England

The Church in Our Neighbourhood

[ July, 2015 ] There was an event where St. John’s Church in our neighbourhood, in London, invited people to climb its clock tower, recently As I always like going up to great heights, I…

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Indoor Antique Market

[ Apr.2015 ] Our friends took us to an indoor antique market in London. It is called Alfie Antique Market. Mr. Bennie Gray opened this in 1976 and about 100 antique dealers are trading here….

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Walk Around Shoreditch

[ Apr.2015 ] There is an area called Shoreditch in East London. It used to be a shabby poor area and there used to be cheap leather shops here and there until about 20 years…

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Winter Wonderland

[ Dec.2014 ] I went to Winter Wonderland, an event which was held in Hyde Park, the famous park in London. I was oblivious on this event, but apparently it was already the 7th year…

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X’mas jumper

[ Dec.2014 ] Until some years ago, the X’mas jumpers were one of the most embarrassing items. But last few years, jumpers with big Santa Claus, reindeer or snow flakes has been very popular. Apparently,…

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A play at a small theatre

[ Nov.2014 ] I went to see a play at a small theatre called Southwark Playhouse in London. I had not seen a play for a long time. The title was “Who Do We Think…

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Skyscrapers in London

[ Nov.2014 ] On one sunny Sunday, we had a walk around the City of London. As it was a weekend, there were not many people and those new skyscrapers were noticeable. The front of…

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Olympic Park

[ Aug.2014 ] A friend of mine invited us to visit Olympic Park, which has been being built since the Olympic game in 2012 in London finished. The official name is Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park….

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Surprised to see a festival in the neighbourhood

[ Aug.2014 ] When we went out to a supermarket as usual in one weekend in early August, we found a great many people gathering in front of a church. Everybody was wearing colourful cosutumes…