Here Banksy rather humorously juxtaposes the cliché artist, with moustache, beret and palette,…read moreworking on a decidedly less high brow art work depicting a scribble of a huge male member. The artist is also wearing a ball and chain, with a dollar sign on the ball. I'm not sure what conclusion I'd want to draw, but I guess the piece certainly summarises the debates about Banksy himself. Art or just daubs? Pretensions of grandeur? Destroyed by money, or elevated beyond his natural position by the hype? A couple of changes have been made. The council (apparently) have partially obscured the male member, though it's still pretty clear what it's meant to represent. As for the person who's added their opinion that Banksy is a **, I don't think they've given much thought to what they are doing. Their banal addition rather demonstrates they are the one with pretensions of grandeur if they think they can comment! This is on the side of a restaurant on the junction of Shafton Road and Victoria Park Road.

I've found this piece of art yesterday night (Feb 21st 2012) by accident as I was surfing Hackney…read moreby car in search of graffiti. When I saw it I almost had no doubt it was made by Banksy, and as it took me a good hour to find this first and only painting in Hackney, I interpreted it not only as the sign of the end of free art this would be no news! but also as the end of street art. All in all this classic looking artist is not trying to paint a beauty on a canvas, but a rebel sign on a public wall, while his leg is locked with this ball with the money sign. So when I associate all this with the fact that all Hackney walls are now purified from graffiti, I'm just left with the impression that art was finally killed, both indoor and in the streets. Ciao, Nicola Principato

I love Camden Market so much. Every time I visit I come home with so much great stuff. Lots of…read morelocal vendors selling their wares. You can get everything from vintage clothing and jewelry to artwork and records. It's a funky, artistic, electric, bohemian market with a collection of local artisans and indie, small business entrepreneurs. It's an open air market that quite literally has something for everyone. I always seem to find the best selection of vintage Levi's.

What a fun place to visit!…read more We spent a few hours of our london trip at the Camden Market, and what a sight to see!! They have a variety of hand-made goods, food, drinks, and more. We tried the pimms drinks for the first time, and it was wonderful. I enjoyed to Sushi Burger and OMG it was so good. They fried the salmon to perfection and ill be thinking about the meal for awhile. The views here of the river is wonderful, offering this beautiful day to be seen from all over. The only qualm I have is there isnt much seating- I struggled to find anywhere to eat other than standing - so take that into account when planning your trip. Other than that, a great time to hang with friends and try a variety of foods.

The view from the Royal Observatory made it worth climbing the hill. The Prime Meridian is a brass…read moreband in the pavement showing the divider between the eastern and western hemispheres. To see the line up close requires paying an admission fee of about 20 pounds to get into the observatory. We didn't pay the 20 pounds and didn't get our photos taken with one foot in each hemisphere. But the view from just outside the observatory was amazing.

This is where the world gets the correct time from, everywhere sets their time from this post!…read moreThe prime meridian is a line of longitude defined a 0 . You can literally be standing in two different hemispheres, East and west. Definitely a tourist stop, great for photos. It was so much fun,

I recently discovered this Street Tunnel in London a couple of blocks away from the Big Ben. I…read moreabsolutely love art, street art as an expression of creativity, passion and liberty. All I can say is just go, absorb all the wallart captured in this incredible tunnel. I visited during the night. Highly recommended.

What a great surprise to find leake Street Tunnel near my hotel. It is a lively location full of…read moreart and people expressing their love for graffiti. There are different spots for entertainment such as bars and location to play board games.

Five stars! It was…read moreabsolutely brilliant to have walked in the footsteps of the legendary Beatles at this crossing in the UK! Just approaching the area I was already awestruck that I was going to see this historic place of interest. I didn't realize that there's a monument slightly offset from the crossing at almost the perfect location to film. However, I do feel for the residents having to endure numerous tourists affecting traffic in the area, but hey, coming from Hawai'i, I'm for certain they are somewhat used to it. Coming from me, I do appreciate their patience for allowing me to cross twice for a nice shot recreating the cover. Thank you very much!!

for the beatles/ my dad !! everyone was so funny and chill and respectful waiting for it to be saferead more

WImpole Estate is in the National Trust, and you can purchase tickets through them or get tickets…read moreat Wimpole which are 8.40 pounds for adults or 4.70 for a child. With the National Trust you just show your pass and you walk in.This is Cambridgeshire's grandest working Estate. It has a Hall, the Gardens (which was MY favorite.If you are familiar with Capability Browns work, you'll see it all over Wimpole ) There is the Home Farm and the Park. THis is an all day affair if you go. They have walks, and tours available.You can picnic here and they have anextensive gift shop in several spots.There is also a restaurant on location. THis is well worth the money.If the kids get to tired going through the home, take a break and let them run through the large gardens. This Estate is for everyone. I would go again.

So impressed with the Wimpole Estate. The house is glorious, with the most helpful and insightful…read moretour guides ever! They were fascinating, and so passionate about their jobs. The grounds are beautiful, and the home farm was a great highlight. If taking children, go in lambing season and they will have the most fantastic fun. I am a NT member so only paid an additional price to see the farm but completely worth the money.

Great little trendy neighborhood thats walkable from the British Museum. It also houses the Seven…read moreDials Market, which is a very trendy food hall in an open mezzanine, so be prepared for dense crowds at night! It's a fairly quick stroll though the area, the layout splits out into several different streets from the center, begging you to explore its streets and shops, specialty stores, and boutiques! It was fun to walk around and browse through all the shops: you could spend all the in the area as there are other markets very close by! Other points of interest include Neal's yard and Covent Garden, Jubilee Market, and the British Transport Museum!

Oh my goodness, I cannot say enough wonderful things about this place! We stumbled across it by…read moreaccident on our first night in London and fell in love immediately. We always fall in love with food markets, but this place has it's own really unique cool vibe. The food options are endless and incredible. It's always packed, but still easy to find a table. I love being able to order a little something from numerous vendors to complete your meal. We visited and ate here 3 times during our six days in London. We couldn't stop going back. Highly recommend it! I can't remember the names of the vendors we ordered food from, but I'm sharing pictures. It was all outstanding. Can't wait to go back!

So people may think I'm crazy but I booked a trip to Paris and Finland this June and made sure to…read morefly into London so I could visit pooh corner. I am a Huge EEYORE fan and last time I came to London I didn't have a chance to go and I promised myself I would come to the birthplace of my favorite character. I didn't realize how far out from the city it was but boy was it beautiful! The ride there and it's surroundings. The staff at pooh corner cafe was very sweet and helpful. My train from london to paris was a few short hours away.... So yes.....I literally flew into london for a few hours just to go to pooh corner and pooh bridge! The love for Eeyore and my best friends love for Pooh made this trip easy and fun! Best way to find it is if you visit pooh corner cage they will give you a map and tell you exactly how to get there. Once you see the sign you keep walking for a few minutes and you will find the iconic bridge. It's is BEAUTIFUL....so peaceful I could stay and relax there for a bit. Yes you are in the "100 acre woods" which is technically Ashdown forrest. It's the bridge that you see in the winnie the pooh cartoons ...the bridge that is said to be the one A.A. milne and his son a.k.a. Christopher Robin would play at. For a die hard fan this is a must do!! Happy yelping mis amigos!!

This is the ultimate gem for any Winnie the Pooh fan. - to come to Ashdown Forest and play…read morePoohsticks on Poohsticks Bridge Built in 1907 and originally called Posingford Bridge, it is considered to be the bridge on which Milne and his son first played the game. Its continued popularity led to a campaign to rebuild in the 1970s. The bridge was subsequently reopened by Christopher Robin Milne and officially renamed as Poohsticks Bridge However, continued tourist traffic necessitated a further rebuild in 1999 and Disney, who now own the rights to Winnie the Pooh and other donors funded the reconstruction to the bridge which stands there today. The walk from the nearest car park is however not the easiest with a fair slope and distance. However, for true fans, it is worth it. Visitors aiming to play Poohsticks on the bridge are requested to bring their own sticks to avoid damage to nearby trees There are now even a World Poohsticks Championships held annually in Dorchester but for true fans, Poohsticks Bridge is the only place to drop your stick into the water and rush over to the other side to see whose stick emerges first For those of you who would like to practise, here are the official rules for Poohsticks: http://www.poohsoc.org.uk/sticks/rules.html

AMERICA F**C YEAH!…read more Would you believe me if I said that my highlight of moving here to London thus far involves dressing like a Texas dream come true, motorboating a bobble head Abraham Lincoln (who's honest now, Abe?), shotgunning Budweisers and screaming out the entire pledge of allegiance in the middle of Hoxton Square? I didn't think so. ...neither did the hundreds of Brits that witnessed all 40 of us in our Faux-American splendor running around Shoreditch being, well, as American as possible. It was basically 1776 all over again, just with a lot more booze and f**c yeah-isms.

Epic! No other word for it. I wasn't entirely sure I was going to have a good time at this, because…read morewhen anyone ever tells me that something will be 'the best fun you'll ever have', my Irish cynicism raises its head and goes 'heh we'll see'. But GoGame really is that good and I swear I am not still bitter that we came last (okay fine, FINE, I am still bitter). Laura and I decided to go as America, red, white and blue to the core and underwear, in my case. When we got there, Chris and Mei, the GoGamers extraordinaire were dressed in the cutest orange jumpsuits. They really rock this thing, with a hilarious game script, buckets of enthusiasm and fantastic game actors. We ran around, got ridiculously obnoxious, yelled 'America loves you' at so many people and filmed the Moon landing. Yes, conspiracy theorists, it was filmed, by us and a three legged dog called Cosmo. The challenges make sure that you have to be really inventive and the time limits mean you can't just piss around, but have to do it now, now! We totally bonded as a team over figuring out questions and what would make the best video concepts. Then we invaded Canada, also known as Leon's girlfriend Sarah. Afterwards we got to see all the teams' videos and pictures, some with magic! My team was the awesomest by far, with epic players Lizzie G. Chris R. Vicky L. and the lovely Zara. Sing it now, we are family! P.s. That's a 100 biatch!