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Stay in London and Visit the The Mayor’s Thames Festival (September 2nd, 2010)

The Mayor’s Thames Festival is London’s free arts festival. Activities take place on the River Thames, the riverside walkways, roads, bridges, docks and public open spaces from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge and beyond.Please contact Serviced City Pads reservations team on 0844 335 8866.
The festival is a stunning, free celebration of London and its river and it has become a key highlight in the city’s cultural life. Its river and water focused activities aim to inspire and excite and its extensive education programme involving some 300 schools hopes to increase interest in and appreciation of the river and its environment.

Many Thames Festival activities are based on public participation. The festival commissions new work, and transforms unusual spaces on and around the River Thames with a mixture of street art performance and carnival atmosphere.

Over the weekend, the Thames Festival Market showcases the very best of smallscale independent designers/makers, complemented by a selection of superlative food providers. Each area of the festival site will have food stalls, arts and crafts traders, and bars serving a variety of refreshments to cater to your every need. Over 300 individual traders have been carefully selected from across the UK, with an emphasis on artisans producing high quality products, and a clear policy on ethical sourcing for produce. Serviced Apartments through Serviced City Pads.

The Steve Faldo Memorial Barge-Driving Race re-enacts the way watermen manoeuvred their barges on the Thames in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when goods from cargo ships were offloaded onto barges, or ‘lighters’, and rowed with long oars to quayside warehouses.

The teams competing in this impressive race require skill and strength tom propel these heavy un-powered vessels and ride the river currents. The main race features barges crewed by modern day waterman and lightermen. who work on boats up and down the Thames from Woolwich to Hampton Court. The earlier race features novice crews, made up of friends, family and apprentices of The Company of Watermen and Lightermen. The race commemorates the captain of the Marchioness, who died along with fifty other when it sank after being run down by a dredger on 20 August 1989. Serviced Accomodation throughout London with Serviced City Pads.
Join Thames21 as they bring the foreshore to life! Thames21, Londons leading waterways charity, will be running a whole host of fun events for people, young and old, on the foreshore by Gabriel’s Wharf. Build a sandcastle, have a go at welly throwing, or find and decorate an interesting pebble to take away with you. All equipment provided, and suitable for veryone. The Environment Agency Fisheries Department will also be down on the foreshore and carrying out live netting demonstrations, to look at some of the fish that live in the River Thames.

‘As an English pyrotechnic artist there is no greater stage than the Thames.’ So says Mike Jones, designer of the Thames Festival fireworks display, now one of only three displays permitted each year on the Thames in central London.

The display spans nearly half a kilometre of the river as the two barges fire sychronised volleys and strafes of aerial shells erupting into a dramatic canopy of effects. Effects are drawn from China, Taiwan, Spain, Italy and America to modulate not only the colour and shape within each sequence, bit also the brilliance, the dynamic movement and pyrotechnic noise as over one ton pyrotechnics are fired in ten minutes.

From amorphous clouds of strobing blink stars and weaving fiery serpents to the perfect parabolic forms of brocade ring shells, we will see a sequence of beautiful pyroscapes creating a cycle from shapeless energy to symetry and then to chaos. Serviced City Pads supply apartments throughout London.

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Read More | | September 2nd, 2010

Family visit to London Tate galleries (September 2nd, 2010)

The Tate has four art galleries around the UK, including one in Liverpool, one in the famed cornish artist hangout of St Ives in the South West of England; but is best known for it’s two London galleries – Tate Modern and Tate Britain. Serviced City Pads, the London accommodation booking service would suggest that a holiday in London wouldn’t be complete without a visit to one of the two Tate galleries situated on the banks of the River Thames.

But what is on at the Tate galleries that you will be able to see once you have booked your serviced apartment in London?

Perhaps the event of this year is the Gauguin exhibition which runs from the end of September until the end of January 2011. This promises to be a stunning exhibition of impressionism, sculpture and symbolism from one of the worlds most famous modern artists of the twentieth century. Gauguin was a world traveller and you will find images derived from his time spent living in Paris, Peru and Martinique – some rather exotic places that inspired some incredibly exotic art.

So, you are planning your trip to London and of course, planning to go and to see the Gauguin exhibition at Tate Modern, but where should you book your accommodation in London with Serviced City Pads? As both Tate galleries are situated in Central London, we would suggest either booking a London West End hotel or a serviced apartment in Mayfair or Covent Garden (a Kensington apartment would be a great option as well).

If you are planning to stay in London with your family, you may find a serviced apartment to be beneficial due to economic and security reasons – one serviced apartent generally works out to be cheaper than booking multiple hotel rooms in London, and it means that you and your children can stay together rather than the kids being in separate rooms at the end of the corridor.

If you are visiting London on your own or with your partner, then a hotel in central London would be just as good an option as booking a serviced apartment in London with Serviced City Pads. Smaller groups generally have more choice for their stay in London.

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Read More | | September 2nd, 2010

Visit the Edinburgh Photography International Exhibition (September 1st, 2010)

Since 1861 when the society was only 6 weeks old, the EPS has had an annual open exhibition. It is one of the most highly regarded international exhibitions in the UK, typically attracting over 3000 entries from all around the world. Unlike some exhibitions, they only accept what can be displayed, around 200-220 prints, which makes it highly competitive to gain acceptences. Serviced City Pads supply apartments throughout Edinburgh.

This trend goes some way towards explaining why the consistently excellent entry for the Edinburgh Photographic Society’s international exhibition, which only accepts prints, is down for the fourth year in a row – its 1,755 entries being just over half of the 3,477 it attracted in 2006.

One of the most arresting images is the sensitively composed, superbly lit Gypsie Girl by Andrea Martini of Italy, which won one of the three Federation Internationale be l’Art Photographique (Fiap) gold medals. Surrounded by a stack of rough-looking broom heads the crouching girl is pictured with her arms wrapped protectively around her naked figure, doe-eyed look on her grubby face. Selector Judy Boyle said ‘The lighting focuses the viewers eye on the main subject, which makes this a first-class environmental portrait’. Serviced City Pads short and long stay reservations team can be contacted on 0844 335 8866.
Among an excellent selection of animal shots, the brilliantly captured Great Gey Owl by Mick Durham of Scotland was highly commended. Picked out against a white backdrop, the owl, looking like an aeroplane about to take off, stares full on at the viewer, its penetrating black pupils in its yellow eyes at the centre of a stunning splayed-winged form.

Durham’s similarly razor-sharp Brown Hare in Morning Dew is so close up you feel you could almost touch the fleet-footed animal, which is picked out amid the long, droplet covered glass, yellow buttercups and the smudged whites and pinks of daisies. Apartment accommodation in Edinburgh through Serviced City Pads.A contrasting soft focus lends an ethereal quality to English photographers Peter Ree’s Venice Dawn – a painterly portrait of Italy’s lagoon city, seen in a misty haze. Awarding it Fiap robbon, selector Steven Le Provost said it has ‘bags of atmosphere’.

One of the most natural-looking images is of a thick-armed man, crouching on one knee amid the straw of a farm shed, being kissed by a gorgeously golden-coloured sheep. The Kiss, David Wheeler of England, which was awarded a Fiap ribbon, has a warm, earthy feeling.

Forty three per cent of the entries were mono, with arguably the best being the seemingly casually composed Fiap gold-medal winning Bike Rack, by Alan Brown of England. In it, a bicycle leaning on a street sign forms th focal point of a snowy landscape, with nine black slabs evenly spaced out behind it, and a flat-roofed, academic-looking building and trees half-obscured in a whitened background. It is simple but stunning.Serviced City Pads supply apartments in Edinburgh.

Finally a photograph which captures the innocent excitement of youth amid the contrasting warmth of a sandscape. In He Tripped and Fell Down, by Tak Cheong Pun of Macao, five youngsters charge down a rich ochre sand dune, with another falling headfirst downhill – big splodges behind them and long shadows in front. The image is energetic and playful – full of joy and life.

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Read More | | September 1st, 2010

Stay in a Serviced Apartment during the Women’s Rugby World Cup (August 31st, 2010)

The Women’s Rugby World Cup is the premier international competition in rugby for women. The tournament is organised by the sport’s governing body the International Rugby Board (IRB). The championships are currently held every four years currently taking place in August – September 2010with the final taking place at The Stoop, Twickenham, England on September 5th 2010. Serviced City Pads have a large range of serviced apartments throughout London.
Prior to the first Women’s Rugby World Cup officially sanctioned by the International Rugby Board there had been three previous tournaments of a similar nature. The first of these was an event held in August 1990 in New Zealand. Though not considered a world cup, the tournament was referred to as the World Festival for Women. The competition included teams representing the United States, the Netherlands, Russia, and the hosts, New Zealand – who emerged as winners after defeating the United States in the final.Serviced Apartments in London through Serviced City Pads.The first tournament referred to as the Women Rugby World Cup was held in 1991 and hosted by Wales. Twelve countries were divided into four groups of three. The United States, against expectations, took the first championship with a 19 – 6 victory over England. In the Plate competition Canada prevailed over Spain 18 – 4. Following the first tournament it was decided to move the tournament schedule to the year prior to the next men’s world cup therefore reducing the quadrennial cycle to just three years. Serviced City Pads have a large range of Serviced Apartments in West London.
The next event was originally scheduled to take place in Amsterdam but ended up being moved to Scotland. Eleven countries competed in the tornament with the English meeting in the United States in the final for the second time however, in this instance England emerged as winners.

The 1998 tournament became the first women’s world cup officially sanctioned by the International Rugby Board. Amsterdam, who were originally scheduled to host the previous world cup, hosted the largest ever tournament with all matches played at the new National Rugby Centre in the city’s west end. The tournament also saw a record 16 teams compete. The final saw New Zealand defeat the United States and claim their first world cup title.

The next event was taken to Spain in 2002, where New Zealand, won the title for the second time. The 2006 world cup took place in Edmonton, Canada, wand was the first major international rugby union tournament and womens world cup held in North America. New Zealand defeated England in the final to win their third successive world cup title.

In 2008 a record four countries expressed interest in hosting the 2010 world cup. After considering bids from the Rugby Football Union, the German Rugby Federation, and the Kazakstan Rugby Union and the South African Rugby Union the IRB announced that the 2010 event will take place in England. The Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW) then announced that the tournament is to be staged in West London, with the final being played at The Stoop. Serviced City Pads supply Apartments throughout West London.

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Read More | | August 31st, 2010

Stay in a Serviced Apartment in Birmingham for the Jean-Michel Jarre Concert (August 25th, 2010)

Jean-Michel Andre Jarre is performing at Birmingham National Indoor Arena on the 8th October 2010, a huge global star having sold over 80 million records worldwide throughout his exceptional career, Jarrre (born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and music producer. He is regarded as a pioneer in the electronic, synthpop, ambient and New Age genres, as well as an organiser of outdoor spectacles of his music which feature lights, laser displays and fireworks. Serviced City Pads supply apartments throughout Birmingham.Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and grandparents, and trained on the piano. From an early age he was introduced to a variety of art forms, inlcuding those of street performers, jazz musicians, and the artist Pierre Soulages. He played guitar in a band, but his musical style was perhaps most heavily influenced under the direction of Pierre Schaffer, a pioneer of musique concrete at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales. Apartment accommodation in Birmingham through Serviced City Pads.
His first mainstream success was the 1976 album Oxygene. Recorded in a makeshift studio at his home, the album went on to sell an estimated 12 million copies.The album which consists of six numbered tracks, makes strong use of the melody rather than rhythm or dissonance, and a collection of keyboards and synthesisers to create a range of sound textures and melodies. Key components of Jarre’s sound included his use of the Dutch organ/string synthesiser. Oxygene was followed in 1978 by Equinox,Equinox employs a more baroque and classical style than Oxygen, with more emphasis on melodic development. The album makes use of sequencing, particularly on the bass. Although not as commercially successful as Oxygen, its release was followed by a large open-air concert at the Place de la Concorde on Bastille Day, 1979. The 40 minute long event , which used projections of light and images, and fireworks, would serve as a blue print for Jarre’s future concerts. The event helped boost Jarre’s popularity and he sold 800,000 records. It also served as a introduction to Francis Rimbert who now uses Rimbert’s sythesizer setup for the performance and today works full time for Jarre. In 1979 Jarre performed to a record-breaking audience of more than a million people at the Place de la Concorde, a record he has since broken on three seperate occassions. More album were to follow, but his 1979 concert served as a blueprint for his future performances around the world. Several of his albums have been released to coincide with large-scale outdoor events, and he is now perhaps as well known as a performer, as he his a musician. Please contact Serviced City Pads for short and long stay accommodation in Birmingham on 0844 335 8866.
Jarre has sold an estimated 80 million albums and singles. He was the first western musician to be allowed to perform in the Peoples Republic of China, and holds the world record for the largest ever audience at an outdoor event. He has three chidren, and is married to Frenh actress Ann Parillaud. Contact Serviced City Pads reservations team on 0844 335 8866.

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Read More | | August 25th, 2010

Don’t forget to visit Manchester Pride Fringe on your City Break (August 24th, 2010)

Manchester Pride is an annual Gay Pride celebration in the city of Manchester, it is one of the longest running in the country and attracts thousands of visitors to the city’s Gay Village, which centres around Canal Street, each year. The event comprises a Pride march, and several days of various arts, music and cultural events all over the city as well as a festival during the August bank holiday weekend within the gay village itself. Serviced City Pads supply apartments in central Manchester.

Original objectives for the birth of Manchesters Pride celebrations were to raise awareness around the legal and political struggles faced by the LGBT community and to raise funds for local charities. The first ‘gay pride’ event in Manchester was held in 1990. EuroPride was hosted in Manchester in 2003, and Since 2004 the title ‘Manchester Pride’ has been adopted. Manchester Pride consistently raises money for the LGBT and HIV charities and this year raised the largest amount ever in the festivals history. Contact Serviced City Pads reservations team on 0844 335 8866 for short stay apartments.Pride parades for the LGBT community are events celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture. The events also at times serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage. Most pride events occaur annually and many take place around June to commemorate the Stonewall riots, a pivotal movement in the modern LGBT rights movement. There is opposition to parades both within LGBT and mainstream populations. LGBT say that it shows non-representative aspects of the community. On the other side, it may sound ridiculous as there is no ‘heterosexual pride’, thus it is countered as homosexual agenda.

There is much more to Manchester Pride than the parade itself, since 2003 the festival has spanned a full ten days with a series of art, culture, heritage, politics, sport, music and film events celebrating the great diversity of the LGBT community in the run up to the Big Weekend Party. Pride Fringe allows performers to showcase their talents in music and dance. A series of lunchtime recitals celebrating music by LGBT composers past and present. This year arks the centenary of the birth of Samuel Barber – the composer most famous for his ‘Adagio for Strings’ used in films such as ‘Platoon’ and ‘The Elephant Man’. Each concert will include some of barbers glorious chamber music and songs, featuring performances by oboist Nicholas Daniel, tenor David Maxwell Anderson, pianist Ashley Wass & Leon McCawley, and the ensemble CHROMA. There will be a world premier of a new work by Manchester Pride’s new Composer-in-Association, Marc Yeats.Serviced City Pads supply city break accomodation.
Comedy and Theatre shows are showcased at the fringe.

Undone is a sharp witty look at one young man trying to navigate his way through relationships, lover friends via the underbelly of Manchesters gay scene. Through the mist of neon lights, dilated pupils and hangovers Dex attempts to discover true intimacy, peeling back layers of expectation and coming face to face with his fears head on. This will give you a fresh perspective of the Village life in a way you never have before; or at least can remember in this fast paced comedy drama.

Fanny is a girl who confides in her ma that she does not fancy boys. Her ma is excited as this means Fanny has the calling to be a nun. But after many years locked up in an irish convent, Fanny meets Sister Phil and there is a ’special bond’ between them she just can’t explaine. So Fanny runs away from the convent and arrives in Manchester. She is followed by Sister Phil and they discover the village whilst in hiding from Fanny’s mother who is desperatley trying to pray the gay away.Serviced City Pads supply luxury apartments in Manchester.
Camp Classics

Acelebration of gay life and experience over the years – the trails and tribulations, the energy and excitement, tales to make you laugh cry and cringe. Potrayed through a patchwork of scenes, sketches, comedy, poetry and song and perfomed by VADA members new and old. VADA is a long standing community theatre group run by, and for, all members of the LGBT community.

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Read More | | August 24th, 2010

Visit Madame Tussauds during your London city break (August 24th, 2010)

Madame Tussauds is one of the most famous and popular tourist attraction in London. The attraction which is situated on Marylebone Road, at the top of Baker Street in Central London (just a short way from Sherlock Holmes’ home on Baker Street). But what is Madam Tussauds all about? It is about getting up close and personal to stars and royalty that you only ever get to see on TV or in the printed media. Of course, these are lifelike waxwork replicas and they are incredibly lifelike. There are stars of the sporting world, including such people as David Beckham, Lewis Hamilton and Andy Murray; Royalty figures such as The Queen and Prince Charles; pop stars like Leona Lewis and Amy Winehouse; world political figures such as Barack Obama and David Cameron; as well as film stars like Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie. Quite a cast, and that is just to name a few! Serviced City Pads, the accommodation booking company suggests that a short break in London wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Madame Tussauds.

As we have already said, this is very popular London tourist destination so it is worth booking your tickets in advance. You only have to see the queue of London tourists to know that. There are special offers for buying tickets at the official Madame Tussauds website.

We suggest that when you are planning your London visit, that you should probably buy tickets at the same time that you book your accommodation in London with Serviced City Pads. We offer a wide selection of hotels and serviced apartments in London (from the West End, to the City and Canary Wharf hotels) that are great value for money to the London tourist. Book your accommodation in London early to avoid disappointment as it is an incredibly busy and popular holiday destination, particularly as more and more Brits are planning a London staycation rather than holidaying abroad.

If a trip to Madame Tussauds is an important part of your trip then Serviced City Pads would say that you shouldn’t be staying in a hotel in Canary Wharf (which is on the east side of London), but probably something more central – maybe a hotel in Soho or Serviced apartment in Mayfair. Either of these 2 London accommodation options would put you within a short walk of Madame Tussauds as well as many other London tourist attractions, shops and restaurants.

There are now also a number of Madame Tussauds across the world in cities such as Las Vegas, Shanghai, New York, Berlin and Bangkok.

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Read More | | August 24th, 2010

Visit the Scottish National Galleries on your Edinburgh stay (August 23rd, 2010)

Prince Albert originally layed the foundation stone of the National Gallery in 1850, giving a moving speech in whcih he hails the William Henry Playfait designed building as a ‘temple erected to the Fine Arts’. The building will stand next to the Royal Scottish Academy building, also designed by Playfair and headquarters for the Board of Manufacturers since 1822.Serviced City Pads supply short and long term serviced apartment accommodation.
In 1882 The National Gallery’s collection of pictures, as well as public and political appetite for a permanent record of Scots achievement, grows to such an extent that the Scottish National Portrait Gallery is founded and is funded by local newspaper propreitor, John Ritchie Findlay and is opened in 1889.

In 1959 The Scottish Gallery of Modern Art is founded and opened to the public in August at Inverleith House in Edinburghs Royal Botanical Garden. All but a few of the National Gallery’s paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings dating from 1900 are moved to a new location. The vast majority of objects in the gallery’s collection today, however, were acquired after the 1960’s. Please contact the Serviced City Pads reservations team on 0844 335 8866.In 1971-2 Five new small galleries at the south end of the National Gallery are created by building an upper floor. The space is in part created to house the great Maitland collection of French late nineteenth – and early twentieth century paintings, including works by Monet and Van Gogh.

In 1978 a further suite of galleries is opened, this time beneath the ground of the south end of the National Gallery, to house the Gallery’s Scottish Collection and also provided room for facilities such as a Print Room, Library and Picture Store.

1999 The Dean Gallery opens, a magnificent building opposite the Gallery of Modern Art, The Gallery is used to house the generous gift by the Edinburgh born sculptor Sir Eduardo Paolozzi of a large collection of his work. he new gallery also showcases the National Galleries superb Dada and Surrealism collection. Edinburgh accommodation with Serviced City Pads.2003 Extensive redevelopment of the Royal Scottish Academy Building, now owned by the National Galleries of Scotland, is completed, turning the venue into one of Europe’s premier exhibition venues. It’s first exhibition in the newly developed space Monet: The Seine and the Sea, attracts visitors of over 170,000.

In 2004 The second phase of works on The Mound is completed through creation of an underground link – overlooking Princess Street Gardens – that connects the National Gallery and the Royal Scottish Academy Building. The new space provides state-of-the-art visitor facilities:education suites, a new restaurant and cafe, a lecture theatre/cinema and IT Gallery.

The National Galleries are showing the most exhaustive selection of paintings by Christian Kobke (1810 – 1848) ever to be shown outside Denmark.Kobke was a pre-eminent painter in his country and one of the foremost talents of Denmark’s Golden Age. The Exhibition features around 40 of Kobke’s most celebrated works, spanning a variety of genres. Giving and overview of Kobke’s acheivement within its cultural context, the exhibition emphasises his exquisite orginality and experimental outlook while focusing on the most innovative aspects of his work.Kobke’s paintings demonstrate his ability to endow ordainary people and places and simple motifs with a universal significance, creating a world in microcosm for the viewer. Serviced City Pads supply serviced apartments via their website.

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Read More | | August 23rd, 2010

Tour Wembley Stadium on your stay in London (August 20th, 2010)

When you have seen what central London has to offer, why not take a trip to North West London to visit the England National Football stadium at Wembley for a stadium tour.Serviced City Pads.Wembley was designed by architects Foster and Partners and Populous and with engineers Mott MacDonald, built by Australian company Brookfield Multiplex and funded by Sport England, the football Association, the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the London Development Agency. It is one of the most expensive stadiums ever built at a cost of £798 million and has the largest roof-covered seating capacity in the world. Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners was appointed to assist Wembley National Stadium imited in preparing the scheme for a new stadium and obtain planning permission for the development.Contact the Serviced City Pads reservations team on 0844 335 8866 for serviced apartment accommodation throughout London.

The all seater stadium is based around a bowl design with a capacity of 90,000, protected from the elements by a sliding roff that does not completely enclose it. It can be adapted as an athletic stadium by erecting a temporary platform over the lowest tier of seating. The stadiums signature feature is a circular section lattice arch. It supports all the weight of the north roof and 60% of the weight of the retractable roof on the southern side. The archway is the worlds longest unsupported roff structure. Instead of the 39 steps climbed, in the orginal stadium, to enter the Royal Box and collect a trophy, there are now 107. Serviced City Pads supply short and long term serviced apartment accommodation throughout London. Please contact the reservation team on 0844 335 8866.
A platform system has been designed to convert the stadium for athletics use, but its use would decrease the stadiums capacity to approximatley 60,000. No athletics events have taken place at the stadium, and none are scheduled.Serviced City Pads book serviced apartments for either leisure or corporate guests throughout London.
The stadium is linked to Wembley Park Station on the London Underground via Olympic Way, and Wembley Central via the White Horse Bridge. It also has a rail link – provided by the Wembley Stadium railway station – to London Marleybone and Birmingham.

The initial plan for the reconstruction of Wembley was for demolition to begin before Christmas 2000, and for the new stadium to be completed some time during 2003, but this work was delayed by a succession of financial and legal difficulties. I t was scheduled to open on 13 May 2006, with the first game being that years FA Cup Final. However worries were expressed as to whether the stadium would actually be completed on time. The new stadium was completed and handed over to the FA on 9 March 2007, with the total cost of the project (including local transport infastructure redevelopement and cost of financing) estimated to be £1 billion. Stay in short term apartments throughout London with Serviced City Pads.

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Read More | | August 20th, 2010

Visit the O2 Arena during your stay in London (August 19th, 2010)

Cast your mind back just a few years and the Millennium Dome, situated in Greenwich, South East London was derided as a white elephant, a waste of £850 million of UK taxpayers money and a major embarrassment to Tony Blair’s new Labour government. Built on the banks of the River Thames in London the Dome was to celebrate the previous 1,000 years of history and culture and future aspirations in the UK. It never really lived up to it’s billing and certainly didn’t deliver on the number of visitors that the governmnent forecast would go the the Dome (and it received mixed reviews from those that did visit).

Sounds like a disaster? Well, not really. Out of the Millennium Dome came the O2 Arena London and the most popular live music venue in the UK, and possibly the world. The transformation in the way this venue in London was perceived has been quite incredible, and you only have to look at what’s on at The O2 during November and December to see that no London city break would be complete without taking in a concert or other event on the banks of London’s famous venue.

So what events are on between now and the end of 2010 and which ones will you decide to go and see during your family stay in London – whether you happen to be staying in a hotel in London or a London serviced apartment? Here are just some of the highlights:

*Guns N Roses (October 13th)
*UFC 120 (October 16th)
*WWE Raw World Tour (November 9th)
*Andrea Bocelli (November 12th)
*Arcade Fire (December 1st and 2nd)
*Lady Gaga (December 16 and 17)
*Christmas Spectacular (December 23rd)

……and there are many more events that you can choose from during your London holiday.

And it’s not just live music and entertainment, between 21 – 28 November the Barclays ATP World Tour tennis tour finals take place at the O2 Arena and you could be there to cheer on your favourite tennis player, whether that is Nadal, Murray or Federer. It should be quite an event as it was when it first came to London in 2009.

Depending on how central the O2 Arena is to your plans for your stay in London, then Serviced City Pads, the accommodation booking service would suggest booking a hotel in the city of London or a serviced apartment in Central London. Either option would mean that you are in striking distance of the venue and means you will also be able to use your London accommodation as a base to explore everything else that London has to offer it’s tourist, and there are many varied things that you can do and see during your London city breat. Go to www.servicedcitypads.com and book your London serviced apartment.

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Read More | | August 19th, 2010

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