London policemen (and women) get their nickname ‘bobbies’ from Sir Robert Peel who was the Home Secretary when the London Metropolitan Police was established in 1829.
‘Bobbies’ or ‘bobby’ is a coined term short for Robert as has become associated with Sir Robert Peel
The London Metropolitan Police Force are also known as the ‘boys in blue’ due to their distinctive dark blue uniform.
Original Police officers wore a uniform of top hats and tailcoats, Sir Robert Peel’s police force were better trained and operated with higher discipline than the previous 1737 police …

The London Eye is the worlds largest observation wheel and was designed by David Marks and Julia Barfield the wheel was initially planned to be temporary and was built to coincide with the millennium, however due to the attractions large popularity the ‘Millennium Wheel’, as it was originally known was re-branded as the London Eye.
Since 2003, the London Eye has provided a central focal point of New Years Eve firework celebrations. Previously Trafalgar Square was used as a base for displays.
The firework display launched from the London Eye can be …

The Cans Graffiti festival was held on the 3rd to 5th of May 2008 it took an empty unused tunnel close to the river and converted it into a vibrant goldmine of artwork, stencils and graffiti from famous artists such as Banksy, Faile, Sweet Tooth, Mike Marcus, Obey and Snub.
These pictures were taken over a few visits to the site, a map of its location can be found at the end of this post. The festival tunnel changes every time you visit as more and more artwork is added.
Unfortunately the …

The London was opened on New Years Eve 1999,four hours before the millennium and at the time was known at the millennium eye. It was built to mark the start of a new millennium.
The London Eye was designed by David Marks and Julia Barfield and built by a company called Mace.
The London Eye was originally planned to be a temporary attraction however due to it’s huge success it was decided it should stay. The London eye is now one of the most popular attractions in London and allows passengers to …

The distance from Glasgow to London is 403 miles according to Google Maps.
Driving from Oxford to London would take six hours and fifty two minutes (roughly) depending on traffic and the distance is again around the four hundred mile mark.
Below is map of the best route of London to Glasgow which takes the M1 M6 and M73 motorways.
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There are a number of ways to travel from London to Glasgow or vice versa you could fly, get the train or bus as well.

Jellied eels are something of a tradition around London, personally I’ve never tired them because they look pretty awful but if you ever fancy buying some you can pick them up on most markets in London and in particular around the East End.
If your in the East End then they even sell them in local Tesco’s! The above picture was taken at the below location and I’m pretty sure you could buy jellied eels from there, if not they should really think about getting their sign changed
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London is littered with graffiti and stencils, certain areas are also subtly plastered with stickers randomly on street signs electricity boxes and traffic lights.
The London graffiti brings individuality and a creative aspect to the city. Most famous and well documented is the work of Banksy which can be in and around central London.

The graffiti in London is ever changing and pieces come and go each week, sometimes within days. Once you find the best spots then you will notice the …

This years Chinese New Year 2009 ushers in the year of the Ox and falls on the January 26th which is a Monday. There are always lots of things to do in London for Chinese New Year and whether your Chinese or not it can be pretty fun to check out what’s happening…
Traditional celebrations for the New Year take place the first Sunday after the date of the Chinese New Year so this year the main celebrations will be on Sunday the 1st of February and take place from 12 …