Trendy Islington is home to Guardian reading quiet revolutionists, the “chattering classes”. Upper Street stretches for a latte-lined mile of almond croissants, boutiques and bookshops, health food shops past the Almeida theatre to Highbury Corner. Its Georgian and Victorian back streets are worth a wander and have lovely gastro pubs; you can also stroll east along the canal towards Hackney.
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Suburbs and towns covered by this travel guide to Islington (North London) include Camden, Hoxton, Islington, Kings Cross, London, North London, Pentonville, and more.
2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Scottish poet Robert Burns' birth. Burns was a poet and a lyricist and is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland.
The Burns Supper was started a few years after his death by a group of his friends; they held the supper to honour and remember Burns. The tradition caught on and the ritual of Burns Supper is now held all around the world.
His life and work will be celebrated throughout the year at many Burns-related events.
