131 posts tagged covent-garden

Today you get a Friday Hoyden and an opera review all tied up into one! ShareThis

Brighton holds the honour of being the location of the first romantic moment I’ve ever had in my life (Note: this story is completely trumped by many many many experiences given to me by SharkBoy. The ultimate being the day I got asked to be betrothed, of course).

Being an avid stair user, I always take the stairs instead of a lift or escalator.  So, whilst on my way to film some interviews earlier in the week, imagine my sheer horror when I decided to take the Covent Garden Tube station elevator only to discover Loyd Grossman stuck on top of me? Well, his voice that is, not him in person.

COVENT GARDEN IS MY FAVORITE PLACE IN LONDON! THEY HAVE THE BEST TEA AND IT REMINDS ME OF MY FAIR LADY Being a nerd is not easy, 'cause you just have to look for books everywhere you go! Hyde Park is lovely and Willow trees galore! The oldest sentimental carousel by the London Bridge.

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

What’s in-store …   This Saturday DJ “Blue Movies” (yeah we know - rather peculiar name choice!) will be whipping up some summer classics on his 1’s and 2’s in our Covent Garden flagship store. We also have a DIY table for all you creative cats.

My, how times flies when you're freelancing! It has been a while but I am back. I have been doing freelance design at various design companies in London and Newcastle over the last month, all of which has been very hectic and busy.

I went on a journey to Covent Garden fruit and veg market by battersea park in the hope of finding many apples for a good price. 18p per apple is better than the 25p at Sainsburies, but after taking into account time and travel expenses it worked out at a £1 save on that many apples, whoo hoo.

Belgium Taste, Belgo at Covent Garden London Posted on May 11th, 2008 by boyd First test taste of Belgium food, sort of, at Belgo (near Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London). Here the famous dinner is mussels, the fruit bear and desert.

I stopped buying newspapers the day after the blatantly biased match report of Oldham's narrow 7 -1 home defeat by Cardiff in the South Wales Tribune and Herald in March 2002. By all accounts, I haven't missed much and knowing that I would be unable to give a positive answer to "Did you see that story