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Archive for September, 2007

The elaborate peal of St Paul’s signalled the start of our historical tour of London’s Square Mile. Of course London itself covers many square miles but we were only interested in the one that houses the City of London which, at one point in time, was surrounded by the old Roman city walls.Ken began our [...]

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The SaVVy Wine Club  Shakespeare once said that “Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used” and who are we to argue with the great bard. It has been around for centuries for the enjoyment of one and all.
Indeed the oldest known bottle was unearthed in 1867 during the excavation for the building [...]

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Carnival!
There is something about summer, heat, and holidays that makes people want to dress up in weird and wonderful costumes, scream ‘aaaiiiiiieeeeee!’ from the top of their voices all whilst dancing around on garishly decorated lorry trailers. No, its not City bonus day – its carnival season! We have all seen pictures of the wonderful events [...]

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How to address The Queen
Everyone worries about what is the right thing to do these days. Whether it is what is the correct length of dress; is an evening dress too over the top when your man is in lounge suit; should a hat be worn; how many kisses should be proffered when meeting someone [...]

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