Highgate Cemetery With Karl Marx and Douglas Adams
I recently made a visit to explore around Highgate Cemetery in London. The graveyard is the final resting place of two really well-known people from history. The first is Karl Marx. We have all heard of Marx a well-known communist, who the term Marxism is…
Northern Cyprus – A Day in London
We wake for our first full day on vacation to enjoy the slight spattering of water that dribbles over us as we take our morning showers. The first item on the agenda is to swing by a cash machine so that I can withdraw some…
Stratford-Upon-Avon
The train from London to Stratford-Upon-Avon is about two hours leaving the Marylebone station. And from the station in Stratford, it is about a 10 minute walk to the Shakespeare themed hotel I booked my stay. Originally I intended to stay at a local hostel…
Day 3 in London
Today I pretty much spent the whole day at the British Museum. The museum is free to enter, and usually has a special exhibit for an extra fee. I paid the extra fee to see an exhibit on Pompey and Herculaneum before beginning my…
St. Paul’s Cathedral
I wish I could have spent more time at St. Paul’s Cathedral, but by the time I arrived, it was about 15 minutes before closing. I paid the 20 pounds and went to climb the stairs to the top, or as close to the top…
London Day 2: Bus Tour and Pictures
I crawled out of bed on day 2 of my excursion to London believing that my cough was getting better and went to book my ticket for a bus tour. Although the buses never seem to run on the schedule they say they do, and…
A Weekend in London
London is one of those great cities throughout the world that I have always felt drawn towards, yet for one reason or another have never visited. The city is massive in its size and history, with buildings that are hundreds of years old standing next…
