British Museum
by BrianTD005
By far the most exciting thing to be encountered in London is the British Musuem. Definitely viewing the vast Egyptian collection which I am told is the most extensive outiside of Egypt. Also worth viewing is the Rosetta Stone as well as Elgin's Marble's which occupy its own wing of the Museum. These "marbles" are original pieces which origanlly part of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.
Changing of the Guards...
by pieter_jan_v
The changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace is a daily ceremonial at about 10:45AM and again at 11:40AM), the mounted guards will ride past, firstly going up The Mall and then returning back down.
Book shops! Charing Cross...
by nieldy
Book shops! Charing Cross Road, (see www.explore-london.co.uk/char6.html), is my favourite, packed full of second hand bookshops. The National Portrait Gallery is worth a look, at the bottom of Charing Cross Road, by Trafalgar Square.
Marble Arch
by kris-t
Marble Arch is a white Carrara marble monument near Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, at the western end of Oxford Street in London.
The arch was designed by John Nash in 1828, based on the triumphal arch of Constantine in Rome. It was originally erected on The Mall as a gateway to the new Buckingham Palace (rebuilt by Nash from the former Buckingham House), but was found to be too narrow for the state coach, and was moved in 1851 to its present location. It may soon be moved again There are three small rooms inside which were used as a police station until 1950
The only traffic allowed to pass through the arch is members of the royal family and the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery.
The nearest London Underground station is Marble Arch, on the Central Line.
When in London tipping is not...
by luvdup1
When in London tipping is not regarded as such a big issue, as maybe in the States.You could tip well or not at all and either way nobody seems that bothered!British people are very reserved and will not always show or say how they feel.