The South Bank of the Thames in London — home of the Tate Modern and Shakespeare's Globe theater — welcomed a new version of an old favorite on June 11 with the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall.
A two-year, $220 million refurbishing of the hall, which was built in 1951, not only enhanced acoustics, legroom and audience access but brought several new bars and two new restaurants — Skylon and Canteen — and a new education center with music and dance studios.
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Blogging from the road is a way to keep in touch with family and friends. But permanently archiving trips, known as life caching, hasn't been easy.
MyTripJournal and its online partners, Lonely Planet, the Good Sam Club and the International Student Identity Card, have launched the new hub of the Personal Travel Web site My Travel Homepage. Under the new subscription-based system, travelers can create unlimited Trip Journals and have access to previously closed journals. Contact www.mytripjournal.com.