{"id":85,"date":"2019-09-17T07:32:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T07:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/09\/17\/the-famous-streets-of-london\/"},"modified":"2019-09-17T07:32:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T07:32:41","slug":"the-famous-streets-of-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/09\/17\/the-famous-streets-of-london\/","title":{"rendered":"The Famous Streets of London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.<\/p>\n<p>I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/07_listable_demo.jpg\" alt=\"DeathtoStock_London6\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now.\u00a0because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Trendsetters Showcase Their Style<\/h3>\n<p>But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-85 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11_listable_demo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11_listable_demo-300x228.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11_listable_demo-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11_listable_demo-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11_listable_demo-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11_listable_demo-450x341.jpg 450w, 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rel=\"tag\">city<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/index.php\/tag\/london\/\" rel=\"tag\">london<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.cardiffbay.co.uk\/index.php\/tag\/urban\/\" rel=\"tag\">urban<\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is something beautiful about walking around the city with a 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