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  • Hailing the Dragon Slayer with Feast of St George
    Posted in: Events & Festivals, Highlights

    As St. George’s Day, fell on a weekday April 23, a belated feast of St. George took place on Saturday, April 25 t London’s Trafalgar Square. Hundreds attended the feast, a celebration of the English patron saint with his notable emblem of a red cross also the flag of England. Also known the Dragon Slayer, […]

  • The Shakespeare Globe Exhibition & Theatre Tour
    Posted in: Features

    The Shakespeare Globe exhibition and theatre tour is an informative and engaging display of historical facts about Shakespeare’s professional home in London and the London of the Elizabethan times he lived in. The museum whose entrance is from the Bankside is on the upper floor. The exhibition begins with a display of a timeline dating […]

  • Happy Birthday William Shakespeare
    Posted in: Highlights

    The exhibition and tour of the Shakespeare’s Globe theatre is open everyday with a paid ticket. However, on the occasion of Shakespeare’s birthday that falls on April 23, the Globe threw open its doors to the public to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday over the weekend on Sunday, April 19 that included free entrance to the exhibition […]

  • The Darwinian Home
    Posted in: Features

    <p The Down House home to the greatest English scientist Charles Darwin now maintained by the English Heritage is a World Heritage building in what used to be Down in Kent, now part of the London borough of Bromley. Adult tickets are priced at £10. 60 with free entry to members of English Heritage. A […]

  • St Patty’s Day Parade at Trafalgar Square
    Posted in: Highlights

    London celebrated St Patrick’s Day this year on a Sunday, March 15 . The event was a resplendent parade of revelry showcasing the best of Irish culture, folklore, myths, food, costumes and dancing. The colourful parade had green as the dominant colour displayed in the Irish flag, in the symbol of shamrock, a 3 leaf […]

  • Forensics – The Anatomy of Crime Exhibition
    Posted in: Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions

    As an aficionado of Forensic Files, Medical Detectives, CSI and other crime investigation series, I wondered if the nitty gritties of forensics in an exhibition will hold my interest as much as it does on Television. However, the very theme of forensics had me enthused for a visit, which is how I found myself at […]