Living
by chadtrutt
Visit a pub outside of the "tourist" areas. Borough Market is a good start. The Market Porter is great in the spring with everyone standing outside. Next to it is the Wheatshef and next to it is the Southwark. Start at one and work you way down. Southbank isn't a far walk where there are restaurarts, The Globe and the Tate Modern. Drinks with friends from work.
I love London and the english...
by ClaesDenmark
I love London and the english people. Back in the early 80ties I lived in Wolwerhampton near to Birmingham. Those days are among the best in my whole life. Latest visit in England was to London only. I love to join the english culture.
Walk the South Bank
by jayhawk2000
Walk the South Bank of the Thames from the Houses of Parliament, under the London Eye, past Tate Modern and The Globe and on to Tower Bridge (pictured). You'll also get good photo ops of St Paul's and the Tower of London across the Thames.
It's a wonderful introduction to the city and makes a great excursion on a sunny day.
The Tower
by rickyvilla81
So many royals have lived here, but never as an official residence.
So many people have died here, but only seven were actually executed.
The Tower of London was constructed in around 1088 by King William the Conqueror to impress and to impose upon the people of London, and has been many things throughout its chequered history. It has been a mint; it has also been an observatory. It has been an arsenal, and even served as a zoo - the Royal Menagerie was kept here for centuries until closed and moved to Regents Park (after a lion fought with a tiger - I forget who won). The only animals here now are the Ravens (two of which are always named Hugin and Mugin, after the pets of Odin). These large black birds guard the walls, and they say that if the Ravens leave the tower, the walls will tumble and the Kingdom will be ruined. (Their wings have been clipped, just in case)
Most famously though, the Tower has been a prison, a famous holding place for dangerous royals and infamous traitors. The last prisoner here was the Nazi Rudolf Hess, back in the Second World War. He was Hitler's right hand man and flew to the UK in a one-man plane after his psychic told him he would meet the King and end the War. He forgot to tell him that they would also throw away the key.
I found the people in London...
by O.KATALINA
I found the people in London are generally very polite and quite nice. We asked quite a number of people along the streets for directions and found that the instructions given were always very precise, accurate and clear.