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Calendar of events in London for December, 2006

emil — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:53:11 +0100

December is maybe one of my favourit montsh. Why is that? It is easy to guess - because I love Christmas. Actually, who doesn't? But what is Christmas without the colourful strings of angels, bells, holly and other yuletide symbols
sparkling charmingly over our heads. Each Christmas London’s streets are festooned with a glittering assortment
of lights to illuminate our path during the festive period.

A mammoth in Trafalgar Square

emil — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:34:25 +0100

A woolly mammoth has been placed in Trafalgar Square to highlight the effects of climate change.

The 11.5ft (3.5m) replica was unveiled by the Natural History Museum to warn how life in Britain could undergo radical change in the next 50 years.

The museum's researchers believe we may have to adapt to "baking summers" as well as "mortally freezing winters".

"The British way of life and Homo Britanicus could go the same way as the woolly mammoth," the museum warned.

Pelican swallows pigeon in London

emil — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:27:39 +0100

Families and tourists in a London park were left shocked when a pelican picked up and swallowed a pigeon.

The unusual wildlife spectacle in St James's Park was caught on camera by photographer Cathal McNaughton.

He said the Eastern White pelican had the unfortunate pigeon in its beak for more than 20 minutes before swallowing it whole.

An RSPB spokesman said: "It is almost unheard of for a pelican to eat a bird. Their diet should be strictly fish."

Calendar of events in London for November, 2006

emil — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:00:56 +0100

Every year in London take place massive celebrations to commemorate the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. Catholic Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and the King, James I, along with it. He was executed for treason, but he’s remembered by children the length and breadth of the country as they burn effigies of the infamous traitor on large bonfires, as fireworks are fired off into the night’s sky. These celebrations are a great chance for you to go out, stare London's sky and see thousands of pyrotechnics go up in smoke. Also there are some good musical events to see such as the London Jazz Festival which will go from 10th to 19th November.

Calendar of events in London for August, 2006

emil — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:35:48 +0200

Which wil be the greatest events in London in April, 2006? Well, personally, I think that the main event this month will be the Notting Hill Carnival. This is Europe's greatest party that started as a small local party by a homesick Carribean community in West London. Today over a million people come to the party. Here are the other important events that will take place in London this month:

Event: Notting Hill Carnival

The majestic Kew Gardens of Her Majesty

Mila — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:02:51 +0200

The world famous botanical gardens, which actually host the biggest botanical collection in the world, were established in 1759 by Princess Augusta. She had a green finger and her passion developed into serious matter. Kew Gardens now spreads over 300 acres. There are the stunning number of 300,000 plant species.
The most important and renown attractions are the greenhouses (we all know what the climate in London is, and some of the plants are tropical and equatorial). In the complex you can see also architectural masterpieces like a Japanese Pagoda, Queen Charlotte's Cottage and the so-called Palm House.

A Modigliani reached 30.2 mln dollars at an auction

Mila — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:32:02 +0200

On 19.06.2006 there was an auction of Italian painters in London. The highest sold picture was a portrait by Amedeo Modigliani. He painted his partner in 1919 "Jeanne Hebuterne (with hat)"
There is a tragic story behind this painting - it was made just a year before the suicide of Hebuterne, who was pregnant at the time with Modigliani's child. The painter died shortly after.
Yet what happened in Sotheby is not a record for a Modigliani. In November 2004 another Modigliani was sold for 30.3 mln dollars.

100th London night bus launched

emil — Wed, 31 May 2006 19:42:49 +0200

Mayor Ken Livingstone has announced that London is going to get its 100th night bus.

Bus line 281 will run a 24-hour service from Hounslow to Tolworth in West London from Saturday. There were 57 night bus routes with about 15 million passengers in 2000. They are now much safer with the new service of a dedicated police unit which patrols buses and taxis. All of the buses also have CCTV. Ken Livingstone, mayor of London, noted how much the bus service is overhauled in the last six years and the 100th night bus proves it.

Letter is delivered 56 years late

emil — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:50:18 +0200

A mystery letter posted to a Cambridge University college 56 years ago has finally been delivered.

Trinity College porters were surprised when the faded letter, posted in London on 3 March 1950, turned up.

The faded handwritten letter, addressed to George Green, reads: "George, will meet at Monty's next weekend. Is 2pm acceptable? Love Gwen."

Trinity College said staff were checking their records to find out whether Mr Green was a student.

Tight schedule for the Olympics

emil — Sat, 13 May 2006 00:57:26 +0200

The timetable for London to be ready for the 2012 Olympics is "extremely tight", an inquiry has heard.

Olympic chief David Higgins said no building work could begin on the East London Olympic Park until all the land needed is in public control.

He was speaking at a public inquiry into compulsory purchase orders on 306 hectares (756 acres) in Stratford.

About 90% is in public ownership, but many firms and residents are fighting eviction from the Lower Lea Valley.