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Yesterday the Suzy Guides Team (Ian P. Hardy, Annie Coburn and David Ingham) headed over to the Mall (near Buckingham Palace) to launch their musical careers. Annie’s singing career is doomed, I’m afraid! The team hopes you enjoy our fun.
Continue readingOne of the most breath-taking buildings in London is Somerset House. As you stand in the courtyard with the fountains dancing beside you, elegance envelopes you. What we know today as Somerset House began in 1549 as the project of…
Continue readingWimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship excitement begins the last week of June through the first week of July. If you want tickets, you need to plan ahead. For the 2011 Championships, obtain an application form, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope between…
Continue readingOn a recent Thames Kayaking trip, the Suzy Guides‘ team of David Ingham, Ian P. Hardy and Annie Coburn, stopped on the bank of the River Thames to have a picnic and rest after kayaking 4 miles down the River…
Continue readingThis 13 acre complex, known as More London, houses City Hall, The Scoop (an amphitheater), office buildings, restaurants and an open air pedestrian area with fountains. More London is located in Southwark, adjacent to Tower Bridge and on the South…
Continue readingConstruction on the Olympic Stadium, The Wave and the Olympic village is progressing. Last week the foundation for the track was being completed on the Stadium. Also, the lights have been installed. Comparison of construction progress for the London 2012…
Continue readingFirst thing that comes to mind when we think of Wimbledon is tennis. But, there is more to this lush community than a fortnight of tennis championships. Southside House is one of the jewels of Wimbledon Village. Here’s a photo…
Continue readingBeginning in January, King Cakes sneak across the Sabine River into Texas bakeries and plop onto kitchen tables via our neighbor, the great State of Louisiana. Their delicacy varies…some moist as dewdrops others dry as sawdust. The mysterious location of…
Continue readingIn three years, the opening ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics will take global center stage. With a world economy on the fritz, tightening the wallets of sponsorship money, London can’t out-glitz Beijing’s 2008 extravaganza. Paul Deighton, LOCOG (London Organising…
Continue readingGood Morning, Gad Abouts. Got that cup of coffee? Great! Remember…every Sunday is a new post on Gad About Gals. This is Movie Sunday. It’s too early for popcorn, but a hot bagel with cream cheese will subsitute beautifully. While…
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