The atmosphere in London at the moment might have something to do with its bouyency. It is experiencing an unusually patriotic time, with Union Jack bunting visible (even if just in the peripherals) at all times. The Olympic hype is unavoidable and it seems even a bit of rain cannot dampen spirits among the residents, workers and tourists. The long daylight hours are frankly the icing on the cake.

It seems that every man and his dog sees London's charm and overseas investors are helping to strengthen the economy by buying into it. Knight-Frank, a London estate agent say that eastern European and Russian buyers are spending the most. Followed by middle Eastern and Asian buyers. Fears of Spain, Greece and Italy playing catalyst to a European economic melt down could mean that investors splash their cash elsewhere and London could lose some attention. But, London has proved itself resilient to the harshest of economic climates in its past and it seems to continue to stay strong despite the financial chaos in and around it.