EXPLORING MY ADOPTED CITY AND BEYOND
There are landmarks in London that do not require discovery; they simply linger in plain view, confident in their ability to draw you in. The Tower Bridge, with its fairy-tale twin towers, needs no introduction, nor do the gleaming golden gates that guard the perimeter of Buckingham Palace. These pillars of English aristocracy are at… Continue reading
London is comprised of 32 boroughs. Each of these contain a multitude of quirky little neighbourhoods and villagelike pockets that often flow seamlessly into the next making it somewhat difficult for visitors to distinguish one spot from the other. Grand architecture snakes harmoniously through the city, echoing the River Thames as it branches out from… Continue reading
There are some things – wonderful, beautiful, and sometimes quite obvious things – that in retrospect, seem so utterly unmissable that we begin to question whether we actually have any vision at all. This is exactly how I felt recently. After almost a year and a half living in London, I finally made the trek… Continue reading