London wenlock trail

As we made our way off Brick Lane into Hanbury Street, we discovered Spice Wenlock , a colourful young chap meant to represent the Bengali culture in Brick Lane and the numerous curry houses.

I really like this one! The Bishopsgate Wenlock is kind of special because he welcomes visitors through one of London's original gates through the London Wall. Sadly, London is no longer a walled town and Bishopsgate is now a street best known for some prestigious new skyscrapers going up along it. That brings us to the end of our first walk.

Now I know that I am missing some key Wenlocks and Mandevilles along this route but fear not, they appear in my next post when I revisited the route. First on our trek, we spotted Trafalgar Wenlock who was pretty thrilled to be standing with Nelson's Column over his shoulder.

You can spot Nelson's Column on the left side of his head, too. We spotted Filmstar Wenlock in Leicester Square. Surely I don't need to explain why he's called Filmstar Wenlock? Well, just in case you didn't know, all of the major cinema franchises have a theatre in Leicester Square and this is where all of the film premieres take place. Just behind Leicester Square, you will find London's Chinatown.

Strangely enough, we spotted Chinatown Mandeville a street or two east of China Town. Nevertheless, I just loved his China white and blue design.

He pays homage to all of the wonderful performers, mine artists and entertainers you will find in Covent Garden. He stood almost as still as them too. If you've ever travelled the London Underground, you will have listened to a busker at one point. They range from the spectacular to those that have room for improvement and Busker Wenlock stands for them all.

He is located just at the edge of Covent Garden as you exit towards the Strand. And now for our final three, all located in Victoria Embankment Gardens. If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know that I like to spend my lunch hours in Victoria Embankment Gardens, sitting in the sun.

I was pleased that I had only actually noticed one of these young chaps prior to discovering them on my walk. I have to admit that I have never been inside but now that I have looked it up, I am definitely going to make a plan! It is also round the corner from my office, so no excuses! Perhaps the favourite of all of the Wenlocks I discovered on this walk was Cleopatra's Needle Wenlock. Cleopatra's Needle is one of those landmarks that I can't help photographing time and time again the first time was here and I just love this little thing with hieroglyphics all over his tummy.

As the mascot of the Olympics, Wenlock is wearing the five coloured rings as bracelets on his arms, with the three points of his head representing each level of the podium. Just like the BT Artbox project earlier this summer, I enjoy seeing temporary street furniture and art popping up around the capital, just to give a different dimension to the usual scenery. Pirate Wenlock outside the Golden Hinde replica. So for families — and adults — visiting the capital, the addition of different designs of Wenlock and Mandeville statues around the city are providing a fun twist on the usual sightseeing walks.

To find out what else in going on in London during the Paralympics and the rest of September, visit my blog guide here. Or if you missed getting to see the Olympics and would have loved to know what it was like, check out my blog entry on my Olympics experience here.

Follow my blog with Bloglovin. Hours of waiting: camera check, loo break, coffee and danish……. While journalists were going around and interviewing people with a big interest for the royal family.

Police was checking around while others were getting ready for the parade. Guards in their best uniform paraded. Guests were leaving the Palace for Westminster Abbey then the Queen and finally the bride!!!!!!! Buckingham Palace was extremely busy that night.

People came to see how it was going before the big day. Others settled on the best possible spot in order to get a good view and for good pictures. The media had a very good temporary stand of a 2 storey building. The atmosphere was very jovial and international with people of different countries there to wish Kate and Will the best.

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