London Daily Photo - Special Girls

Special Girls
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo - Garage

Garage
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Free Dolly Parton CD in today's paper

It's now a bit late in the day, but today's The Mail on Sunday comes with a free 12-track Dolly Parton CD. Gotta love Dolly.


Great songwriting/storytelling, a voice as pretty as a babbling brook, and all sorts of other talents: I've been a fan of Dolly all my life. So, I was pleasantly surprised to find this freebie while waiting on queue at my local grocery. It's a decent set of songs too: quality sound, live and studio tracks.

London Lost and Found: Dan's List

How was the Harry Pye exhbition?

I had an opportunity to swing over to Sartorial Contemporary Art in Notting Hill last week to check out the Harry Pye: Me, Me, Me show, and I'm glad I did. Colourful and sardonic, Me, Me, Me consists of ten new paintings, an autobiography and one hour of television. According to Harry, "I have suffered for my art and now it is your turn." The show ends soon (9 March). Sartorial Contemporary Art is open Monday to Saturday 1:30 to 6:30pm.
















Images from left to right: The harder they come, Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, You're the reason my life is a mess, and Lonesome feeling.
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007

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London to host Spanish property exhibition

One of the nicest things about living in London is Spain. Here's some info on an event to help you maximize London's proximity to Spain.

Viva España Show
Olympia Exhibition Centre
16 - 18 March 2007

"A warm Spanish welcome awaits" at the world's largest celebration of Spanish food, wine, lifestyle, property, travel and culture for three days of flamenco dancing, live music and Spanish cooking. Features include:

Travel & Tourism
Food & Wine
Lifestyle & Culture
Property & Services

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London Daily Photo - Lateral

Lateral
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo - Private

Private
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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"Fine art with lashings of sex" at the Barbican

Under-18s are banned from x-rated exhibition
Nigel Reynolds
Telegraph
Last Updated: 1:58am GMT 22/02/2007

Called Seduced: Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now, the exhibition will show more than 250 objects - ranging from statues, carvings and reliefs from classical Greece and Rome to contemporary work by Robert Mapplethorpe, whose photographs of homosexual acts cause controversy whenever they are shown, and images from the American Jeff Koons's Made in Heaven series, showing his former wife, Cicciolina, an ex-porn star and erstwhile Italian MP, having sex.

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London Daily Photo - Off Rosebery

Off Rosebery
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Busloads of calamari for everyone!

Admittedly, this BBC article has nothing to do with London. However, I couldn't resist posting the London Bus size comparison chart - it's brilliant!

Super squid surfaces in Antarctic
A colossal squid has been caught in Antarctic waters, the first example of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni retrieved virtually intact from the surface of the ocean.
By Kim Griggs in Wellington
BBC News
Last Updated: Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 15:13 GMT 16:13 UK














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London well represented among world's best restaurants

With 11 restaurants (14 total in England) among the world's top 50, London appears to be an appetizing place to be! Here's the breakdown (for London and England):

1. The Fat Duck, Bray, Berkshire, Britain

6. Gordon Ramsay, London, Britain

8. Tom Aikens, London, Britain

10. St John, London, Britain

18. Sketch (Gallery), London, Britain

19. The Waterside Inn, Bray, Britain

20. Nobu, London, Britain

27. The Connaught, London, Britain

28. Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Oxford, Britain

30. Hakkasan, London, Britain

41. The Wolseley, London, Britain

43. Yauatcha, London, Britain

44. The Ivy, London, Britain

47. Le Gavroche, London, Britain

World’s Top 50 Restaurants 2005
Worldpress.org
May 30, 2005

Europe-based Restaurant Magazine recently revealed the 50 Best Restaurants in the World for 2005, chosen by an international panel of more than 600 impossible-to-please restaurateurs, chefs, food critics and industry experts.

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A New World: England’s first view of America (at the British Museum)

A New World: England’s first view of America
15 March – 17 June 2007
British Museum
Room 5
Book exhibition tickets now


A New World looks at the lasting impact John White's watercolours had on the Old World's impression of America. His legacy continued for over 250 years after his death thanks to the reproduction and adaptation of his work by later artists, a selection of which is displayed in the exhibition.




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London Daily Photo - Slope

Slope
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London to become Surf City?

Indoor surfing centre for London Indoor surfing centre for London
An huge indoor surf park boasting machine-generated waves is being planned for London. An huge indoor surf park boasting machine-generated waves is being planned for London.
BBC News
Last Updated: Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 19:31 GMT










The Surfdome, the first of its kind in Europe, will feature a 75m long pool recreating perfect surfing waves ... Discussions have been taking place with developers in Stratford, Greenwich in east London and Wembley, north London, for a suitable site in the city.

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London Daily Photo - Borough of Finsbury Ladies

Borough of Finsbury Ladies
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Tate Modern second most visited venue in UK

Tate Modern sees visitor increase
Tate Modern is the second most visited venue in the country with 4.9m visitors, according to new research.
BBC News
Published: 2007/02/21 09:02:44 GMT

The site, in London's South Bank, saw an increase of 21% in the number of its visitors compared to 2005 ... Among the least visited attractions were the National Museum of Costume in Scotland and the National Wool Museum in Wales.

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Tate Modern Chimney
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007

David Bray's 'Catford Classic' at StolenSpace

David Bray 'Catford Classic'
23 February - 11 March

StolenSpace Gallery
Dray Walk
The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL
United Kingdom

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Nearest Tube: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
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+44 (0) 207 2472684
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Open:Tue - Friday 11:00am - 9:00pm
Sa - Sun 10:00am - 6:30pm

London Daily Photo - No Naked Light

No Naked Light
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo - Clerkenwell Screws

Clerkenwell Screws
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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