News from London - Week from January 17 to January 23, 2011
Many Italian political activists found refuge in Britain between the years ranging from 1820 to 1850, the eve of the formation of the Kingdom of Italy.
The most famous was undoubtedly the author of "Duties of Man."
Mazzini arrived in London in early 1837 where he earned his living with difficulty writing on some papers.
He settled in the area of \u200b\u200bClerkenwell, a district of London which had become famous as "Little Italy" because of the presence of many Italians, mostly political refugees.
Mazzini opened a small free school for children in Hatton Garden in 1841.
was thanks to his efforts materials come which was also the Italian church of Saint Peter in Clerkenwell, which is still there.
Mazzini greatly increased contacts with the Italian immigrants who shared his political views.
In 1840, he gave life to a group of workers whose head was working until a few years ago.
it was closed in 2008.
Boris Johnson has already said and written about, but the current mayor of London, besides having a 'innate passion for ancient languages \u200b\u200b(greek and latin) and a great sensitivity to ecology and the environment, it is also extremely sensitive to new technologies.
For this reason seems to want to succeed where some of the U.S. telecommunications giants have repeatedly failed to do: make a city a giant Wi-Fi hotspot, where you can comfortably surf the Internet and wireless in any area of \u200b\u200bthe city center you are.
The list of singers and bands who will perform in concert in London.
area situated north of Notting Hill Gate, this is the real area Notting Hill with a deep tradition of immigration from virtually every continent.
Some routes are sought after Victorian houses in this area but there are also many public housing towers, some of which are not too good reputation.
In this area there is also the famous Portobello Market, popular with tourists but locals as too commercial.
The area is ethnically mixed and so much for the social classes.
It 'a very cosmopolitan but it is well to remember that living in Notting Hill and North Kensington does not mean only to have Hugh Grant as a neighbor, there are streets in this area that are considered especially dangerous for those not yet familiar with the city, and ' one of the places in London where 'more' clear the difference between rich and poor.
The British Airport is close to saturation.
If the UK does not therefore wish to lose market share to other European cities, Madrid and Frankfurt in the lead, should proceed with the construction of a new airport near London, at the estuary of the River Thames and close to let Heathrow secondary to a hub airport.
are the conclusions in the report "A New Airport for London" sponsored by Transport for London, the department that deals with public transport in the capital, and strongly backed by Mayor Boris Johnson.
Visit London in an alternative way not only can, but it is also an enjoyable and curious to find out the British capital from another point of view. By now, also because of the many cheap flights, London is one of Europe's most popular and snapped up by tourists throughout the world in is always good to be back, but as a good thing too, if you start not being able to turn most of the classics of Big Ben and Tower of London, here are some ideas for alternative tours.
Brief description of the history of London, its origins, the various foreign domination suffered over the centuries to become the first capital city of the British Empire, to this day.
One of the air corridors leading through London's Heathrow airport, from west to east, the center of the city, this first impression of London through the window of the plane, is not particularly pleasant, a gray expanse of houses and industrial facilities, surrounded by greenish stains; miles and miles of monotonous landscape, often bleak.
Then, one by one, the symbols of the city: the Tower of London, crouching on the banks of the Thames and Parliament, including the most famous monuments in London, like a complicated toy, standing next to Westminster Bridge, Buckingham Palace, situated in the park.
The most searched destinations on the Web by the Italians in 2010, by Skyscanner.
by location, before the British capital Paris, Madrid and New York.
In the ranking of countries and on the podium Greece and Morocco. Surprise
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often strange rumors of bad news on taxes, and many, we are here to correct some of these strange myths.
After many visits to London, and in many different ways (in pairs, in groups, with children) we would like to give some helpful advice.
Airports: In general are well organized compared to the Italian standards. Regarding the transport to the city should be said that Luton and Stansted airports more peripheral a few years ago would in the long and expensive journeys by bus, are now more comfortable and less expensive, although times are still high.
Hiring the possibilities are endless, much depends on the duration and budget.
Our choice should definitely rent the apartment, especially ideal for small groups (Up to 6 people).
is important to book well in advance and choose carefully also by position: make sure it's near a metro station, much better in zone 1 or 2.
Travel: The principal means of transport is the subway, convenient and frequent trips.
The cost, however, increased significantly in a few years, well then calculated the best option to suit your needs.
A daily ticket is used more, costs less than two trips on weekdays and the price drops after 9.30 in the morning (off-peak time).
What to see: limited attractions for children to point out some great classics.
Ghost stories and legends were racing in the London Underground, the oldest in the world, to live them enough to participate in the Tube Tour
Call subway in America, underground in England, but simply Tube in London: the subway, in fact, it is almost considered a family member as is used in the City and can afford to have a colloquial nickname. It is the oldest subway system in the world, opened in 1863, and is the second largest after that of Shanghai, with 402 kilometers of which 45% of independent underground. 11 the number of lines and 270 stations served, spread in the whole area of \u200b\u200bGreater London.
Dalston was until two years ago one of the suburbs of East End that was not in good press.
Distance from the center, snubbed by London, Dalston was a suburb inhabited only by young immigrants and penniless.
Now all Londoners want to go to Dalston in the evening. The official consecration
arrives in April 2009 when the Guardian comes the headline: "Welcome to Dalston, the most fashionable place in Britain."
Who goes to London, beyond the traditional attractions, can not pass from one of the neighborhoods that over the past 30 years have changed over the face.
Canary Wharf is definitely an example of camaleonticità the city. Born as the port of London, Canary Wharf is located on the Isle of Dogs, in fact the key junction, by the sixteenth century, the port activities of a country that, at the time, was a world power.
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