Next week, we’ll be going to London. We’ll be flying British Air, but thankfully in the cheap seats, not first class, so nobody will stick a dead body next to us. I’m quite looking forward to it.
If you have any suggestions of things we should see or do, please don’t hesitate. I plan to see the Tower of London, The British Museum, and take a walk through Kensington Gardens (just across the street from our hotel). Nothing much else is solidly planned from my side, but I’m sure we’ll have plenty to keep us busy.
I’ll try to keep up my usual routine of daily posts, but I can’t promise anything (especially since the time zone difference might mess things up). The hotel allegedly has internet access, but hopefully we’ll be out and about most of the time and come back to the hotel room only to crash, not to surf the web. But you should hear at least something from us from across the pond!
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March 30th, 2007 at 3:26 am
I’d hate to make this a “See x” list, because part of any urban environment is just being there. Some things to note:
1) You will end up with a very fragmented view of the city, because it’s huge. As a result you’ll have to ride the tube everywhere.
2) If you’re going to be there longer than but a few days, and intend to do things that are less touristy and thus require knowing a good deal about the city’s actual layout, a London A-Z (ay t’ zed) can be handy and picked up from your local newsagent’s.
3) Try to make a day of Cambridge. You’ll cry, I promise you. It’s so wonderful (you’ll have to get away from the train station, though, for the wonderfulness to commence).
3a) If you do, have lunch at the Granta pub. It’s my favorite pub, and it was Douglas Adams’ as well.
4) Unfortunately, I don’t think the Globe’s play season has started yet. If it has, I recommend going. I don’t recommend the groundling ticket (the cheapest), because you’re legally obligated to not sit down, and most of the old plays are a good FOUR hours long.
5) Don’t forget the British Library, which is not in the British museum anymore. If you actually want to see books, though, don’t bring a book bag.
6) It’s worth seeing the Harrod’s mega-palace of commerce, if nothing else because it’s almost incredible.
That’s all I can think of for now.
September 8th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
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