Posts Tagged ‘london’
History of Peter Pan: the Story Behind the Disney Classic
Reading Time: 6 minutesHISTORY OF PETER PAN Podcast version All of this has happened before, And it will all happen again. o begins my favorite Walt Disney animated movie, Peter Pan, which debuted on February 5, 1953. The original movie poster said: “It will live in your heart forever” …and indeed it has. Why was…
Read MoreLondon Tour: London in a Day, part 4 – Monuments and Statues
Reading Time: 6 minutesLondon in a Day, part 4 – Monuments and Statues London might not have the same kind of monuments as, say, Paris, with its Eiffel Tower or Arc de Triomphe. But London has its share of interesting monuments and many statues: about 1,100 total. Let’s begin with the big ones, using our ranking system: A:…
Read MoreLondon Tour: London in a Day, part 3 – Cathedrals
Reading Time: 5 minutesLondon in a Day, part 3 – Cathedrals We’ve explored London’s Museums in our previous article; now we get to two of the great Churches of London. Modern London is based on two focal points: Westminster (political, cultural, religious) The City of London (financial, economic, central business district) There are two great churches in…
Read MoreLondon Tour: London in a Day, part 2 – Museums
Reading Time: 6 minutesLondon in a Day, part 2 – Museums As I said in my introductory article, you can evaluate your London excursions by ratings: A: must see if you have only one day in the area B: valuable to see, but might require a second day C: interesting, if you have more time London is…
Read MoreLondon Tour: London in a Day, part 1 – Introduction
Reading Time: 3 minutesLondon in a Day, part 1 – Introduction So You’re Going to London Several years ago, some friends who knew I traveled a lot asked me: ”We’re going to London, what should we see?” After asking how long they’d be in the city, they replied: ”Two days.” I said: “Don’t even bother.” Stunned,…
Read MoreMovie Review: No Time To Die
Reading Time: 7 minutesMOVIE REVIEW: NO TIME TO DIE This James Bond film is the 25th in the Eon Productions canon and the last for the actor Daniel Craig. But this is not the end of the almost 60-year film franchise. It is an above-average James Bond flick and an immensely satisfying conclusion to Daniel Craig’s tenure as…
Read MoreTheatre Review: The Philadelphia Story at the Old Vic in London
Reading Time: 4 minutesTheatre Review: The Philadelphia Story at the Old Vic in London Sometimes you meet famous people when you attend the theatre in London — I did at a recent performance in early June. I attended the new London version of The Philadelphia Story, which though most people know by the Katharine Hepburn-Cary Grant movie, was…
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