The London Years: The bridge of aspiration (10 of 20)
You can keep you Gherkin and the Barbican and Battersea Station. You can even keep your Westminster and your National…
Tag: 20LondonStories
The London Years: This green and pleasant land (9 of 20)
The three of us stood at the gate. “We are not going in there”, my sister said. “Sure we are”,…
The London Years: Greek London (8 of 20)
Byzantium in Bayswater was such an old cafe that I would not be surprised if part of their story was…
The London Years: Always have a sister (7 of 20)
Let me start with a story that is definitely against type. When I told my sister I’d go learn how…
The London Years: How not to bite your nails in the Officials’ Box (6 of 20)
I signed my name and walked behind my more experienced colleague. It is surprisingly cold in most parts of the…
The London Years: The Rest is Noise (5 of 20)
As the symphony began there were only a few musicians on stage. The lights were down, so I knew the…
The London Years: Words save our lives… sometimes (4 of 20)
I used to commute in London with at least one book, some journal papers, two pens and two highlighters. Once,…
The London Years: The night bus (3 of 20)
“What’s your name”, he asked and when I told him he turned around to his friend and said “Why are…
The London Years: The way to anyone’s heart is through the stomach (2 of 20)
I was sprawled on the couch, hair and makeup professionally done, exhausted and half asleep. The production assistant was sent…
The London Years: Grexit/ Brexit (1 of 20)
It might seem peculiar to start my 20 London stories with the rather traumatic story of Brexit but I think…