Trafalgar Square in December is a different place than Trafalgar Square in July. The Christmas tree is lit. The carol singers are gathered around its base. The lions at the foot of …
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The Natural History Museum in London: From Mary Anning’s Fossils to Hope the Whale
by Bubblyby Bubbly 16 min readI walked into the Natural History Museum on a December afternoon expecting to see Dippy. I had forgotten that Dippy had been gone since 2017. What was hanging above the central staircase …
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St Paul’s Crypt: Wren, Nelson, Wellington, and the Stories Beneath the Dome
by Bubblyby Bubbly 15 min readI had expected the crypt to feel eerie. It doesn’t. The first time you walk down the stairs from the cathedral floor and turn the corner into the main chamber, what strikes …
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Borough Market London: A Walk Through Britain’s Oldest Food Market
by Bubblyby Bubbly 11 min readAfter a morning at the Tate Modern, I walked east along the south bank of the Thames toward Borough Market. The walk takes about fifteen minutes if you stay along the river. …
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St Paul’s Cathedral: Wren’s Dome, the Icons That Stopped Me, and an American Memorial
by Bubblyby Bubbly 12 min readAfter a morning at the Tower of London, I took a cab to St Paul’s Cathedral. The rain was coming down hard enough that walking the half-hour along the Thames, the better …
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The Animals of the Tower of London: From the Royal Menagerie to the Ravens
by Bubblyby Bubbly 10 min readThe Tower of London is famous for the Crown Jewels, the executions, the medieval fortress walls, and the ravens. Of all the things to do in London, a visit here is one …
The South Bank is the southern edge of the River Thames in central London, running roughly from Lambeth Bridge in the west to Tower Bridge in the east. The stretch most people …
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The White Tower: Inside the Norman Fortress That Changed England
by Bubblyby Bubbly 11 min readThe White Tower sits at the centre of the Tower of London, both literally and architecturally. Most visitors walk past it on the way to the Crown Jewels, glance up, take a …
Few places in London capture the city’s energy, charm, and theatrical spirit quite like Covent Garden. Filled with historic market buildings, lively piazzas, elegant architecture, street performers, cafés, boutiques, and cultural institutions, …
There are few places in London where history feels as immediate and layered as it does at the Tower of London. Rising beside the River Thames with its imposing stone walls, towers, …
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Tower Bridge Isn’t London Bridge: A Visitor’s Guide to London’s Victorian Crossing
by Bubblyby Bubbly 9 min readThere are few landmarks in the world as instantly recognizable as Tower Bridge. Rising above the River Thames with its dramatic towers, suspension elements, and distinctive blue details, Tower Bridge has become …