London Eye
by kingfisher
The British Airways London Eye, the fourth highest building in London, which is located at the South of Thame and was built to celebrate Millennium. London Eye was designed by David Marks and Julia Barfield and sponsor by British Airways and the Tussauds Group.
Its 135 meters high (twice high of Big Ben) and 32 cases becomes the wold's most. Every single case can bring 25 tourists and every trip costs 30 min.
Tube station: Westminster, Eambankment
Website: http://www.londoneye.com/default.asp (provide you the latest info. and promotion)
Travelcards
by luke850
If you are planning to travel around London, the cheapest way is to buy a daily, weekend, weekly, or even monthly travelcard. It depends on how long you are going to be in London. They are valid on busses, trains, tubes and even the DLR. To buy any travelcard longer than a daily, you'll have to get a picture card. Just take a passport photo and proof of ID to any trainstation and they'll sort it out. A travelcard will save you an incredible amount of money in the long run.
The South Bank
by rickyvilla81
Paris has La Rive Gauche, we have... the South Bank. No, really, it's a good thing. Here you will find the largest arts complex in Europe, the South Bank Centre, which may be a bold statement of moulded concrete but does contain the National Film Theatre, the Hayward Gallery, Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and the Royal National Theatre. Beneath Waterloo Bridge is a great second hand book market, seen in films such as Four Weddings & a Funeral and Truly Madly Deeply.
Also the London Eye is here, next to County Hall, former home of the GLC, now home to the London Aquarium and the Dali Exhibition.
Best of all are the spectacular views of the other side of the Thames, particularly in the evenings, when the romantic lamps come on.
dont stare, its not safe
by trulondoner
This might come in handy if you are trying to avoid trouble.
As a black londoner i think i should mention to the tourists mainly from france and the states, that most people of colour take great offence at being stared at.Most , like me givve a 10 second grace period, and its probably best to pay a compliment to explain your staring, of you might get confronted..
Bit drastic but most people of african origin will get pretty agrresive.
Borough Market - best food market EVER!
by londonbabe
So you've taken my tips on Tate Modern and Vinopolis? You're in the right part of town for Borough Market, Fridays 12-6 and Saturdays 9-4.
It's at the meeting point for ancient roads into London from all around the south of England, and from across the Channel - the Pilgrims route to Canterbury and Dover passed through here. As a result, records of a market on or near the site go back to 1014!!
Now it still has beef brought from Dartmoor, chorizo from Spain, olives from Greece and tea from Japan. All in a Victorian market setting.
If you're looking for something different for a dinner party, the butcher could do you stuffed pheasant, then get a chocolate tart from one of the pastry stalls, and finish off with a pile of English and Irish cheeses from Neals Yard Dairy. But take lots of cash! :-(
http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk/mainset.htm
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Gate into Hyde Park
Answer 4: My Queen!
Buckingham Palace 3
Fish and Ring pub (closed), Stepney, London, UK.
