The Nutcracker at the O2 Arena

Birmingham Royal Ballet brings the marvelous Christmas classic The Nutcracker to the O2 Arena on Tuesday, 27 December.  The show runs through until the 30th of December and it should prove a delightful treat for a family outing.  This particular interpretation has won widespread critical acclaim, and its performance during the Christmas season should make it all the more magical. 

Hoffmann's fairytale story and Tchaikovsky’s beautiful music weave a web of sheer pleasure for audiences, and the wonderful dancers of the Birmingham Royal Ballet are guaranteed to provide a memorable presentation of this hugely popular favourite.

The O2 Arena should prove a wonderful venue for this spectacular event.  If you plan to stay over in the city for the show, here are current deals for London hotels near the O2 Arena .....

Special Offers for O2 Arena Hotels London

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Thanksgiving Day in London

I'm here with some more promotions for those who may be interested in some excellent offers for Mayfairhotels, but I also feel I have to make mention of tomorrow's big day for all Americans, which is of course Thanksgiving Day.  The day falls on the fourth Thursday in November, and in fact, I would have forgot all about it except for an American friend who reminded me of the occasion.

So tomorrow will be a day heavily laden with creamy mash, succulent turkey slices, savoury stuffing and delicious pumpkin pie. It will certainly be a special treat for all our American friends presently visiting London as well as the large number of expats who have made their home here. For the most part, I imagine that Americans in London don't really bother having the Thanksgiving meal at home, but rather opt instead to venture out to one of the many restaurants in town who lay on the entire feast with all the trappings and none of the hassle.

Reading through some of the enticing menus available, I feel tempted to sortie out in total Yankee mode an immerse myself in the fun of the occasion. And who knows, I may get a chance to indulge in the unique delights of pumpkin pie.

But ....... to other business. For now that is the latest discounts for central London hotels - as always, offering some exceptional value. You can check them out at the link below ........

Central London Hotels Offers

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London theatre on the cheap

Shock and Awe!  That is the feeling visitors to London can sometimes experience.  

It has nothing to do with grand scale military assaults designed to depose cartoon-style, global villains who in the best Batman tradition are imminently threatening partial world annihilation with mysterious weapons of mass destruction. (Yeah.  We all believed that one once). No, indeed.  Nothing to do with that, at all.  But it has everything to do with the astronomical prices you may be asked to pay for London theatre tickets when you try to book your favourite West End show.

The blurb might promise that you will be reeling in the aisles, but you could be reeling on the ground next to the ticket kiosk when see the price you will have to pay.

Take heart.  You can sometimes get value and ticket discounts for the London theatre if you take the trouble to find them.  One tack is to try the Leicester Square ticket booth where you can get half-price tickets on the day of the show.

Another choice  ...    Go and see a Shakespeare play, and enjoy just as you would in the time of Shakespeare  -  standing.  Okay.  It's different, but it is also rock bottom cheap.  And it is The Bard, after all.

New plays feature in the popular Royal Court Theatre, and on specific week-days ticket reductions  and other concessions are available.

Any of these options can save you money for  West End theatre shows.  To add to that, you may also wish to save some money on a good hotel in London's fabulous theatreland.  If so, and you would like to stay in the area, here are the available offers  ........

Hotels in London's West End - special offers and deals

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New London hotel promotions for November

This may not be the busiest month for tourists, but November still brings some benefits for visitors to the capital. This month business travellers may be interested in the latest discounts for hotels near London City. Cutting on hotel accommodation costs will also cut significant figures from your expense account.

Also new this month are some feature promotions for London hotel weekend breaks which you can view here -

Weekend Breaks in London Hotels

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Desperate boyfriend concocts desperately stupid plan to fool girlfriend - and fails gloriously

I am always amazed at the resourcefulness of people. The latest to impress me is a guy in Colarado who was cheating on his girlfriend, and had arranged for a girl he had met online to come to his apartment in the early hours at 3.00am. Naturally, he wasn't expecting his girlfriend to be around. Unfortunately for him, she arrived home early. Now, what to do with his online date just due to arrive?

Well, some people always know just what to do. To escape his predicament he phoned the police to report his date as a burglar who had intruded into his apartment.

It is obvious though that it was hardly a flawless plan - especially when the police started to interrogate the “burglar”. As expected, it all became undone, and that landed 24-year-old Kevin Gaylor in bother with the unimpressed police officers who responded to the false report. Luckily for him, the authorities were not too harsh, citing him with only a misdemeanor for false reporting to the police. The real punishment must certainly be how stupid he felt afterwards and whatever it was his girlfriend decided to do to him as a result.

Anyhow, it is another story you can completely put out of your mind as you reflect on the new update promotions for some of our luxury Knightsbridge hotel deals. As usual, these are some really keen offers, and to add to the good news here are some more -

Discount Mayfair hotel deals

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Regent's Canal London

Back with some new promotions for Regent's Park hotels offers that may interest you. I think it is a great choice of location for a stay in London. Naturally, most people think of the leisure moments they can have in Regent's Park after the noise and the bustle of the busy streets - and that is true. It's lovely to relax in.

But equally as relaxing from my experience is a slow, leisurely stroll along Regent's Canal. It dates back to 1820 and originally John Nash had planned that it would flow through the park itself. As it turned out, instead it goes in a circle just north of the outer edge of the park. Even if your legs don't carry you beyond Little Venice which is at the start of the canal, you will still find it delightful and pleasant to see all the colourful, narrow boats moored in the basin.

For good measure, and in conjunction with other promotions here are present discounts for some of London's select 4 star hotels .....

London 4 star hotels offers

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The London riots. Remember the victims, and hope that they are all securely locked up and unable to do us any harm

It could have been different. The London riots of some months back could have had a very negative affect on tourist numbers visiting London. Thankfully, most people can put these events into perspective, realising that such outbreaks of disturbance are to be expected anywhere and in any major city you might conceive of traveling to for a vacation. This week it was Rome which was the venerable venue for those spilling their bile against the perpetrators of corporate greed. And impressive stuff it was too with water cannon, tear gas, bottles, rocks, fireworks, burst-up shops and blazing cars.

Obviously, between corporate greed and violent rioting there is both right and wrong. But perspective, as I mentioned earlier, may colour your view of where the real blame lies. One perspective that I found interesting during the London riots was the media commentator who told us, in firm tones, that we must remember that the rioters were, in fact, victims themselves.

Indeed. It was a moment where the nation stood properly corrected. Thank you again Ms. Whatsyourface, peerless expert in whatever it is you do.

However, I think most people's abiding memory will be that of the unfortunate Asian student who was set upon by a number of thugs ... sorry, victims ....... who robbed him of his remaining possessions while they acted under the pretense of trying to help him. Confused, bloodied and bewildered following an earlier attack by an unknown victim or gang of victims, thousands who viewed the widely publicised video clip were shocked at the meanness and sheer badness of what some individuals were capable of towards a vulnerable young man.

Happily, it is now all consigned to the past. Visitors to the capital need not concern themselves unduly about being caught up in chaotic riots. Everything is back to normal, and the daily mundane vicissitudes of routine, everyday crime. Just take the usual sensible precautions you would take in any big city to keep yourself and your property safe from any predatory victims who might try to target you.

And don't you sometimes feel that words have lost all sense of meaning? I can't think why.

To put a wrap on it, let's accentuate the positive. What better way than the very latest in deals and discounts for London hotels. And here they are -

London hotel deals and offers

For my part, I am going to make my own singular protest, both against global corporate greed and the depredations of vicious rioters, by knocking back a few stiff ones in the bar of one of my favourite hotels in Knightsbridge. That'll show them. Bottoms up.

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