London

State:	London
Nation:	England
Nickname:	The Big Smoke
Currency:	Pound Sterling (GBP)
Clubs:	Arsenal, Barnet, Boreham Wood, Brentford, Bromley, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Dagenham & Redbridge, Ebbsfleet United, Fulham, Leyton Orient, Millwall, QPR, Sutton United, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, West Ham United, Wimbledon, Woking

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London
"The Big Smoke"

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London is where English tradition & modern eclectic urbanism collide. A blend of history, culture, trade, politics, architecture & immigration has created an ever evolving city. From pubs to palaces, history to hip, chivalry to chic - London is all.

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace has been the official town residence of the British monarch since 1837. Its interior is open to the public during August & September while the Queen vacations. The ceremonial Changing of the Guard takes place outside.

Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a prehistoric, mysterious circle of upright stones in southern England constructed 5000 years ago. The stones are aligned almost perfectly with the sunrise on the summer solstice. It is thought to be a sacred place of ancient worship.

Westminster Abbey

More a historical than a religious site, Westminster Abbey has held almost every royal coronation since 1066. 3000+ notabale politicians, sovereigns & artists are buried here including QEI, King Henry V, Darwin, Newton & Chaucer.

Notting Hill Carnival

An annual 3 day carnival in late August held on the streets of Notting Hill. Its the 2nd largest street festival in the world, with a million people celebrating London's modern multi-cultural identity with a decidedly Caribbean & Trinidadian flavor.

Big & brash & bustling, cutting-edge yet traditional, historical yet modern - the quintessential global metropolis. A center of culture, trade, retail, finance, politics, entertainment, fashion, transit & trends, London can feel like the capital of Earth. The emblematic city of Big Ben, double-decker buses, the Queen & the Tube, quite cosmopolitan but still quintessentially British. Tourists come for history & royal pageantry but they return for all the charms of the modern city, not least the vast diversity of its cultural life, with world-class art galleries & theatres, buzzing nightlife, music, culinary & fashion scenes. It has a glut of every conceivable activity & contains something for everyone. Prepare to fall in love with the English capital.

Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, 10 Downing Street & London Eye
St. Paul's Cathedral, The Wall, Tower of London & Tower Bridge
Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, Grosvenor Square & Russell Square
Covent Garden, West End, Soho, Bloomsbury, Mayfair, Westminster
South Bank, Camden, Bayswater, Notting Hill, Kensington, Chelsea
British/Soanes/Natural History/Science/Victoria & Albert Museums
Royal Opera House, National Gallery, Tate & Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Palace, Kew Gardens, BBC Centre & Windsor Castle
Fulham Palace, Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark & Hampton Court
Stonehenge, Bath, Oxford, Dover, Canterbury & Brighton (daytrips)

Ride the Tube & a Double-decker Bus. Tour Oxford. Have Afternoon Tea at Green/St. James's Parks. See Hackney Marshes on Sunday.
Picnic in Hyde Park. Ride London Eye. Take a Thames river cruise. Watch Changing of the Guard. Cross Millennium Bridge. Tour BBC.
Stroll The Mall & Whitehall. See Tower of London's Crown Jewels. Eat Brick Lane curry & Marylebone kebab. See Dover White Cliffs.
See Parliament Hill vista in Heath. Visit Stonehenge. Ride black cab. Eat Chinatown dinner. Hear cockney in East End. See Wembley.
Go to the theatre. Shop at Harrods. Hear Evensong at Windsor Castle. Grab a Bitter pint & Fish & Chips in a pub. Roam South Bank.

Local Delicacies

Fish & Chips, Pie - Mash & Liquor, Meat Pies, Bangers & Mash, Steak & Kidney Pudding, Jellied Eels
Whitebait, Boiled Beef & Carrots, Bubble & Squeak, Water Souchet
Pea & Ham Soup, Balti/Indian Curry, Kebab, Roasted Chestnuts
Chelsea Buns, School Puddings, Tea, London Dry Gin, Gin & Tonic

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