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Making German Fun

January 4, 2018

Helicopters, holidays to Mars, chainsaws, and puppies: learning a language is only as fun as you make it… … More Making German Fun

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Thoughts On… Word Hedgehogs

November 4, 2017

German is a brilliant language. And I will defend that to the grave. … More Thoughts On… Word Hedgehogs

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Blossoms coming out to wish me good luck at my @stpaulscathedrallondon exam tomorrow! 🌸 • • • #springiscoming #springblossoms #londoninspring #naturallondon #urbanjungle #stpaulscathedral #cityoflondon #bluebadgeguide #examtime #beautifullondon #lovemycity #lovemylondon #londonist #timeoutlondon #suplondon #mysecretlondon #lovelondon #churchesoflondon #centrallondon #londonholiday #londonguide #londontourist #londontour #exploringlondon #stopandsmelltheroses #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

Post-exam drink on Friday at the @fitzsbar in Bloomsbury. Very swanky 😉 It’s named after Charles Fitzroy Doll, the original architect of the Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel in the late 19th century. Apparently it’s from the beautiful and extravagant style of the architect that we get the phrase “all dolled up”! • Charles Fitzroy Doll also worked on the famous ship, The Titanic, which sank in 1912, and the ship’s dining room was a close replica of the hotel restaurant (now called Neptune). • • • #hotelrussell #bloomsburylondon #fitzsbar #charlesfitzroydoll #titanic #postexam #relaxtime #londonhistory #19thcentury #architectureoflondon #londonbuildings #londoninteriors #barsoflondon #londonhistory #lovelondon #lovehistory #historynerd #todoinlondon #londonfoodanddrink #londontime #londonholiday #londontourist #londonguide #femaletravelbloggers #timeoutlondon #londonist #mysecretlondon #suplondon #londonbylondoners #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

New blog post! 🎉😁 Comparing the 18th and 21st centuries this time: William Hogarth and Conor Harrington. • Both are all about the duality of human nature (what we hide underneath our composed, civilised exteriors) and their art is an on the pulse response to contemporary trends in society. What I really enjoyed comparing though was how both (despite being separated by 300 years) used / use new and growing media to spread their work: whether it's the printing press or Instagram! • • • #streetart #highart #arthistory #blogpost #blogwriting #streetartlondon #conorharrington #williamhogarth #18thcentury #modernart #londonart #exploringlondon #shoreditch #eastlondon #historynerd #todoinlondon #freelondon #londonculture #culturetriplondon #visitlondon #londonguide #londonbylondoners #londongalleries #nationalgallerylondon #johnsoanemuseum #vandamuseum #femaletravelbloggers #travelwriting #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

This incredible survival from the 16th century is the Barton Altar Cloth. It comes from a Hertfordshire parish church, but what’s phenomenal is that this fabric is thought to have come from an actual dress of Queen Elizabeth I!! 🤩👑 • There are so many top quality materials here: beautiful silk, gold and silver thread, and intricate embroidery. According to 16th century law, only the highest levels of nobility could wear dress which contained gold and silver. • If this did belong to Elizabeth then it would make it the only known surviving example of Elizabeth I’s clothing. It’s been shown alongside the Rainbow Portrait (swipe left), in which Elizabeth wears a dress very similar to the Bacton cloth. • It is only on display at Hampton Court Palace until 23rd February, so don’t miss it!! • • • #queenelizabethi #tudorhistory #bactonaltarcloth #hamptoncourtpalace #historicroyalpalaces #royalhistory #britishroyalty #fashionhistory #stitchintime #visitlondon #visitbritain #surreyuk #daytrip #londontrip #todoinlondon #londonhistory #londonguide #londontour #femaletravelbloggers #exploringlondon #bluebadgeguide #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

I don’t often go to @kingscrossn1c, so when I do I always have to grab a couple of roadies from @littlecreatures_uk. Takes me right back to my time in Perth 😍 (almost!) • • • #littlecreaturesbrewery #littlecreaturesuk #australialiving #strayamate #takemeback #westernaustralia #westisbest #kingscrosslondon #coaldropsyard #todoinlondon #foodielondon #londondrinks #ciderlover #lovelondon #theworldinlondon #funlondon #londonisopen #visitlondon #visitbritain #londonbylondoners #mylondon #suplondon #culturetriplondon #exploringlondon #londontourist #londonguide #truelondoner #butalittlebitaustralian #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

Yesterday I went to visit ‘Palm Temple’ in King’s Cross (just past Coal Drops Yard). It’s a temporary art piece, designed by British artist Luke Jerram and inspired by Brunelleschi’s dome in Florence. On the inside of the dome, right at the top, is a bell. The ‘Extinction Bell’, which rings randomly 150-200 times a day, highlighting the number of species lost worldwide every single day (United Nations Report, 2007). It will be in King’s Cross until 17th February. • • • #lukejerram #lukejerramartist #kingscross #kingscrosslondon #coaldropsyard #publicartlondon #artinlondon #londonart #protecttheplanet #climatecrisisisreal #todoinlondon #freelondon #timeoutlondon #londonist #suplondon #mylondon #mysecretlondon #culturetriplondon #londonculture #londonbylondoners #visitlondon #londonholiday #holidaytime #lovelondon #londontourist #londonguide #femaletravelbloggers #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

Around St. Paul’s Cathedral at the moment, you can follow a Virginia Woolf quote (‘Jacob’s Room’) from the Millennium Bridge all the way to the Barbican! ‘Around the Corner’ by Karsten Huneck and Bernd Truempler uses this same font as the book’s first edition in 1922 and each word includes a description of the area around it, linking the quote to its position in the City of London. • • • #culturemile #virginiawoolf #virginiawoolfquotes #cityoflondon #cityoflondonpics #millenniumbridge #stpaulscathedral #thebarbican #museumoflondon #culturetriplondon #londonculture #publicartlondon #artinlondon #englishliterature #bloomsburygroup #londonhistory #todoinlondon #freelondon #wanderinglondon #londontime #londonguide #londontourist #londonlove #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

One of my favourite juxtapositions in London 🏙 The skyscraper in the background is very plush private student accommodation with its own 32nd floor bar! The building on the right is the old Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor which was still in operation until 1992! It was opened in 1902, largely to support Jewish refugees who were fleeing increasing persecution in Eastern Europe. At its height the soup kitchen was providing meals to over 5,000 people a week and when it closed there were still 100 people on its books who were still benefiting from the services here. Its role was merged with charity Jewish Care in the early 1990s and the building is now luxury flats. • • • #londonjuxtapositions #oldandnew #sidebyside #spitalfields #shoreditch #eastlondon #modernhistory #londonhistory #londonculture #culturetriplondon #londonarchitecture #spitalfieldsresident #streetsoflondon #exploringlondon #suplondon #timeoutlondon #londonist #mysecretlondon #lovemylondon #todoinlondon #wanderinglondon #londonguide #londontourist #femaletravelbloggers #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

Whale hello there 😎🐋 Hope the Blue Whale dominates the Hintze Hall of the Natural History Museum. This is genuinely one of my favourite buildings in London. • It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in the 19th century and there are so many little details on it which make it so special. The outside is adorned with animals (a bit like church grotesques!), both living and extinct. In fact, in relation to the original layout of the museum, extinct animals adorn the east side of the building and living ones on the west side (keep an eye out for it next time you’re there!). Waterhouse even consulted with Museum professors check the scientific accuracy of his drawings. • Like all of the other national museums in London, it’s absolutely free to visit! From dinosaurs and dodos to Martian meteorites and diamonds made of stardust ✨ • • • #naturalhistorymuseum @natural_history_museum #londonmuseums #todoinlondon #whalehellothere #beautifullondon #culturallondon #londonhistory #worldhistory #naturalhistory #londonbuildings #londonarchitecture #freelondon #cheapskatelondon #londonist #timeoutlondon #mysecretlondon #exploringlondon #londontourist #londonguide #tourguidelife #myoffice #londonlife #londonbylondoners #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

Birthday afternoon tea at the @galvinattheathenaeum 🎂 Thank you @heard_in_london! ♥️ Delicious selection and 5* luxury right on Piccadilly! • • • #afternoontea #birthdaytime #happybirthday #theathenaeum #galvinrestaurants #loveafternoontea #afternoontealondon #afternoonteauk #todoinlondon #centrallondon #piccadillylondon #londontime #lovelondon #visitlondon #londonbylondoners #visitbritain #londonculture #timeoutlondon #londonist #mylondon #londontourist #londonguide #traveltheworld #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

The recently restored blue and yellow clock face of the Elizabeth Tower (more commonly known as Big Ben, even though that’s actually the name of the bell). The Tower is undergoing extensive conservation work at the moment, during which time it was revealed that the clock’s dials and numbers were originally blue and just coated in decades of pollution and grime! Now they’re back looking shiny and new 💙💛 The work is sent to be finished in 2021, but some of the scaffolding is already starting to come down! • • • #theelizabethtower #elizabethtower #bigben #bigbenlondon #westminsterlondon #centrallondon #londoncity #capitalcity #housesofparliament #lovelondon #londonisopen #visitbritain #architectureoflondon #londonbuildings #timeoutlondon #londonist #iconiclondon #todoinlondon #parliamentsquare #mycity #mylondon #myoffice #lovemylondon #londontour #londonguide #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

The @dickensmuseum (📷 from @look_uplondon, thank you!) Not only was I born #onthisday, but so was Oliver Twist! On 31st January 1837, the first ever instalment of ‘Oliver Twist’ was published in the journal ‘Bentley’s Miscellany’! • 19th century novelist, Charles Dickens is famous for works like ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ (to name just a few). They were often published periodically in journals and magazines, rather than all at once, which made them more accessible and affordable to the general population. • If you would like to learn more about Charles Dickens, you can visit the Charles Dickens Museum on Doughty Street. The building itself was Dickens’ home from 1837 (shortly after ‘Oliver Twist’ was published)! Open Tuesday to Sunday! • • • #charlesdickens #charlesdickensmuseum #olivertwist #mybirthday #todoinlondon #londonmuseums #museumsoflondon #victorianlondon #victorianhistory #dickensianlondon #londonarchitecture #lovelondon #exploringlondon #londontour #londonguide #exploringlondon #lookuplondon #londonbylondoners #mylondon #myoffice #timeoutlondon #londonist #mysecretlondon #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

This is one of two life-sized guardian statues which flanked the sealed entrance to Tutankhamun’s burial chamber. This one embodies the ‘ka’ of Tutankhamun, his life force. His black skin symbolises the fertility of the Nile and its promise of rebirth, and the gold represents the sun and the skin of the gods (a sign of Tutankhamun’s divinity). This is the statue’s first time out of Egypt and the pair were the most complete examples of their kind ever discovered! • • • #tutankhamun #ancientegyptiangods #tutankhamunlondon #saatchigallery #saatchigallerylondon #londonexhibitions #exhibitionsinlondon #todoinlondon #timeoutlondon #londonist #mysecretlondon #londonbylondoners #amazinglondon #londonisgreat #egyptianhistory #ancientegypt #historyinlondon #londontourist #londonguide #londonlove #visitlondon #visitbritain #chelsealondon #londonculture #culturetriplondon #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

Tutankhamun the lion tamer! 🦁 This shield shows the young Pharaoh bravely grasping two lions by the tail (rather him than me!). He is wearing the plumed royal atef crown and is accompanied by the gods. The falcon behind him represents Horus, ancient war-god of Thebes. This purpose of images like these in the 14th century BC were to show the Pharaoh’s dominance. The lion was the most powerful animal in the natural and supernatural worlds, an embodiment of chaos, but still no match for the powerful Tutankhamun. • • • #tutankhamun #tutankhamunlondon #egyptiangods #saatchigallery #saatchigallerylondon #londonexhibitions #exhibitionsinlondon #todoinlondon #timeoutlondon #londonist #mysecretlondon #londonbylondoners #egyptianhistory #ancientegypt #historyinlondon #londontourist #londonguide #londonlove #visitlondon #visitbritain #chelsealondon #londonculture #culturetriplondon #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

Tutankhamun riding on the back of a panther. The panther symbolises the goddess Mafdet, who protects the sun during its journey at night. Here she is guiding Tutankhamun through the darkness of the Netherworld 🌘🐾 • • • #tutankhamun #tutankhamunlondon #saatchigallery #saatchigallerylondon #ancientegypt #ancientegyptianhistory #arthistory #exhibitionsoflondon #londonexhibition #londonculture #culturetriplondon #lovelondon #todoinlondon #londonevents #timeoutlondon #londonist #mylondon #londonbylondoners #historynerd #travellover #femaletravelbloggers #londontour #londonguide #ramblinglondon #ramblinglondontours

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