tell me about london?

Question

and i mean, not something I can look up on a website of things to do. i mean, a real inside, personal opinion.

thanks!

Answer 1

My wife and I have been to London 10 times and would recommend the following:

THE FOLLOWING PLACES ARE WORTH VISITING:
y = TUBE (SUBWAY TRAIN) CLOSEST STOP
1. NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM-CROMWELL ROAD (GREAT EARTH SCIENCES EXHIBITS) ySOUTH KENSINGTON
2. SCIENCE MUSEUM-EXHIBITION ROAD (STEAM ENGINES, AIRPLANES, ROCKETS, ETC.) ySOUTH KENSINGTON
3. VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM (V&A)-THURLOE PLACE (BRITISH CULTURE & DECORATIVE ARTS) ySOUTH KENSINGTON
4. LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM-COVENT GARDEN (LOTS OF FUN) yCOVENT GARDEN
5. IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM-LAMBETH ROAD, SOUTHWARK (EXCELLENT WW I & WW II EXHIBITS)yLAMBETH NORTH
6. ST. JAMESE'S PARK- yST. JAMESE'S PARK (NEAT PLACE TO WALK WITH BIG POND & LOTS OF DUCKS ALSO EXCELLENT VIEW OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE FROM BRIDGE ACROSS POND)
7. BUCKINGHAM PALACE (EXTERIOR & MAYBE CHANGING OF GUARD)-SEE ABOVE
8. KENSINGTON PALACE (TAKE TOUR IF AVAILABLE) yKENSINGTON HIGH STREET
9. WESTMINSTER ABBEY (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR) yWESTMINSTER
10. HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, BIG BEN TOWER, ETC. (EXTERIOR) yWESTMINSTER
11. TOWER OF LONDON (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR - RAVENS & TOURS BY BEEFEATERS ARE NEAT) yTOWER HILL
12. TOP OF DOUBLE DECKER LONDON TOUR BUS-HAYMARKET (GOOD WAY TO GET ORIENTED TO THE CITY) yPICADILLY CIRCUS
13. MUSEUM OF LONDON-LONDON WALL (FASCINATING EXHIBITS OF LONDON'S HISTORY - WE REALLY LIKE THIS PLACE) yST. PAUL'S
14. MUSEUM IN DOCKLANDS (FASCINATING HISTORY OF DOCKLANDS AREA) yWEST INDIA QUAY ON DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAIL
15. BETHNAL GREEN MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD (GREAT FOR ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN. FILLED WITH TOYS, DOLLS, GAMES, ETC.) yBETHNAL GREEN
16. DENNIS SEVERS HOUSE (EXPERIENCE POOR & MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY HOUSE EXCLUSIVELY FURNISHED IN 18TH & 19TH C.) yLIVERPOOL STREET
17. GREENWICH-TAKE DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY TO ISLAND GARDENS ON THE ISLE OF DOGS & WALK UNDER THE THAMES IN A TUNNEL OR DIRECT BOAT FROM WESTMINSTER PIER.WHILE HERE SEE MARITIME MUSEUM, CUTTY SARK, ROYAL OBSERVATORY COMPLEX (STAND WITH A FOOT IN EACH HEMISPHERE ASTRIDE THE PRIME MERIDIAN)
DAY OUT OF LONDON
(BEST IN GOOD WEATHER)
HAMPTON COURT PALACE & GARDENS
LEEDS CASTLE & GROUNDS
EATING
FORTNUM & MASON (SODA FOUNTAIN)-PICADILLY yGREEN PARK OR PICADILLY CIRCUS
HARROD'S FOOD COURTS-BROMPTON RD. yKNIGHTSBRIDGE
CREPERIE- EXHIBITION ROAD AROUND CORNER FROM SOUTH KENSINGTON TUBE STOP yKNIGHTSBRIDGE OR SOUTH KENSINGTON
PATISSERIE VALERIE – BROMPTON ROAD NEAR EGERTON GARDENS – OUR FAVORITE
FOR BREAKFAST & PASTRY yKNIGHTSBRIDGE OR SOUTH KENSINGTON

Answer 2

I'm a native Pennsylvanian who visited the city on a weeklong school trip last year. The spots we visited mainly focused on the obvious sites (Tower, St. Paul's, Millenium Eye, British Museum, etc.) as well as an interesting mix of theatre ranging from Hamlet to the musical Blood Brothers to the "horror play" Woman in White.

Well, mine is definitely more the "touristy" view than the "real deal", but I wouldn't say there's anything wrong with that per se. To summarize as best as I can, London is the sort of place where the sights are to be found in "width" rather than "height" — it's not a skyscraper city but an inheritor of thousands of twisting paths and ideas and architectural styles. There's a sense of maturity compared to American cities (others are free to disagree), and little sense of contradiction between all the "old" and "new" the city has to offer — the Millenium Bridge is a good example of something that manages to be genuinely new without being ugly.

Obviously, one week isn't nearly enough to cover all the ground either, and every day involved dillemmas regarding which sub-group of my travel group I should join to visit this site or that (Shakespeare's Globe or Thames Cruise?, etc).

Answer 3

I lived there for four months and I loved it. I will say that it's not what I expected. I guess I figured it would look like it did in Elizabethan times, and it really didn't. A lot of the city was ruined in the bombing during WWII and had to be rebuilt, so it's much more modern than I expected it to be.

Once I reconciled the reality of the city with what I'd wanted it to be, though, I fell in love with it. It's an amazing town, and no matter what you're interested in, you can find it there: great shopping, great food, great art and music and theatre, lots of history, lots of nightlife.

I think the people are wonderful--they won't always go out of their way to smile at strangers, but there is a definite sense--at least among a lot of the older people--that you stay out of people's way, you don't inconvenience anyone else, you don't cut in line. After returning to London after a week in Paris, Brits seemed like the best people in the world. ;)

Answer 4

London Ontario, a wonderful city located between Detroit and Toronto. With a bustling population of 340,000, (which includes myself and my family) London boasts the University of Western Ontario, home to 30,000 students and 4000 staff and faculty. London also is home to the Memorial Cup winning London Knights, and Larry Haylor, Coach of the Western Mustangs who holds the record for most wins by a University Coach. London is also known as the Forest City. More details at: http://www.london.ca/

Oooohhh. You mean't the other London...my bad.

Answer 5

I love London. It's good for shopping (Oxford Street). I like taking the double deck buses and go from one place to another. I like to go to Camden Town and mix with the Punks who are not aggressive. They just hang out there and drink beer. Going out in the evening is great: you start by going to the pub, then have a curry, and then drink some more to a friend's place. the next day, you spend the day drinking tea with a nice biki. That's the way people live in London.

Answer 6

We dont like people called ""Trey". Anyway, fancy being called after something you carry your lunch on...

Answer 7

I heard that it is wwwaaaayyyyy better than new york..

Answer 8

I will tell you:

* There's too much traffic
* Everything is too expensive
* Most Londoners suck b***s

Hope this helps

Answer 9

I'm pretty sure it's in England.