Chelsea in Bloom 2019

We decided to take another little trip to Chelsea to have another look at some of the floral displays of Chelsea in Bloom.

This year 2019 the event & competition ran between the 20 to 25 May 2019.

Chelsea in Bloom – Photos of the day

This year’s theme is ‘Under the Sea’

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Mardi Gras 2019 – New Orleans – In Pictures

New Orleans, USA: The most spectacular and favoured NOLA festival: Mardi Gras 2019 – New Orleans

Mardi Gras 2019 - New Orleans
Colourful Masquerade

The final (and best) week of the New Orleans – Mardi Gras 2019 took place between 27th Feb – 5th March. Culminating with many Fat Tuesday parties, fanfares and parades.  It’s a fun and free annual spectator event that has taken place (similar to its current formon the humbled streets of New Orleans since 1857, with earlier incarnations in the region dating back as far as 1703.

Mardi Gras 2019 - New Orleans
Dress to Impress

Over 1.5 million revellers descend onto the streets, restaurants and bars of New Orleans for parades and party fun as Mardi Gras 2019 – New Orleans got underway, with the French Quarter and the areas surrounding Bourbon Street seeing the most visitors at street parties, masked balls and lavish dinning.

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Ealing Half Marathon 2018 in Video + Pictures

Join us for London’s favourite Half Marathon – Ealing Half Marathon 2018 was Voted the UK’s best half marathon three years in a row.

Ealing Half Marathon 2018
Chequer Mates …

The 7th Ealing Half Marathon took place on 30th Sep 2018 – raising over a spectacular £1.5 million for charity since its inception. It’s a fun and free annual spectator event that has taken place in London since 2012 on the humbled streets of Ealing, West London.

Ealing Half Marathon 2018
The Ealing Eagle

The streets of West London came alive with tens of thousands of runners and spectators for the main event on Sunday.

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London Notting Hill Carnival 2018 — Review, Videos & Photos

Our review of the London Notting Hill Carnival 2018 – an explosion of colour and culture. What was on, Guide and Route Map for 2018. 

Notting Hill Carnival 2018
Carnival Queens

Put on your dancing shoes and get ready for Europe’s biggest street festival.
The Notting Hill Carnival is a free annual musical entertainment event that has taken place in London since 1966 on the streets of Notting Hill, West London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Notting Hill Carnival 2018
Carnival King

Over the course of 3 (yes 3) days – the streets of London will come alive with the rich intoxicating flavour of far away places – pulsating to the beats of soulful music. Culminating in the grande finale on the August Bank Holiday Monday.
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