Central London wishes Merry Christmas 2014

It's that time of the year again - the time of Christmas lights in Central London. Went down to Oxford Street with high hopes. After getting off at Bond Street I was greeted by Paddington the Bear.

The lights were magnificent as always, even though not much had changed since last year. Below Oxford Street.

Regent Street:

London remembers WWI

Remembrance day or Poppy Day is is recognised to remember the victims of World War I. To remember the fallen one poppy for every British casualty (888,246 poppies in total) are planted around the Tower of London. Each one is hand made and thus different. The red is a symbol for the blood spilled in the war. Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th dat of the 11th month" and Remembrance Day is hence on November 11th.

The lynx is a very shy cat

The lynx is one of the big 4 predators in the Nordic region (together with wolf, bear and wolverine) and the second most common after bear. There are 1,250 lynx in the Swedish woods but there are still very few that has seen a wild lynx - they are very shy. It is the largest wild cat in Europe and is often referred to as the "minitiger" of the northern pine forrest. There are currently about 1,250 lynx in the Swedish woods.