Thursday, May 24, 2012

Souvenirs of London 2012


This Shopping List reeks of London 2012 (without the logo) and features items which may be useful at home, and could help you survive the Jubilee and the Olympics.





This jubilee shortbread tin could be kept handy as an spare (emergency) jubilee souvenir gift. It is only £5 at M&S Foodhall, cheaper than the Walker's you'd get at the airport, and of course you can eat the contents.








Absolut London Vodka with design by Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz.  Sainsbury's also stocks matching glasses.
















Beefeater Gin is nothing new, but what could be more London 2012 than a spirits bottle depicting a resident of prime east London real estate? Classic - I can see where the above idea came from. Available everywhere such as Waitrose.


















This is just too funny.  Pampers Active Fit GB Nappy.  At Waitrose and similar places.  




I love the job the classic "Topsy and Tim Visit the Tower of London" (out of print) does with the American tourists! This newer printing has a bit of the Tower of London in it, and introduces their host, a cat named Boris, not too far from City Hall. Could explain where that re-election came from.  Buy or order from a London bookshop.









4D Cityscape Jigsaw London is not just a souvenir - it is the first jigsaw puzzle to use time as the fourth dimension! At the Science Museum Shop.














The Zoo Winners line from The London Zoo Shop














and the Union Jack line from The London Zoo Shop













History of London playing cards from the Museum of London Shop.













William Morris Forest I Tapestry Cushion from the National Trust Shop.  Are the royals represented in The Lion?  I have no idea but anyway it's a beauty.












'Queen' Sex Pistols Pin Badge from the V&A Shop.  You still have that denim jacket, right?










Diamond Jubilee Commemorative chess pieces may not be the most attractive chess set at the British Muesum Shop but it is certainly the most contemporary, and the funniest











Royal Borough tea for one from National Maritime Museum Shop in celebration of Greenwich becoming a Royal Borough in 2012, bestowed by the Queen as part of her Jubilee year celebrations.












Learn about the queen in a jiffy from this Orion picture book. Claim you bought it for your baby neice.











East London royals have plenty to celebrate -- in West Ham United FC style.


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