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wrongfullyaccuzd · 03-12-2005, 07:31 PM

I'm an American in London right now, and I just had some friends from the States in town for a week so we did a lot of touristy stuff.

Get a weekly pass for the tube if you'll be here that long, you'll use it, and as someone said, that'll be good for the buses too, which is good because the tube stops running as early as 11:30 in places and you're going to want to be out later than that! Lots of buses run all night.

Get a hop-on, hop-off pass for either the Big Bus Tour or the Original London Tour. These are doubledecker buses that drive around hitting all the big landmarks, and you can get off whenever you want and walk around or take pictures or whatever, then hop on the next one that comes along, hence the name.

Go to Stonehenge. I always tell people "It wasn't a religious experience, but..." it's really amazing. I love history and it was a beautiful day and it was really incredible.

The British Museum is unmatched. They have so much stolen stuff from the Empire, it's great. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, African, anywhere you can think of. The Rosetta Stone, the sarcophagus, bust of Ramses II, I can't emphasize how much they have. There's also the huge reading room in the middle that you have to go in just to see how immense it is. Sure, you could say the NYC public library is bigger, but this place is really something else. Also, whenever I go I get a "tube steak", a hot dog, from the guy out front on the street. They're so good! Oh and the museum is free!

I could go on all day.

You have to go see the Houses of Parliament, which you'll probably swing by on your hop-on hop-off tour. Not only is Big Ben there, but that's where I work! Also, Westminster Abbey is there, and it's right on the river, which is a great view and close to the London Eye, which will get its own paragraph.

I'd suggest jumping off the bus somewhere by Parliament and walk through St. James Park if it is a nice day, you will be hard pressed to find a more beautiful place in London!

The London Eye is great on a nice day, which I don't know if you'll get in March. As you go higher and higher you can begin to see the old Roman lines of the city, very neat.

I just realized it is 3:30 am on the 13th, you are leaving today! I have lots more I could share if you'd like, just PM me if you see this in time. Have a good time!

03-12-2005, 07:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
wrongfullyaccuzd Addict Location: NoVA	I'm an American in London right now, and I just had some friends from the States in town for a week so we did a lot of touristy stuff. Get a weekly pass for the tube if you'll be here that long, you'll use it, and as someone said, that'll be good for the buses too, which is good because the tube stops running as early as 11:30 in places and you're going to want to be out later than that! Lots of buses run all night. Get a hop-on, hop-off pass for either the Big Bus Tour or the Original London Tour. These are doubledecker buses that drive around hitting all the big landmarks, and you can get off whenever you want and walk around or take pictures or whatever, then hop on the next one that comes along, hence the name. Go to Stonehenge. I always tell people "It wasn't a religious experience, but..." it's really amazing. I love history and it was a beautiful day and it was really incredible. The British Museum is unmatched. They have so much stolen stuff from the Empire, it's great. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, African, anywhere you can think of. The Rosetta Stone, the sarcophagus, bust of Ramses II, I can't emphasize how much they have. There's also the huge reading room in the middle that you have to go in just to see how immense it is. Sure, you could say the NYC public library is bigger, but this place is really something else. Also, whenever I go I get a "tube steak", a hot dog, from the guy out front on the street. They're so good! Oh and the museum is free! I could go on all day. You have to go see the Houses of Parliament, which you'll probably swing by on your hop-on hop-off tour. Not only is Big Ben there, but that's where I work! Also, Westminster Abbey is there, and it's right on the river, which is a great view and close to the London Eye, which will get its own paragraph. I'd suggest jumping off the bus somewhere by Parliament and walk through St. James Park if it is a nice day, you will be hard pressed to find a more beautiful place in London! The London Eye is great on a nice day, which I don't know if you'll get in March. As you go higher and higher you can begin to see the old Roman lines of the city, very neat. I just realized it is 3:30 am on the 13th, you are leaving today! I have lots more I could share if you'd like, just PM me if you see this in time. Have a good time!