Pic of the Day London
Mounted police in Covent Garden on Neal Street. They are such a tourist magnet so it’s impossible to take a picture without a crowd of people taking selfies with them.
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Lucha Libre – Colourful Mexican Wrestling in London
I have seen images of these Mexican wrestlers before but have never had a chance to see them in action. Now we don’t have to go to Mexico as they are coming to London. Lucha Libre, an unmissable and electrifying feast of Mexico’s acrobatic masked superheros, “The Greatest Spectacle of Lucha Libre”, coming to East London’s York Hall from 9th – 11th July…
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Amazing Busker Susana Silver on the banks of the Thames
London has a wealth of talented musicians and you find them busking in tube stations, on streets and along the South Bank. Someone came across Susana Silver singing on the South Bank and took this video. She is singing Feeling Good and I think she did a pretty good job. Don’t you think?
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Follow the Paddington Trail
Paddington Bear is that adorable little fellow in duffle coat and wellies and you have probably been seeing him all over London recently. There are over 50 bears around town, to coincide with the upcoming Paddington film. Each bear is designed by a celebrity and you can find a map of the Paddington trail here: http://www.visitlondon.com/paddington/trail-map…
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Video of the Week: Cat fights statue
Watch this silly cat having a fight with a cat statue and going totally bonkers.
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Video of the Week: Guilty dog brings baby all the toys
If you thought dogs have no feelings, think again. Dogs can feel guilt too like this one. The baby cried when the dog took his toy. The dog felt guilty and brought it back and then proceeded to bring all the other toys to the baby too. Too cute!
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Video of the Week: Japanese Girls Chasing Each Other Like Ninjas
Watch these Japanese Schoolgirls in school uniforms chase each other around their school and around the neighbourhood like ninjas, giggling all the way. They can give those boys who do Parkour and free running a run for their money. I wonder who trained them and choreographed this?
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Video of the week : Clever Squirrel Obstacle Course
How clever are these squirrels? It took them 2 weeks to train the squirrels to work through their obstacle course. This little squirrel went through it over 20 times in one day. How is that for persistence?
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London Popups this Summer
Pop ups are everywhere across London this summer. These are usually really fun shops and good enterprises where you’ll get a taste of things to come. Here are a few you should check out. 1. Burt’s Bees Pop Up Store, Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London This fab little shop just opened in Covent Garden to…
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Giant Snow Globe in Picadilly Circus
The snow globe was erected to protect the famous Eros statue from vandalism during the Christmas period. It is filled with “snow” and there are wind blowers in the globe to snowflakes around. The globe is a temporary structure and will be in place until January. Update: unfortunately, storms caused the globe to burst before…
