You really shouldn't go to Portobello Road without Dire Straits' Portobello Belle playing in your headsets....
Belladonna's on the high street
Her breasts upon the offbeat
And the stalls are just the side shows
Victoriana's old clothes
Yeah she got the skirt so tight now
She wanna travel light now
She wanna tear up all her roots now
She got the turn-up on the boots now
She thinks she's tough
She ain't no English rose
But the blind singer
He's seen enough and he knows
He do a song about a long gone Irish girl
But I got one for you my Portobello Belle
She sees a man upon his back there
Escaping from a sack there
And Belladonna lingers
Her gloves they got no fingers
Blind man he's singing the Irish
He gets his money in a tin dish
Just a corner serenader
Once upon a time he could have made her
She thinks she's tough
She ain't no English rose
But the blind singer
He's seen enough and he knows
He do a song about a long gone Irish girl
But I got one for you my Portobello Belle
Yes and these barrow boys are hawking
And a parakeet is squawking
Upon a truck a paper rhino
She get the crying of a wino
And then she get the reggae rumble
Belladonna's in the jungle
But she ain't no garden flower
There ain't no distress in the tower
Belladonna walks
Belladonna taking control
She don't care about your window box
Or your button hole
She sing a song about a long gone Irish girl
But I got one for you my Portobello Belle
I lived in London for a year once. I loved it, but it was very intense. As I have gotten older I prefer to slow things down to a more controlled pace. So now I live outside of London and take the train in on Saturday or Sunday to get my fix of the city.
Everyone is of course different in their likes and limitations. The Weekend Warrior suites me. The trains are cheaper on the weekend off peak rates. The tubes and buses are nearly empty on Sunday morning and it is a great time to get around town, grab some breakfast, stroll in the park and blissfully wander around taking photos and absorbing the essence of one the world's truly great cities.
Top 10 London Links.com has selected the following 10 websites as the Overall Top 10 from all categories.
1. Olympics 2012 - Information on the 34 different venues, schedule of events, ceremonies and parties. The last time London hosted the Olympics was 1948. Don't miss this one, even if you only attend online.
2. Hotels - London - over 600 hotels to choose from in all London districts and price ranges with attractions and transport information available.
3. London-Eating - restaurant information by location, pricing and cuisine with diner reviews.
4. Essential London Guide - colorful official site of the London Tourist Association with full listings in any category you need to make your trip enjoyable.
5. Time out London - covers all the things to do and see in London.
6. Nightlife - best places to go in London where there are so many night time options.
7. London Online - extensive directories to inform Londoners, tourists and London businesses.
8. Transport For London - guide for every kind of transport in London to aid in planning how to get around using tubes, trains, buses, taxis, cycling, and walking.
9. Open Top Bus Tours - three different routes throughout London with hop-on and off tickets and guide commentaries.
10. Covent Garden - premier destination for visitors to enjoy shopping, dining, relaxing while watching the world and street performers pass by.
For the links:
http://www.top10londonlinks.com/overall%20top%2010.html
Top 10 London Links.com has chosen its top London travel websites for 2012. The winners are selected in each travel category - lodging, dining, attractions, museum & galleries, entertainment, shopping, tours and transport, events, travel guides and overall.
The results make a unique travel directory that is a concise, well organized, A-Z of the best websites that are essential to any visitor to London.
www.Top10LondonLinks.com
