LONDON

Words to Remember:

  • Cheers! (Thank you/Goodbye)
  • Tube (Underground train)
  • Mind the Gap (The gap refers to the space between the train and the platform.)
  • Grub (Food)
  • Loo (Refers to the toilet or lavatory)

Where we Stayed:

  • London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
  • London Marriott Hotel Regents Park
  • London Marriott Hotel Kensington                            

Experience and See:

  • London Eye
  • Buckingham Palace and the Changing of the Guards
  • Westminster Abbey
  • Big Ben
  • Tower Bridge
  • Natural History Museum
  • British Museum
  • Tate Modern
  • Victoria and Albert Museum
  • National History Museum
  • Camden Lock
  • St. James Park
  • Kensington Gardens
  • The Supreme Court
  • Tower of London
  • Notting Hill
  • St. Paul’s Cathedra
  • Paul Bakery and CafΓ©
  • Camden Lock
  • Cutty Sark

To Taste:

  • Abeno Too (Okonomiyaki)
  • Courtfield (Fish and Chips)
  • Ozu (Sushi)
  • The Holly Bush (pub food and beer)
  • The Hummingbird Bakery (cakes and cupcakes)
  • The Freemasons Arms (elegant casual country pub food)
  • Wildwood Restaurant and Bar (pizza and pasta)
  • MeLove (sushi and noodles)
  • Angus Steak House
  • Camden Lock’s Food Vendors
  • Pret A Manger (to-go soup, sandwiches, wraps, and desserts)
  • Eat. (soup, pot pies, rolls)

To Hear:

  • Watch and listen to a variety of London’s West End shows. From theatre musicals to comedy shows. Name it, they’ve got it.

Random Facts:

  • β€œBig Ben” is not a tower, it actually refers to the big bell inside the β€œElizabeth tower”.
  • At the north west corner of Hyde Park, you will find a Victorian pet cemetery. It is tucked away from the general public, but if you look closer you will find rows of tiny tombstones dating back as early as 1881.
  • More than fifty percent of the London Tube or Underground network runs above the ground.