National Football League in London
The Bears are in London!
Well…not really.
They don’t get here until Friday, so you won’t really get a chance to see or meet them.
Loads of London venues have started to ‘Bear Down’ despite having no idea about the game.
It’s nice to see people get into the spirit of the games, and support either Raider Nation or the Bears.
We were sent these from a venue near London Bridge.
Good to see people getting into the spirit of it all!
Welcome to London!
What do you have planned?
Some sight-seeing? Take in some West End musicals? Get absolutely smashed on pints in a pub?
Why not do it all?
Since you’re just arriving here, we have a few things that you might want to try.
London Cocktail Week
Do you love booze? Great-you came to the right country.
London cocktail week is a chance to savour some tipples from some of the top bartenders in the city.
Hit a few locations and let the booze show you the way.
More info and tickets here:
https://drinkup.london/magazine/22568/what-is-london-cocktail-week
James Bond in Concert
If you haven’t been to Royal Albert Hall, you simply must!
This weekend (Oct 5 & 6th) the orchestra is getting the band back together to play along to a James Bond classic.
This weekend it’s Skyfall, and you can watch the movie all while the orchestra plays along.
Tickets might be tough-but there are loads of LEGITIMATE ticket touts around Covent Garden.
More info here:
royalalberthall.com
BFI Film Festival
Do you love movies?
Well the UK makes some of the best dang movies on the planet!
To celebrate the British Film Institute is hosting its annual film festival across the city this weekend.
Get some tickets, mingle with celebrities, and see some incredible movies before they are released in cinemas.
Tickets here.
bfi.org.uk
Comedy
London has more stand-up comedy in a week than New York, LA, Toronto and Chicago…COMBINED!
That’s a lot of laughs. Most of the established comedy clubs have some great acts, just avoid the flyerers in Leicester Square handing out nebulous claims to crappy shows.
You should probably avoid Leicester Square all together unless you want to lose money and dignity!
Piccadilly Circus has the world famous Comedy Store, which always has great international acts.
Our fave club is the Backyard Comedy Club in Bethal Green.
Great acts, reasonable tickets and you never know who might pop in to do a spot!
backyardcomedyclub.co.uk
Many people lament British food.
Deep fried, boiled, or over-cooked are your standard misnomers about British cuisine, and rightly so for a few decades.
But no more.
London is on the food map baby, and there are loads to try when you get over here.
Insider magazine has compiled their list of the top places to eat in London, and we can agree with many of their top picks.
One thing we would suggest are some of the top food markets in London.
Many of these aren’t open daily, so it’s worth checking to see where and when you can grab some lovely nosh from these places.
Some we would suggest:
Borough Market
Num num. Located right near London Bridge station and the Shard, this venerable market has loads of yummies on offer. Not only is it a standard food market, but there are also loads of fresh, hot stalls of food to tempt you as well. Try to go mid-morning during office hours as it is generally quieter then.
Berwick Street Market
Located in Soho amongst throngs of media companies, this 300 year old market is anything but old. Smack dab in the middle of the road, this daily food market caters to many of the people who work in the newly painted offices. Open from 11am to 3pm, you can find loads of foodie options here.
Box Park-Shoreditch
Head to where the hipsters hang, for a truly unique feast. The Boxpark Market is on the edge of Shoreditch, and close to Old Street station. Loads of food and drink options in a market that is open late with some cool bars. If you’re lucky-you might be able to get into the Shoreditch House across the road.
As many people know, travel agent Thomas Cook has gone and busted a nut, leaving many people left in the lurch.
This is incredibly bad news for NFL fans planning on coming to London for the 2019 games.
Firstly WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.
We are NFL in London, a promoter of NFL fun and good times.
We are gutted by everyone who is struggling to get to London for the games, but please don’t get mad at us.
We can barely afford to fly anywhere.
If you have been left in the lurch, we recommend that you contact your bank, tour provider or whomever your tickets are with.
Hopefully Thomas Cook has paid these folks, and you are in the clear.
If you haven’t, contact your bank and see what they can do.
While many folks are also trying to blame the NFLUK, they are in the same, unenviable position.
These are partners of theirs, and they would have no idea that this was afoot.
Please be nice and patient to them as well.
Good luck to everyone involved, and hopefully you can make the games with no issues.
See you for the games!
The Washington Redskins hosted the Chicago Bears in Week 3 of the NFL, and there was a lot of anticipation on how Mitchell Trubisky would play.
His progression this season has been more linear than anything, so all eyes were on Mitch and the Bears as they face the struggling Redksins.
Thanks to the NFL, we can show you the highlights of the game!
As you can see, many Redskins fans will be clamouring for Dwayne Haskins to take over from Case Keenum who was tossed all over the field, just as fast as he was picked off.
The Bears defence continues to shine, as Kahlil Mack was on full attack throwing Case all over the field.
The Bears will take a nice win under their belt after two dramatic games.
Will they be able to continue on this pace and win as many games as they did last season, or will Aaron Rodgers and the Packers push through the division like a hot knife through butter.
Bear down!