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The Millennium Dome - London
The Millennium Dome
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Cheap internet
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  • Updated By ginte on October 22, 2006
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  • Mostly using the Internet is quite expensive in London. For e.g. at the tourist information place you can pay 1 pund just for 20 minutes. I've found one place where you can use internet from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. just for 2 pounds. Have you found more cheaper?... Where to find it: not so good thing is that this internet cafe isn't at the center. It's located between Lewisham and Catford (London SE 13) at the south-eastern part of London. Walking through the Lewisham High street towards Catford you will see a big Catford sign with a huge cat on it in your right. Then turn to the left at Brownhill street and just next to the bus stop you'll see audio-video shop where on the left will be an internet cafe.

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    A visit to Greenwich
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  • By irisbe on July 2, 2004
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  • Royal Observatory Greenwich - London
    Royal Observatory Greenwich
    by irisbe
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    I really would recomend you a visit to Greenwich, outside the city centre. It is a lovely little place that has the honour of housing the very nice Royal Observatory (see picture); the National Maritime Museum and the Queens house, all situated in a nice park. The Royal Observatory Greenwich is right up on the top of a hill from where you have a marvelous view over the modern side of London. A must to go!

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  • Website: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/

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    Cleaning up the Thames
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  • Updated By Mariajoy on October 16, 2006
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  • What's it doing? - London
    What's it doing?
    by Mariajoy
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    Due to constant and on-going efforts by the river authorities, the Thames is now considered to be one of the cleanest rivers in Europe. Salmon have recently been spotted here. I spotted this Unilever contraption floating between Blackfriars and Southwark Bridge. I am not too sure what it does, but if it is cleaning up the Thames then it's ok with me :)) Update 16.10.06 - the body of a young male otter was found yesterday in the Thames at Wapping. This is the first time in over 100 years that otters have been seen this far up the river and is great news, showing how much work has been done by the Environment agency and other conservation groups to clean up the Thames and make it a better environment for wildlife.

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  • Website: http://www.the-river-thames.co.uk/environ.htm

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    Respect the Deads!
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  • Updated By Mariajoy on January 23, 2005
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  • "Workers of the world
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    For many years I have wanted to visit the Tomb of Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery so while Petra and I were in London we took the tube to Archway and walked up Highgate Hill - you will need to turn into Waterlow Park and follow the signs. It's not as far as it looks on the map in the park! There are two "sides" to the cemetery, east and west. On the west side are the more Gothic tombs and there are guided tours on the hour. But Karl isn't here so we went to the east side. There was a hung over young man selling tickets for £2 for the privilege of wandering amongst the dead and if you want to photograph them (or rather their monuments) it's another quid (£1) for a camera permit. Don't be fooled into thinking his hangover has dulled his wits though! - I bought a 50p postcard of Karl Marx's tomb (I knew my photos would be rubbish - it was a kind of a safety measure!) and I gave him a pound - and he "conveniently forgot" to give me change - until of course I reminded him!! There is a big sign (which I missed!!) saying "NO SMOKING, NO DRINKING, NO EATING". I sat on a bench and enjoyed my chocolate brownie and a bottle of water .... it was only as I was leaving that I saw the sign... but what the heck... the dead don't care. . Oh and it is a beautiful, peaceful place to visit and the families have probably taken out HUGE mortgages on these tombs... so please.... respect the deads!

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  • Website: http://highgate-cemetery.org/index.asp

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    Remains of the world's oldest underground railway
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  • Updated By sourbugger on April 30, 2004
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  • No underground sign here ? - London
    No underground sign here
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    Many people know that the world's first underground railway was in London, but very few people realise that it is not in fact the stretch of line between Paddington and Farringdon. That opened in 1863, but was built by the 'Cut and cover' method. The world's first underground railway (created by tunnelling) had only one carriage, two stations a big length of cable. It operated a shuttle service under the Thames from August 1870, but closed only three months later as few people used it. The photograph shows the small structure built over the northern shaft next to the Tower of London. (If you go to the ticket booth and head towards the river you will see it on your right hand side). Written around it are the words "A.D. 1868 LONDON HYDRAULIC POWER COMPANY", though this was not the original structure - it was built in the 1920's.

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    Best view of London! (other than the Eye!)
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  • By shutterlust on March 1, 2005
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  • Westminster Cathedral - London
    Westminster Cathedral
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    Westminster CATHEDRAL (not Westminster Abbey) is located near the Victoria station. A candy-house looking Roman Catholic church in the middle of a very Protestant country. HOWEVER, if you ask the lady at the desk, she'll guide you to an elevator where you paid about 3 quid (pounds) to ride all the way to the top of the cathedral where you will get an AMAZING view of London! It's a hell of a lot cheaper than the Millennium Eye's 11.50 quid! Check it out! -it is also a very pretty church!

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  • Phone: 020-7798-9055
  • Website: www.westminstercathedral.org.uk
  • Other Contact: 42 Francis St, London, SW1P 1QW

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    The home of James Bond...Universal Exports
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  • Updated By sourbugger on April 3, 2006
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  • MI6 or Charing Cross (note the similarity) - London
    MI6 or Charing Cross (note the
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    In the James Bond film 'The world is not enough' we see the Secret service headquarters (MI6) being bombed, and a chase develops along the Thames ending in a dramatic scene at Blair's silly tent ( the Millenium Dome.) In reality the MI6 headquarters are supposed to be bombproof, and much of it is underground anyway. You can actually see the real MI6 building for yourself, as it stands on the opposite bank of the river to Tate Britain in Vauxhall. In the films it is refered to as the offices of 'Universal exports', and the chracter 'M' in Bond Films stands for 'Managing director'.

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    The Tale of the Erotic Gerkin....
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  • Updated By sourbugger on November 1, 2004
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  • The erotic Gerkin - London
    The erotic Gerkin
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    It's surprising quite how often I've ended up writing about the various creations of the architect Norman Foster. At least his buildings are always noticed. This one is no exception, and has added a dramatic flourish to the London Skyline. The 40-storey building has this rounded 'gerkin like' shape, although in fact the only rounded piece of glass is the the one that caps off the entire building. The precision needed to cut all the laminated glass to make the rest of the building work is mind-boggelling. Quite unusually for a cutting edge design, Londoners have quickly come to like this building and accept it as part of the cityscape. (On the other hand 'Ken's Gerkin', the offices of the Mayor look rather forlorn and ridiculous standing on it's south bank site.) The actual address is 30 St Mary's Axe (much less memorable) and unless you have an appointment with the Swiss Reinsurance company there is no public access. The building is near Leadenhall in the heart of the 'city'.

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  • Website: www.30stmaryaxe.co.uk

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    Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square
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  • By easyoar on February 18, 2005
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  • Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square - London
    Charlie Chaplin in
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    This statue of Charlie Chaplin can be found more or less in the middle of Leicester Square, in the grassy area there. Unlike a lot of modern stars who change their names to be more fashionable, Charlie Chaplin did not use an assumed name - he really was called Charlie Chaplin (or Charles Spencer Chaplin to be really precise). He was born in London, England on 16th April 1889. Both of his parents were music hall entertainers (Charles Chaplin, Sr and Hannah Hill). However soon after Charlie was born, his parents separated, and he had to stay with his mother. Then in 1896 when his mother was not able to look after her children, Charlie and his brother Sydney were both admitted to Lambeth Workhouse. Later they were to go to Hanwell School for Orphans and Destitute Children. Charlie had already made his debut on the music hall scene in 1894. His mother had been taken ill and could not perform, so Charlie stepped in to sing her song at the ripe old age of 5! His story really is a rags to riches one. He went from a workhouse/orphanage to earning $125/week in 1913 working for a film company before going on to earn $1,075,000/year in 1917! Even in todays money that is a goodly wage! Chaplin was one of the few stars who managed to successfully transfer from silent films to talkies. Some of his most famous movies are: Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940) and Limelight (1952). Chaplin died in his sleep on Christmas Day 1977.

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    St James's Park near St. James's Palace
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  • By irisbe on July 3, 2004
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  • St. James's Park - London
    St. James's Park
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    One of my other misses: the St James’s Park. Due to lack of time and dark clouds setting in, I only went of the side pavement of the Park. I was on my way to Buckingham palace and didn’t want to miss that. The park was original wetland, but Henry the VIII drained it to create a deer park for St James’s Palace. In the 17th century, Charles II contacted and commissioned the French landscape gardener, Andre le Notre to convert the deer park into a garden. Andre le Notre, for those who have ever been in Paris, succeeded his father as head gardener in Jardin des tuilleries. He also has the design at Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles on his curriculum. His design was of a baroque style. Although he never has put a foot in England, he designed not only St James Park in it’s 17th century style, but he also is responsible for the design of parts of Greenwich park: the grass parterre, implemented in 1662, overlooked by the remains of the Giant Steps up hill, leading you to the statue of James Woolfe (sited in 1930). Admission is free and the park is opened daily from 5 am till midnight On the picture you see a compilation of the plan of the St James’s Park.

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