Shoreditch Festival 2012

Last Saturday the Shoreditch Festival 2012 kicked off so we got ourselves ready, armed with umbrellas (because the heavens literally opened up and stayed open for most of the day) and of course my camera to capture some of the action at the Hoxton Street Party. Due to the awful weather there was not a lot of people but we still managed to see a street band made up from festival goers with drums and other music instruments and popped into an interesting art gallery before we decided we had enough of being wet, so went on to have lunch with friends at a really lovely little pub on the way home. Check out the pictures below. (Click on the pictures to see the large versions.)  

Celebrating 60 years of Queendom

The Queen celebrates 60 years as Monarch this year making her only the second Monarch in British history to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee. During the first week of June the entire United Kingdom together with the Commonwealth will celebrate this momentous milestone with a series of activities. In preparation of that street decorations and themes of the Jubilee Celebrations are starting to pop up everywhere. Check out my photos to see what I found so far! (Click on images to see larger version)  

100 days till the Olympic Games…and chaos?

Yesterday marked 100 days until the start of the London 2012 Games. It is quite extraordinary that this major global event is literally on our doorstep and after years of plotting and planning it will kick off on 27th July. Now for most people this is exciting and something to look forward to as this type of event will bring the nation together as we proudly show off our beautiful city and country. So when you’re standing on a platform, jam packed with other travellers waiting to board the next train or stuck on a gridlocked M25 remember this is supposed to be ‘inspiring a generation’.