London (England)

...inspiration for a visit to London alone or with a group of people or, in case you already know everything, you may find it interesting to learn what foreigners find worthwhile when visiting. Perforce this will be one of my longer ops, feel free to skim! The motto of my programme is ´variatio delectat´ as the Romans used to say, ´variety pleases´ in English, I want to show my students as many different facets of the city as possible in such a short ...
...on their first day in London they´re not unhappy to be guided. I always appoint a student as ´tube guide´, he or she has to find out how we travel best from A to B, it saves the teachers time and they have someone to blame if the group finds itself on the wrong tube! ;-) We got off at Westminster and went round the Houses of Parliament into the gardens and looked down at the Thames. Unfortunately the water was flowing into the ´right´ direction, ...

MALU 29.05.2004 · Read full review
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London is expensive, everybody knows it. But as far as a tourist visit goes, the best things in London are free! What follows is my own tour of important London free of charge sights and attractions. It's not an "insider" look at hidden delights of London, I rarely if ever stray of the beaten track. All I attempt is to show to a reader that doesn't know the city that a lot of recognised major sights can be enjoyed without spending much or any money. ...
...oldest centres of population in London (it used to be a separate settlement form the City of London) and traditionally the heart of its power. The formidable Imperial administration buildings behind you, you are now facing two of perhaps the most iconic buildings in London. The first is Westminster Abbey, the traditional place of coronation and a burial site for English monarchs and a magnificent Gothic church in itself (as well as place of burial ...

magdadh 17.04.2009 (16.04.2009) · Read full review
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London in Bits and Bobs •••Overview••• Who can ever truly know this city? Perhaps if one is born and reared here, spends one's private and professional life here, explores its history, and indulges one's fancy on its many cultural venues--maybe, given all that, it is possible to begin to know London. For the rest of us, the best we can hope for is to grab hold of and appreciate small corners of this marvelous city. ...
...London several times now over a good many years, and each time we visit, London provides us with a new streets to explore, new shops to patronize, new restaurants and pubs to quell our hunger and quench our thirst, and new adventures to add to our personal London lore. Our souvenirs include memorable encounters with Londoners and with other interlopers like ourselves, tacky mementos of infinite design and availability, and hours and hours of pure ...

BawBaw 20.11.2005 · Read full review
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London - a day out As with all my reviews, the names of the participants have been witheld to protect the innocent - me that is !! So it's around January 2000, I'm doing contract work in Leatherhead and being paid wads of cash for my troubles. The problem with Leatherhead is there isn't a lot to do apart from the pubs - Epsom is about the nearest place with cinemas, restaurants and theatres, but even that is quite limited. ********************* ...
...have a day out in London ( a Saturday obviously, we are after all contractors who would sooner loose a kidney that miss out on being paid). As my mate's wife and kids are visiting soon we decide to make it a 'family' day out (can't win em all) and start to make plans - V - a bit of a compulsive planner has it all in hand. Being unfamiliar with London, I am quite happy to let him take charge - means I can concentrate on having a good time and not ...

Rob099 04.07.2006 (05.07.2006) · Read full review
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...you are not familiar with London and some of its attractions then well I am here to help. For this opinion I am going to give my very own A-Z of London attractions. With some of its attractions and other stuff I might include in this opinion. Enjoy!!! **Please note the admission charges I have listed are charges that I was charged when I went there. Prices may have changed. Sorry for this. To find out more visit London's official website that is ...
...A-Z Guide of London Attractions ------------------------------------------ A # Art Galleries - In London there are many art galleries around featuring much of the old artwork to the latest artwork. Most of the galleries include artwork of many famous artists to some of the new unknown artists. Galleries include : National Gallery - In Trafalgar Square featuring artwork around from Europe. Free admission. Tate Gallery - Hosts British art and ...

fromthedarkside 21.07.2001 · Read full review
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...passengers. Coming from West London myself, I omitted to mention The Arsenal – well you would, wouldn’t you? In recent months, I’ve only had to use the line sporadically and mainly for “pleasure”, but in almost every case, some delay has occurred. I can only assume from a sample like that, that this is now the case for the everyday user all the time. I shudder to think what will happen come “Public/Private Partnership ...
...on the main line. Or will Uncle Ken prove his worth. In the mean time, I breathe a sigh of relief that I don’t HAVE to use it, especially in summer. Verdict: A vital west-north link that is letting London down, both its workers and its visitors. ...

BNibbles 03.05.2001 (04.05.2001) · Read full review
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...is the case with all London stations (terrorist bomb threats), but they have teams of sad faced litter-pickers who keep it fairly tidy. They also employ dedicated security guards to keep the place free of the aforementioned dysfunctional locals. This is both a good thing and a bad thing, as you will see. You now have to leave the main line station and enter the seedy world of London Underground. Where do you think all those drunks and nutters go ...
...downstairs where it’s warm, no security guards, and only stressed and overworked station staff with no powers to deal with them. Kings Cross is the third busiest station on the Underground, after Victoria and Oxford Circus, and is an interchange point for the Northern, Victoria, Piccadilly and Metropolitan and Circle lines. It also serves passengers from GNER, WAGN and Thameslink, and its neighbour St. Pancras, and is unbelievably badly equipped ...

baddog 21.06.2001 · Read full review
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...a Red line running through London from side to side. Im going to explain all of the stations in this opinion and will take you on a journey along the line from East to West. Firstly, I will outline some of its history. History. -------- The Central Line was originally designed in the 1880's but did not open until 1900. The ceremony was performed by the then Prince of Wales and an inaugural service began between Bank in the East and Shepherds Bush ...
...of several companies to form London Transport, many stations owned by rival companies on the line faced closure due to their close proximity. The 1940's saw the completion of the track lay out that we know today. The final Eastbound sections were put in place and ran from Ongar through to Liverpool St. All of these new stations were strategically placed. The fashion was changing. People were no longer living in Central London. They were moving to ...

andycharger 14.03.2001 · Read full review
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London has been the site for a surprisingly large number of Oscar-winning, box-office hits. 101 Dalmatians, which starred Glen Close, Jeff Daniels and Joely Richardson, a live-action version of the greatly --loved Disney Cartoon, was shot in and around London. Major locations included Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Burlington Arcade, Battersea Park and Kenwood House in Hampstead. Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur, focused on the situation ...
...College in Greenwich, South East London and the couple enjoyed their "how many lovers" conversation in the Café Rouge restaurant on Wellington Street, London. Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins were the main stars in Howard's End and this greatly acclaimed adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel used a number of London locations such as the famous department store, Fortnum & Mason's, St. James's Court Hotel, Victoria Square, Admiralty Arch and St. Pancras ...

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...central place to stay in London unless you either have lots of lolly or are prepared to use hostel-style accommodation. After the demise of the LCC their amazing office building, just across the river from Big Ben, has been turned over to other uses. There’s a posh hotel, the London Aquarium, the Dali Exhibition (Salvador Dali – famous 20th century artist) and…… …. a Travel Inn, with its purple sleeping moon sign. ...
...the Travel Inn is the London Eye, so you could be first in the queue in the morning, and the Eye Booking Office is round the corner in the same building. Just along the river side walk is the South Bank complex with the Royal Festival Hall and other theatres and concert hall. On the river itself is a pier where you can take a boat trip. Wordworth wrote a poem from the view on Westminster Bridge. His view wouldn’t have been the same as ours ...

BizzyLizzy 09.06.2001 · Read full review
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...street nr Leicester Square in London is without doubt the funniest night out you can have in the capital. Set in a dark basement, the Comedy Store probably fits a good 200 people sitting in a horseshoe around the stage in 2 tiers. Entering from the back, one turns left to the bars and right to the heads. There are 2 performances a night, at 8 and at 12. Both usually will feature the same act. The comedy and venue are a combination that has to be ...
...of friends, get there early and book in advance, tickets for the weekend go fast, but they do hold back 100 for the door on the night - get there at 7 to be sure. It's a great laugh and not to be missed if you are visiting London ...

nipples 12.07.2000 · Read full review
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...Swinging London, Historic London, Cultural London or Tribal London there is seemingly something for everyone in the 600 odd sprawling miles that make-up this metropolis. Numerous tourist guides are available to point you in the direction of the "musts" - the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, the " swinging Kings Road" , Chelsea, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey and the Changing of the Guard. A lot of visitors, however, in addition to doing ...
...before they head home. London pubs come in all shapes and sizes: there are vast Victorian ale-houses, plush modern joints and typical olde worlde pubs. There are small, trendy and often over-crowded inns and even a few surviving, traditional Cockney (native Londoners) knees-up haunts where the English themselves head for. In a country that is not renowned for the quality of its native cuisine, the visitors will often find a pleasant surprise in ...

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London is quite a nice city, with loads of attractions to keep occupied, but I must say it is too busy, is very dirty, smells quite bad and has too much traffic. I went to see the Millennium Dome. I think it is okay, but I certainly do not think it is worth the price and effort it took to build it! Although, it is quite good for families to enjoy a day out. Much better is the London Eye. Once you get on it you have the most fantastic views of London ...

Lowey 02.09.2000 · Read full review
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I was in London in the first days of 2005. It was very very cold. Colder than i can imagine. It was the first time i was there. I stayed in a little hotel very close to paddington station. The location (i really don't remember its name, maybe eagle...) was good: nothing's special, but good at all. I had a fantastic first impression staynig there: in the past i was in scotland, inverness, edinburgh and glasgow, but nothing is remotely like london. ...
...front of my eyes! London is a very expensive city but it's worth it. I loved the historical center, the tames, camden town (really special), the buses, and all the things everyone thinks to have in London. But the best thing i loved, i can undestood only when i came back to Rome: after visiting Londo, Rome was such as a little village. A very strange sensation, a really unespected feeling. That i loved, it was the cosmopolitan soul of London: there ...

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...I mean, everyone knows about London and there is so much information about the city on the Internet. But hey, every experience is unique so here is a bit about our trip to London. I have been in London one time before but that was just for one day. At that time we came in from Houston in the USA and it was quite a change to go from a “typical” American big city to a European big city. Houston is a smaller city that London but I was fascinated by ...
...This time we landed in London about noon on Wednesday 31st of May 2000. Our flight came to Gatwick airport and from there it is easy to go by train (The Gatwick Express) straight into Victoria Station in London. Our hotel was called Monopole and is located in Sussex Gardens near Paddington Station. The hotel itself wasn’t much to brag about. I guess it was cheap according to London standards (about £40 a night for two people). But the room we got ...

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