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Happy Sunday! Evening view of the west front of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, its iconic Baroque facade illuminated against the twilight sky.

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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.

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November 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Looking down at the Stranger Things Christmas tree at Waterloo Station in London 🎄✨ 

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.

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November 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Today in History (27 November 1582): #WilliamShakespeare married Anne Hathaway. Pictured is a marble statue of Shakespeare in Leicester Square, created by Giovanni Fontana in 1874. 

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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/william-shakespeare-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Today’s festive find on Ludgate Hill near St Paul’s Cathedral: ‘Home Sweet Home’, one of 12 Snoopy sculptures on the Fleet Street Quarter trail. 

Related Guide London Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.

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November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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View of the London Eye from Westminster Bridge!  🚶‍♀️🇬🇧🎡

Related Guide London Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.

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November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Evening view of the 'Go Wildlife Go' sculpture in Paternoster Square.  Created by #GillieandMarc, it is part of the broader 'Love The Last' project.

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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Cheers to the weekend! This is the Festive Bar, part of the Christmas Market, set on the terrace right in front of the National Gallery and Trafalgar Square. Enjoy holiday drinks and twinkling lights in the heart of London’s celebrations.​

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Fortnum & Mason lights up for the 2025 Christmas Season! The Piccadilly store becomes a giant advent calendar, with windows sparkling in jewel tones and whimsical designs. 🎄

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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-fashion-shopping-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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At the #NationalArmyMuseum: Portrait of Thomas James, a bandsman from the Caribbean island of Montserrat who earned the Waterloo Medal after serving bravely at Waterloo in 1815. 

Related Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/british-military-history-tour/

📸 © Ursula Barzey.
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Along the Victoria Embankment, cast-iron dragon statues mark the historic boundary of the City of London. Made in 1849 for the Coal Exchange, they now face Westminster, holding the City's coat of arms in silver and red. https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/the-city-of-london-tour/

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November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Evening view of Trafalgar Square with the National Gallery as backdrop. The Christmas Market is now open, featuring festive stalls and a variety of delicious treats. 

Related Guide London Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.

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November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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If you celebrate Christmas, have you put up your tree yet? This stunning 40-foot Christmas tree is now on display in the beautiful courtyard of Somerset House.

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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.

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November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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At night, #PiccadillyCircus comes alive with the dazzling glow of #PiccadillyLights, a digital billboard display that lights up the heart of London’s West End.

Related Guide London Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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For the first time ever, Leicester Square has an outdoor ice rink open now through January 4, 2026. Visitors can glide around the William Shakespeare statue in 45-minute skate sessions available every 15 minutes. Plus, there is festive food, drinks, and a Christmas Market.

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Coffee anyone? This glass-fronted coffee kiosk, The Portrait Pavilion by Audrey Green serves up specialty coffee and pastries right across from The National Portrait Gallery. 

Related Guide London Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-food-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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For #ArmisticeDay, this 1925 British Legion poster at the National Army Museum features lines from Lt. Col. McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields,” inspired by poppies growing amid war-torn Flanders.

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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/british-military-history-tour/

📸 © Ursula Barzey.
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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This past Saturday, the Lady Mayor arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice in the historic golden State Coach as part of the Lady Mayor’s Parade. 

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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.

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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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View from the Eagle Bar at the Chancery Rosewood hotel, formerly the US embassy in Grosvenor Square. The monumental eagle sculpture marks the building’s diplomatic legacy.

📸 © Ulla Thiessen, Blue Badge Tourist Guide
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November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Rising 189 metres above Fitzrovia, the BT Tower was completed in 1964 as London’s tallest building. It once housed a revolving restaurant and a secret hub for microwave communications. 

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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Today in History (5 November 1605): Guy Fawkes and fellow conspirators tried to blow up the Palace of Westminster to kill King James I and restore Catholic rule. The plot was foiled and is marked annually with bonfires and fireworks.

📸 © Diliff via Wikimedia Commons.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Bronze statue of Lord George Bentinck in Cavendish Square Gardens, created by Thomas Campbell in 1851. It honors the rebel politician and racing legend who fought against the Corn Laws—tariffs that kept grain prices high but hurt workers. 

📸 © Ursula Barzey.

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November 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Meet Fern, London’s latest Jurassic resident! This stunning bronze Diplodocus now stands proudly in the newly transformed gardens of the Natural History Museum. 

📸 © Noriko Sakamoto.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Entrance to the Jamaica Wine House in London’s financial district. Established in 1652 as the city’s first coffee house, it was a key meeting place for merchants involved in the West India trade, including the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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By Hyde Park Corner stands the giant statue of Achilles—created in 1822 from bronze enemy cannon to honour the Duke of Wellington’s victories.

Related Tour
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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In search of autumn colour in Hyde Park. With 3,000+ trees (London plane, sweet chestnut, lime, etc.) the Royal Park glows gold and crimson each autumn, a perfect city escape.

Related Tour
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM