I think we've discussed this muchly before and can again before you go but I am in the mood for trying to think outside the box a bit so... Walking Charing Cross Rd for the bookshops (unless they have closed them all down by now). Do a walking tour or borrow my walking London book - I have a great one for walking the square mile and seeing the history up close. I did it on a weekend and the place was so dead it was kind of spooky. :) Spend time by the Thames - down at Hammersmith is lovely but also Greenwich with the added bonus of the observatory and Cutty Sark. Avoid the underground, catch as many buses and walk as much as you can. Try and get on a tour of the Houses of Parliament if you haven't managed it before. The Wallace collection http://www.wallacecollection.org/ is way cooler than the big art galleries. I love the vibe of a collection in a house. Might have sent you there last time?
Thanks for these -- was hoping to get some ideas that weren't the usual...
you suggested the Wallace last time but didn't make it there. Have more time in London on this visit. Am aiming for Greenwich -- not sure if I'll get to see the Cutty Sark after the fire.
Yeah, the Cutty Sark is is all wrapped up while they restore the damage from when they left a space heater in when they were restoring it before and it caught on fire.
I love the Greenwich Observatory, though, and the Naval Museum is pretty cool.
That'd be right. They seem to be closing all the good bookstores down on that road. Such a shame, the thing I loved about London when I lived there were the quirky, one of a kind shops you couldn't get anywhere else and now they are become chains...Speaking of one of a kind shops there is an excellent cheese shop in Covent Garden. About 4 square meters of cheese heaven. :)
Walking Charing Cross Rd for the bookshops (unless they have closed them all down by now).
Do a walking tour or borrow my walking London book - I have a great one for walking the square mile and seeing the history up close. I did it on a weekend and the place was so dead it was kind of spooky. :)
Spend time by the Thames - down at Hammersmith is lovely but also Greenwich with the added bonus of the observatory and Cutty Sark.
Avoid the underground, catch as many buses and walk as much as you can.
Try and get on a tour of the Houses of Parliament if you haven't managed it before.
The Wallace collection http://www.wallacecollection.org/ is way cooler than the big art galleries. I love the vibe of a collection in a house. Might have sent you there last time?
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you suggested the Wallace last time but didn't make it there. Have more time in London on this visit. Am aiming for Greenwich -- not sure if I'll get to see the Cutty Sark after the fire.
have got good shoes for walking.
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I love the Greenwich Observatory, though, and the Naval Museum is pretty cool.
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