A Little Venice in London June 9, 2009
Posted by tracybarnett in : England , trackbackLondon is a city of immigrants, and why not one from the largest of its former colonies? David Tucker is a self-described Cheesehead from Wisconsin who has dedicated the past three decades to harvesting quirky, strange and enlightening stories from this history-rich city and sharing them with passers-through.
Tucker and his wife, a British native who goes by the moniker of Mary Poppins, have taken over what they say might be the oldest walking tour company in the world: London Walks, which was established in the 1960s. He gave us a tour of Little Venice, a charming historic neighborhood that’s so far off the beaten trail that many residents don’t even know about it. He’s packed a number of those quirky tales into his new book just released in the U.S., London Stories.
It’s attracted its share of fame, however; notables from Robert Browning to Richard Branson have made their homes here.
A little stroll through, and it’s easy to see why; here’s a peek:
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wow! How romantic! I want to go for a boat ride..