Having a musical night in London in August 2023, I needed an affordable overnight with good connections to the London West End. I finally opted for the ibis London Shepherd’s Bush, which is rather at the Western part of city…
Watching the Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road Stadium
A nice summer day in August 2023 and staying at a hotel nearby – visiting the EFL Championship match of the Queens Park Rangers and Ipswich Town at Loftus Road Stadium just felt too tempting not too do it. As…
Home is where the heart is – My Twelve Favorite Cities of the World
Home is where the heart is – I had the idea to this posting about my favorite cities of the world while listening to music related to different places n the world. One of them was my home town Cologne,…
Riding the Heathrow Pod
The Heathrow Express, the Elizabeth Line or the good, old Piccadilly Line – there are many transport options to get to London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Some passengers may also arrive by bus or coach or by car. A very unique…
Car Rental Review – Hertz London City Airport (LCY) – Citroen C4
A Rock of Ages musical trip to Peterborough near Cambridge in February 2023 required me to rent a car. For this trip, I flew to London City Airport (LCY) and also grabbed a car there from the airport’s Hertz office. Here is…
Great Western Railway First Class Lounge London Paddington
Travelling to the very last Rock of Ages shows by the British DLAP production company brought me to Swansea in Wales. The trip from Germany is quite a nightmare – due to several buffers you need to include at airports and train…
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum & Tour
Tennis is back on lawn these days – and this also means that professional tennis players and tennis fans are waiting for the likely most prestigious tennis tournament of all, the Wimbledon Championships. Twice in my life, I had the…
Heathrow Express – The Fastest Rail to the City (Business First and Express Class)
With the introduction of Elizabeth Line, there is now a third option to get from Heathrow Airport (LHR) to the heart of London by a rail driven mass transport. However, most people still regard the Heathrow Express to be the…