The estimated number of museums in London is in the hundreds. Hundreds! Which is just bonkers to me. Until you consider London’s been populated since 47AD. Two thousand years is a long time for a nation to collect knick-knacks. Past and present, that’s a lot of folks collecting and saving things for posterity, so naturally …
Month: April 2023
London’s cultural heritage shines through the many museums that dot the city. With so many galleries, exhibits and collections to explore it’s difficult to narrow down which to see and where to start, because, let’s face it, time is precious and generally limited. Keeping in mind, cultural references like contributions to world exploration, sports, science …
London’s curtsy to their Royals, in the form of exhibits and museums, is dizzying. Given the palaces and houses and museums dedicated to the UK’s Royal Family, it’s difficult to narrow down which to see and where to start, because, let’s face it, time is precious and generally limited. Look around. Signs of the nation’s …
London’s abundance of art museums is mind boggling, in the best way. With so many galleries, exhibits and collections to explore it’s difficult to narrow down which to see and where to start, because, let’s face it, time is precious and generally limited. Keeping in mind, fine art like paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs and such …
Updated January 5, 2023 When touring London, useful apps can make or break your experience. The best and most useful provide up-to-the-minute information for all sorts of things. The apps listed in this post are all mentioned in out travel book Texans Touring LONDON (nope, you don’t have to be from Texas to enjoy the tome). Useful …
The BARD Game is part scavenger hunt, part board game. To play, visit William Shakespeare haunts around London, UK. English playwright, poet and actor William Shakespeare made an incomparable contribution to literature, language and quite possibly your London vacation! William Shakespeare is widely known as the Bard (a Celtic word for storyteller) More than 400 years after his …