circus) a week or so ago - a...
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sandyrhodes
Apr 3, 20171 min read
Hampton Court is SOOO much fun!
Hampton Court Palace gets better and better each year for children. The Magic Garden has just reopened with some new features to thrill...
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sandyrhodes
Mar 12, 20171 min read
Sumptuous evening setting....
Exclusive evening tours of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace are due to start on Friday 24 March and will be continuing up until 1 May....
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sandyrhodes
Mar 7, 20170 min read
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sandyrhodes
Mar 7, 20171 min read
Would you wear these?
I was wandering along Bond Street the other day window shopping as I went and found myself looking at some of the window displays...
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sandyrhodes
Mar 7, 20171 min read
Victoria on the rise
I feel really small when I walk along Buckingham Palace Road these days as the new buildings tower above me. But how lovely to see the...
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sandyrhodes
Feb 7, 20171 min read
The Butcher of Culloden
I was sad to see that Cavendish Square has finally lost its statue made out of soap, presumably washed away in the Winter rains! ...
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sandyrhodes
Feb 7, 20171 min read
Two different views!
I love having the chance to see great buildings from different angles. Take the iconic John Nash All Souls Church on Regent Street, the...
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