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Life in London – July 2010

5 Aug 2010 by Sue Hillman     
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My SIXT Blog for July is just 2 weeks of the month in London as I spent the other 2 in the USA. I had a long weekend in New York then a week and a half in New Mexico, driving around a decent amount of this state – Santa Fe, Taos, Albuquerque, White Sands, [...]

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Life in London – June 2010

5 Jul 2010 by Sue Hillman     
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My Sixt Blog for June comes out in the middle of a London heat wave! We get very excited in London when it gets really hot as it’s a rare occurrence especially as last year’s summer was so brief and disappointing.  In June we had the final elephant parade, the Trooping of the Colour, deer [...]

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Life in London – May 2010

1 Jun 2010 by Sue Hillman     
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My Sixt Blog for May brings you a bit of everything – a Moonwalk but not Michael Jackson, a huge ship in a bottle, hundreds of elephants in London, lunch out in Richmond and seeing Tower Bridge go up and down for a sailing ship.  Just a very few things which were happening in May [...]

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Life in London – April 2010

5 May 2010 by Sue Hillman     
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My Sixt Blog for April celebrates the amazing achievement of the 30,000 ‘fun’ and elite runners in the London Marathon, a couple of good tours,  a sound installation, a great big ash cloud and of course several restaurants!
The London Marathon is a massive event with over 30,000 runners pounding the 26 and a bit miles [...]

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Life in London – March 2010

6 Apr 2010 by Sue Hillman     
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March in London was busy despite the continuing winter but we are now seeing blossom and daffodils so Spring here we come!  What have I got to report this month?  Too much to get into one blog so I’ve picked out a classical concert  a photography exhibition, a big art show, a theatre trip, the [...]

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Life in London – February 2010

2 Mar 2010 by Sue Hillman     
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Your February 2010 Sixtblog of life in London is in fact mostly from southern Africa as I spent a large part of February  on a wonderful overland trip from Cape Town to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe! We had an amazing time – the scenery takes your breath away, the animals are extraordinary and you can [...]

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Life in London – January 2010

22 Jan 2010 by Sue Hillman     
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It was a short January in London for me as I’m off to southern Africa for a few weeks so your Sixt blog arrives a little early.
January has been dominated by the weather and although London has fared much better than other parts of the UK, it’s very unusual for us to see any snow [...]

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Life in London – December 2009

5 Jan 2010 by Sue Hillman     
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So 2009 has gone by already and I’m looking forward to all the great things 2010 has to offer in London. Before we rush into all that, let’s have a look at what was happening during December, and it was a good one, so here are some highlights.
London looked beautiful with all the bright Christmas [...]

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Life in London – November 2009

1 Dec 2009 by Sue Hillman     
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Well it’s December already and time for a quick look back over November in London before we head into the festivities and the start of a new year.
November kicked off with Bonfire Night, the annual fireworks extravaganza to mark the failed plot of 1605 to knock the Protestants out of power and put a Catholic [...]

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Life in London – October 2009

16 Nov 2009 by Sue Hillman     
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We are pleased to introduce our new guest blogger to the Sixt Blog – Sue Hillman. Sue is a resident of the famous Notting Hill who has lived in London for over 30 years. Each month Sue will be reporting on the latest happenings from across the capital and we are delighted to bring you her October review…  
 
 
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