On 2006-01-25, Steve Gladis <***@gmx.de> wrote:
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Post by Steve Gladishmm, my wife insists on museums.. i would prefer war, historics,
technical or other entertaining ones. no art if its avoidable.
of course id like to see some architectural stuff, i dont want to miss
the must-sees. i was counting on the community here to know what those
are. i dont want to party throught the nights and i already ordered a
restaurant guide which will hopefully show me some nice MCDs, KFCs and
Pizza Huts. you know.
and then shopping of course. what about flea markets and jumble sales,
are there some in london?
thanks for your help!
Steve
South Kensington tube station for
the Natural History museum (plants animals and rocks; including
precious stones); also an architectural gem itself.
V&A (fashions, decorative arts, furniture, architecture, etc)
Science museum (technology - cars, computers, clocks, and things that
don't all start with c)
Tottenham Court Road tube station for
the British Museum
Tottenham Court Road shops - computers, HiFi, cameras, electronics
Oxford Street shops - London's biggest High Street; not as posh as it
was once, and often uncomfortably crowded.
Charing Cross Road shops - music, musical instruments, and books books
books (Denmark St or 'Tin Pan Ally' is a turning off Charing Cross
Rd).
Theatres
Leicester Square (fast food joints, cinemas)
Soho and Chinatown (good food)
There are street markets in many parts of London; "Petticoat Lane" is
probably the most famous - signposts from Liverpool St station; Sunday is
the big day. Covent Garden is a sort of posh street market, and sometimes
has some decent street entertainers - it has its own tube station but isn't
far from Leicester Sq tube.
The Tower of London is close to the tube station called "Tower Hill". The
"London Dungeon" is in Tooley St, on the south bank of the river, between
Tower Bridge and London Bridge. "Madame Tussauds" is in Marleybone Rd near
Baker St tube station, which is also handy for Regent's Park.
Architectural must-sees: Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral, The Tower of
London, The Palace of Westminster ("Big Ben" and the Houses of
Parliament), Tower Bridge, the Millenium Footbridge (near St Paul's), City
Hall (near Tower Bridge, across the river from the Tower), "The Gerkin" in
the City, the London Eye, Liverpool St station, Waterloo station,
Paddington station, ... I think I'd better stop now ...
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