English Peerages explained in a nutshell aka what Meghan Markle (probably) has to learn
Lord Grantham, Lady Chatterton, Baron Merton, Countess of Grantham, Lord Meldrum, The Honourable Mr. Teddy, Sir Ralph Shawcross… You can…
My first and (probably) last lunch at the Gay Hussar
It was end of May when several news sites wrote about the closure of the legendary Hungarian restaurant in London,…
The Regency and the Gothic Revival architecture
Let me warn you: it might not be easy to follow the architectural styles in this post as we are…
How English is the Fish & Chips?
Let me set the scene (not the table!): At the end of the episode "Yellow Iris", Poirot is hungry as…
Have you heard about the Royal Oak Apple Day?
The Royal Oak Apple Day was an English National Holiday celebrated on 29th May in the whole country until it…
A British £8bn business. What is it?
The sandwich business. Awareness days are very popular these days and you would find there is an awareness day for…
How I threw £12 out of the window
I have never been to the US. They say everything is huge in America and shops are massive. Well, as…
A day in the Cotswolds – Sudeley Castle
I realised the other day that we have been to many places during the 2.5 years since we have been…
„Are you married… or do you live in Maidenhead?”
Well, I am not married and I do live in Maidenhead, but not in the early 20th century. What does…
The secret of the Lavenham Blue
At Easter, we visited Suffolk and Norfolk, whilst we did not see everything we wanted, we did manage to see…