tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post1049475284948423862..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: A last look at LondonMeanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-89361750044395150222010-12-29T21:27:18.386+00:002010-12-29T21:27:18.386+00:00Ha Ha! You replied well to him, Ilona! Give as go...Ha Ha! You replied well to him, Ilona! Give as good as you get, LOL! :)<br /><br />Did you go to Harrods when you were in London?<br />Next time I go there I'll address the assistants as ''Sir'' or ''Madam''. Most of them are very young so they will hate it! They will probably chuck me out! and impose a lifelong ban on me!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498948640609445008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-30616782097352876572010-12-29T19:05:05.780+00:002010-12-29T19:05:05.780+00:00Thank you for that inside information, Anna. You&#...Thank you for that inside information, Anna. You're right, I wouldn't like to be addressed as Madam. I was looking at cars a couple of weeks ago and the salesman approached me and said, 'Can I help you Madam'. I said, 'No Sir, I'm just looking'.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-18862289953390871892010-12-29T17:56:15.675+00:002010-12-29T17:56:15.675+00:00You wouldn't enjoy staying at either of the ab...You wouldn't enjoy staying at either of the above hotels Ilona, the butlers are very obsequious and just after big tips. You would be addressed as ''Madam'' like they do in the super snobby Harrods department store and you would not feel at ease. <br /><br />With regard to the Savoy the decor is awful compared to what it used to be (leopard skin-patterned carpet - favoured by the Arab owners) and everything is shiny and gaudy. :( I think these hotels are overrated and overhyped, a goldmine for the Arabs who own them.<br /><br />When I was lucky enough to have a job (in PR), I was invited to many posh hotels and preferred the smaller cosier ones like the Milestone Hotel in Kensington Palace Gardens (which is more like a townhouse than a hotel) and whose staff are warm and sincere. The butlers employed by the Dorchester and Savoy are just actors and young go-getters. <br /><br />However, it's the Dorchester and the Savoy that attract the biggest celebrities and richest tourists like the Arabs and Russian oligarchs who are great for our ailing economy so I shouldn't really grumble.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498948640609445008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-77905468506046009982010-12-29T16:50:23.443+00:002010-12-29T16:50:23.443+00:00Thank you treeswhereyousit. Ones memory lets one d...Thank you treeswhereyousit. Ones memory lets one down when one reaches a certain age, otherwise known as a senior moment, ha ha.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-89611226213069741302010-12-29T16:46:01.280+00:002010-12-29T16:46:01.280+00:00Great photos! The bridge is Tower Bridge, not Lond...Great photos! The bridge is Tower Bridge, not London Bridge.treeswhereyousithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141138293862717871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-6621596797158844142010-12-29T11:02:32.032+00:002010-12-29T11:02:32.032+00:00love all the colours and shapes in that top photo....love all the colours and shapes in that top photo. Boris bikes look very heavy too dont they? but I suppose that makes them less stealable.Old She dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154001132679090442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-51590882262917271012010-12-28T23:20:19.910+00:002010-12-28T23:20:19.910+00:00Lovely Photo's,thank you so much for posting t...Lovely Photo's,thank you so much for posting them,xxcarol hardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826714083313865582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-13566263600221841142010-12-28T23:00:16.845+00:002010-12-28T23:00:16.845+00:00I love your photos. A selection that really convey...I love your photos. A selection that really conveys the atmosphere of London. I lived there for four years as a student and couldn`t wait to escape back to the country again. I spent a lot of time in the parks, looking for grass and trees!Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-71465996347242554362010-12-28T18:47:25.612+00:002010-12-28T18:47:25.612+00:00I had dinner in the revolving restaurant of the P....I had dinner in the revolving restaurant of the P.O. Tower back in the 60s.<br />Huge fun - I would love to go into The Savoy. Roll on Spring !lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345707661431587475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-89233202267788420802010-12-28T17:47:00.549+00:002010-12-28T17:47:00.549+00:00Great photos of the bridge!
I've only been t...Great photos of the bridge! <br /><br />I've only been to London once and that was not for sight seeing. I'd love to go to the natural history museum, and others, and look at all the famous sights... don't think I'll be staying in the Savoy or Dorchester though somehow!!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.com