Quirky Topics

Last week under a sweltering 32 degree hot and humid London sky, my London Shoes set off  to hunt down some ‘big cats’ – well, to seek out 17 Lions & Lionesses to be precise. The “PRIDE in the QUARTER” trail is a free street art exhibition comprising of 17 life sized lions & lioness ...Read more...

Regular follower of my London Shoes stuff, whether it be on Facebook / Website / X or this Instagram feed, will be aware that a few weeks back my London Shoes stumbled upon a very quirky London landmark……namely a ‘Post Box Eating Tree’ in Fitz-George Avenue, within the W14 post code district. Well – would ...Read more...

My London Shoes likes to throw in a cheeky short & sweet one every now and then – a sort of ‘quirky quickie’ if you like – and this one certainly fits that category. Sometimes, I stumble upon something and I think……surely, this can’t be true – and this particular subject matter just so happens ...Read more...

A few days back, my London Shoes undertook another trek ‘Saaf’ of the River, to Battersea Power Station – it was my Shoes 2nd visit there during the past 4 weeks or so. The purpose of this particular venture out was to visit the “RAMSES & the PHARAOH’S GOLD” Exhibition that’s on at the ‘NEON’ ...Read more...

Last week, under a gloriously warm, sunny and clear London sky – my London Shoes set off to undertake a blog topic, slightly different from the normal type of stuff Shoes publishes. For this particular trek out, it was a pleasure to be accompanied by Karen, who I used to work with, albeit briefly, at ...Read more...

Last week, under warm sunny skies, my London Shoes ventured  ‘Saaf’ of the River (or – the ‘Dark Side’ as I like to refer to it as) to the historic 1930’s built “Battersea Power Station”. The reason for the trekking down to the old Power Station building was not do do a bit of retail ...Read more...

This week’s publication relates to a subject matter that my London Shoes touched upon very lightly the other week, when I visited the Leytonstone district of East London on the quest of undertaking another blog topic. However, I’ve always been a big admirer of this particular ‘lesser known’ display of street art (I think that’s ...Read more...

This London Shoes blog is even smaller than a usual ‘short & sweet’…..it’s more of a ‘quickie’!!! The reason being is because tomorrow (Sunday 8th March 2026) is “INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY” – and last week whilst out and about in the ‘Smoke’, my London Shoes happened to stumble upon something that has been displayed in conjunction ...Read more...

With the passing of yet another year of London Shoes activity, I always like to take a look back and reflect on what Shoes has achieved in terms of places visited / knowledge gained / people encountered / unplanned experiences etc – and reflect on the fun times I’ve had ‘on the road’ throughout the previous 12 months. When ...Read more...

The “SNOOPY in the CITY” trail – ‘Fleet Street Quarter’ – London EC4 Here is yet another ‘seasonal’ blog article, to accompany the others that my London Shoes has knocked out this Christmas (2025). I know, at the time of this specific publication date, Christmas Day & Boxing Day have come and gone – but ...Read more...