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Brighton Marathon 2010

Tom — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:11:07 +0000

Brighton held it’s inaugural maration in 2010, 26.2 miles along the sea front in the unusually hot April sun. 8,000 runners took part, including a Storm Trooper, Scooby Doo, Mr Potato Head and Rambo. Nice.

Sienna in the spring

Tom — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:01:58 +0000

The historic city of Sienna hosted a wedding in the church in the centre of the above photo. A historic city, and lacking a nearby airport to give it more independence from the usual tourists. Old cobbled streets pave the steep streets which circle the main town square, it’s a captivating city which has a surprising amount to offer for its size.

Lille

Tom — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:40:32 +0000

Lille is only 90 minutes away from London on the eurostar and an excellent city break destination. Fine architecture, great food with regional specialities, and belgium influences of beer and chocolate.

London Marathon 2009

Tom — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:42:02 +0000

As a London resident you should make the time to cheer on the marathon runners a they run, jog, walk and crawl the the 26 miles from Greenwich to the Mall. This year I was paying particular attention to BHF’s “Heart Runners” and cheering them on as well as tweeting and taking these pictures. The weather was great for spectactors, a little warm for the runners but all in all a great day out.

The Raymond family comes to Walthamstow

Tom — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:52:48 +0000

The Raymond family make the trip over from Buckinghamshire to a Walthamstow which is brightly lit by the cold January sun. With two under five children a trip to the playground is the obvious choice to walk off dinner.

Neasden Temple

Tom — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:16:37 +0000

Biggest Hindu Temple outside India: The Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, London, UK, is the largest Hindu temple outside India. It was built by His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, a 79-year-old Indian sadhu (holy man), and is made of 2,828 tonnes of Bulgarian limestone and 2,000 tonnes of Italian marble, which was first shipped to India to be carved by a team of 1,526 sculptors. The temple cost £12 million to build.

New year’s eve over London

Tom — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:27:58 +0000

New year 2008-2009 was spent in privaledged surroundings overlook the River Thames, St Pauls and the millenium Bridge. Although the London Eye was mostly hidden around the river’s curves the fireworks could be seen quite clearly and at time the whole of London seemed to light up in a bright white flash.

Open house, open church in Walthamstow

Tom — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:01:57 +0000

Open house weekend is a great opportunity to have a peak inside and get the view looking out of some of London’s greatest buildings. In humble Walthamstow, even the old St Mary’s Church on the edge of Walthamstow village opened itself up and lead tours of it’s bell tower offering great views over east and north london.
After the impressive local photo opportunity, it was off to a less impressive view of Leyton Orient play Leicester City (Orient lost 1-3) and head into the City to enjoy a walk from Bank to London Bridge to meet friends in Borough.