She Loves London

Month: June 2012

  • The Ambitious Londoner’s Guide to a Few Days Off Work

    The Ambitious Londoner’s Guide to a Few Days Off Work

    With a few post-Jubilee days off work at my disposal, last week I attempted to Be A Good Londoner.

    In short, I was definitely, ipso-facto, 100 percento going to cram in as much cultural shiz as possible into my three days of office freedom. I scoured Time Out,  Googled “things to do in London today”, asked friends for tips and canvassed Twitter for ideas. Grand ambitions – oh yeah. I had ’em.

    If that sounds familiar, then you’re probably a little bit like me and every other Londoner I know: constantly penning a to-do list as long as your arm, without ever actually getting round to doing any of it.

    Why? Well, firstly, there’s the horror of replicating your everyday journey to work when visiting your chosen attraction. And who wants to do that on their day off? Not fun. Also, you’ve got other stuff to do. Shoes to re-heel. Shopping to do. Cupboards to re-stock. Tea to drink. Three billion hours of YouTube videos to watch.

    Oh! And then there’s this:

    We're about to rain on ya like London weather

    So in the interests of telling it like it really is, let’s look at how even the most ambitious Londoner really spends a few days off work. (more…)

  • This Lot Have Got the Right Idea

    Some of us spend Sunday in bed with a raging hangover.

    Some of us grab the papers and head to the pub, or do laps of Southbank on Boris Bikes (the last one’s me, by the way. I’m basically a pro cyclist now).

    Others get their mates together for a bit of food, head to Victoria Embankment Gardens, and settle down in deckchairs to spend the afternoon chatting and feeding the birds.

    pensioners on deckchairs

    Good on ya, girls.