Silly tourist question for London

[IreneLF Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close IreneLF]

But he might enjoy the boat to greenwich - ship building museum , and the place where the east and west hemispheres meet - you can have a foot in both and be where Greenwich Mean time is.Just realized you said you weren't going to be there for long -- you need a lot of time for this one.


I also loved the Cabinet war rooms -- any student of ww2 history/fan of Churchill would love it too.


I walked on Tower Bridge many yrs ago (1982) and remember not being terrified and being enclosed, but.. it was a long time ago so maybe the memory of this is not correct.

[Pstreet1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pstreet1]

Our last trip to London we "discovered" the British Library. In my opinion, it should be a many starred attraction. You can see Leonardo Di Vinci's notebooks, original scores penned by the Beattles, Louis Carrol's original copy of Alice in Wonderland, originals of the Magna Carta--and there's a great computer that lets you "turn the pages" of some of the originals. In addition, they have special exhibits. When we were there, it was sacred texts: Dead Sea Scrolls, Bibles, Korans.

I, too, have a fear of heights and I was o.k. on the eye. The pod is room sized and has a bench in the middle. I sat on the bench and looked out; I wasn't looking down so, for me, there was no problem.

The new Globe theater makes an interesting tour.

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

To see a lot in a couple days, consider this:

1. The open-topped, double decker, on/off bus tour. You can hop on & off as you please for one fare for one day.

2. London Walks - "first and best of the walking tour firms" Fodors - Homepage Open this link and see what tours are available and when.

[BigPapa Member Find all posts View Profile Close BigPapa]

There are lots of things to do and see over there.

There are several broadway shows that only play in London. I personally would go see at least one.

A visit to Cambridge or Oxford is a very unique experience. Very beautiful campuses.

Of course there is the changing of the guard.

You could take a 25 minute ride through the chunnel and experience France for a quick lunch.

You could visit the speaker's corner (I can't temember if it is liester square [spelling?] or pickadilly square), but that's very uniquely british.

I have only been to London once, and only for a short time. But I did all those things and it became a very memorable experience.

BP

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

You could visit the speaker's corner (I can't temember if it is liester square [spelling?] or pickadilly square), but that's very uniquely british.


BP

It's in Hyde Park.

[1950bing Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 1950bing]

Correction -
Charles and Di were married at St. Paul's.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Whoops, sorry.