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Bearing the family name of the rather notorious Dukes of Buckingham, this road
connects the tube stops Embankment and Charing Cross. Running immediately east of the Thistle Charing Cross hotel, it is packed with interesting little eateries. Also houses a good pub or two.
Duck under the space-age triangle clock pictured here, and you can escape the rain while exploring shops in the cavernous arches that support the Charing Cross train station overhead.
Villiers Street provides easy access to the Victoria Embankment gardens. Leave a Comment
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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. Leave a Comment
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The Millenium Bridge as it is properly called, is an impressive piece of modern engineering, although less spectacular than it's namesake - the Millenium Bridge across the Tyne in Newcastle.
Heaps of derision were initially poured on it as when it first opened the number of people traversing it, caused it to ossilate up and down - thus making it unsafe, if rather fun.
With the problems fixed it has created a very useful pedestrian link between Tate Modern and St Paul's Cathedral, opening a new an pleasing vista of Wren's Masterpiece. Leave a Comment
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Leicester Square. Not as difficult as it looks. Just say 'Lester Squah' and you'll be directed to this charming spot where public laundry used to be hung out to dry.
Busts of Hogarth and Reynolds are a clue that this area was a haven for artists. The Charlie Chaplin statue and bright red cinema remind you that movies play a huge role in the local economy. And the low-roofed TKTS booth tells you this is the official source for 1/2 price seats in London theatres.
Let's all give a nice round of applause to Albert Grant, Esq. MP, whose foresight and financial backing ensured that lovely Leicester Square forever will be maintained for the 'free use and enjoyment of the public.' Leave a Comment
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The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough in the west side of central London, created in 1965 from the former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. It is an urban area and was named in the 2001 census as the most densely populated local authority in the United Kingdom
Earls Court is a place in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, UK. It is an inner-city district located 3.1 miles (5 km) west south-west of Charing Cross. It is home to Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The name is believed to come from a farm, Earl's Court Farm, visible on Greenwood's map of London dated 1827. The Earl in question may have been either the Earl of Warwick or the Earl of Holland, both cited as Lords of the Manor of this part of London
Traditionally (post-1945) a large transient population of Australians and New Zealanders stayed in Earl's Court, one of the cheapest areas close to central London: today, there are still large numbers of students or other people on temporary visas, although many of the Australians and New Zealanders appear to have moved to cheaper areas further North. Earl's Court is still known to tourists and visitors to London for its numerous cheap hotels. Leave a Comment
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This is a special way to travel around London, its so easy to hop on and off them as they go around corners etc. Not always the best for health and safety probably, as you have to be quite daring at times, but it is more convenient.
Update (Nov 2005)
The Routemasters are being phased out now.. a few will still do historical tours, but the every day commuters will now have modern double decker buses and bendy buses to use only now. Such a pity, but it all comes down to economics :(
Update (December 2006)
If you are keen to ride in a routemaster, you still can! Everey night I see the no. 9 going from Picadilly Circus to the Royal Albery Hall... and it's a route master! It also goes to Trafalgar Square. Leave a Comment
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"Really nice bloke he was........anyway guv...you remember Fred Housego.?...he was one of us cabbies and he won 'Mastermind' once, you want to know why ? You get in one of our cabs and your cabbie has to have the 'knowledge' don't he ? Know what that means ? You must know every bleeding street within six miles of Charing Cross, every bleedin' square, bleedin' club, bleedin' hospital, bleedin' hotel , bleedin' Theatre, government and public building, bleedin' railway station, bleedin' police station, court, bleedin' diplomatic building, bleedin' important places of worship, cemetery, crematoria, park and open space, sports and leisure centre, place of learning, restaurant and bleedin' historic building.
That's why us cabbies are the most knowledgeable cab drivers in the world.
And another thing... they may be called black cabs, but we can paint them whatever bleedin' colour we like.
No I'm going south of the Bloody river, tonight ; I'm on me way home. Goodnight.
oi....guv...where's my tip ? Leave a Comment
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The plan of the London Underground is a masterpiece of simplicity, that was originally drawn up by a young draughtsman called Harry Beck. It was based on the electrical diagrams he was used to doing all day. Although it was at first treated with scepticism, it caught on in a big way and is now an indispensible part of London Life.
I've included a copy of the original in the picture. It's had to change somewhat over the years, but the basic format is still clear. The design was so brilliant it has been adopted by just about every other mass transit system across the globe.
It's also been turned into works of art over the years, including a very famous poster for the Tate Art gallery which showed tube lines in lines of paint.
The advertising on the tube often plays with the map, or inserts new and sometimes amusing station names.
One of my favourites is however the one by Paul Hogan, who advertising that famous Australian beverage (the one in the blue tube) is stood in front of a Japanese tourist and an underground map. He is asked "How do you get to Cockfosters?" to which Paul replies "Like this!" as he extravangantly downs some of the amber nectar. Leave a Comment
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The money used is Pounds Sterling, some places will, accept Euros too.
There are ATMS ('a hole in the wall') all over the place, and the majority of them do not charge you to withdraw, which is great! (In South Africa there are hefty ATM withdrawal charges)
Another convenience is being able to ask for Cash Back from the local supermarkets when you pay with your debit card. There is no charge for this.
Saves time, hassle and is safer.
Cheques are accepted in most places but aren't used that much anymore. Leave a Comment
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The underground has a long and interesting history, with some parts of it being over a century old! A nice thing to do if you have time is to get a one day travel card and go and explore!
On some platforms there is some lovely artwork to be seen, namely Gloucester Road and Charing Cross. You can also look into yesteryear by trying to locate the original station for the British Museum, which is found in the tube tunnel between Holborn and Tottenham Court Road (Central line). You could also try and see if you can see the old Lords Station, near St Johns Wood (Metropolitan line)
I haven?t seen them yet, I guess being a commuter doesn?t allow me the pleasures of much free time on the tube. But I will do this one day for sure! Leave a Comment
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