London People & Culture

My favourite city in the whole world - even though I live there - beautiful buildings - St Pauls Cathedral, Big Ben, Tower Bridge - Magical - Day or Night Dont go shopping in Oxford street though... too many people People watching over a cup of coffee in Covent Garden is great fun though

The English are proud of the relative safety of their capital and this is in no way incorrect. The vast majority of crimes in London are pick-pocketing and purse snatching, so guys put your wallet in your front pants pocket, not in you back pocket or your coat. And ladies keep your cell, transportation card, and a bit of money in your pockets, so if you purse is taken you can call the bobbies and still get back to your place. Also with the purse make sure it zips and keep the purse angled in front of you with the zip in front. Oh, and look after your coat. People can steal those too, especially if you put it on the back of your chair.

GO GO GO THERE!!! I have been there a few time and it is a cute city with so many interesting spots and nice people... No dirt, no brutality seen there.

take the tube! always take your time getting on the tube the rush of people can be daughnting

my second home. I love that city. So international. Did you know 80% of london comes from another country? It s always living there, you can go there even a monday at 11pm,  there gonna still be busy on the streets... And the weather is not as bad as people think...

Great friends and great brews, great pubs and great culture, great food and if you play your cards right, you can even get a tan there like I did.

I spent there few days, but very excited time indeed!!! To find the best place to stay look at www.hospitalityclub.org and www.couchsurfing.com Before You get to Natural History Museum, must first go at Greenwich and Marine Museum! If you're lucky to have sunny day then Thame sparkling like blue ribbon not awful grey water :-( About sighseeing.. oh there is so much to see and visit!!! Every corner in Old London has so much buildings to photograph if you're pro or armatour :-) Buses, telephone boxes, metro sighs.. Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben.. yeah many many more! Walking is hard but I enjoyed it, so many cultures over there, faces like you were on all of the world's sides! One of the best time to go is on the Halloween, i was there then and believe me people there gets so mad and crazy haha! Especially about Harry Potter :-) The best to get as souvenir.. hmm i think the cup, with the flag of Great Britain on it, i have one and got few for my friends and they still do remember i was there and fall in love with :-)

London is one of those places where anything can happen and generally does. Too large to go into any detail. The British Museum and the Natural history museums are great, Tower of London is expensive at 14 pounds. Underground daunting but not impossible, the food expensive and plain tasting lots of pubs with tasty beers which empty the wallets very quickly. Definitely a mixing pot of many cultures.

Beautiful, very cultural, tube trains, DiCaprio in wax, delicious sausages on the Thames bridges, impressive London Bridge, relaxing parks in the middle of the city, hilarious bus drivers when cursing in that london dialect at other cars blocking their way.

Great city, lot's of old culture in the city, cool nightlife, a lot of nice restaurants.

If you stay 2 days in London, you'll miss the point, if you stay 2 months, you get an idea, if you stay 2 years, it's too long. So here's my tips: clubbing: The End, proper, Guanabara, always a good time for everybody. Live music: dublin castle (indie/rock), slaughtered lamb (singer/songwriter). A laugh and a drink. The Enterprise, The Albion. All 3 things together? The Ain't nothing but blues bar in Kingly Street.

London is nice early spring with not so many tourists. Visit Tate Modern if you like modern art. A bookshop nearby sells 2nd hand books of art. Some you can't get from the publisher today. Walking along the river is beautiful. Watching Mama Mia was fantastic- the atmosphere among the audience even better than the musical itself!

Go to see "The Phantom of the Opera": it's a classic but always great!

If you have anought time go to listen musical "Wicked"... It's worth every peny

This place is the place for awesome market shopping and small music venues in London. There are three markets in total - the green covered market, the stables market and the Camden Lock markets. This is the place for shopping if you are looking for a unique style. If you're chilling out here for the day, little Venice is nearby which makes for a good walk along the canal and if you haven't seen a lock in action before this is a great place to check out a very busy little lock. It's a good place to pick up a cheap meal too - sometimes for only a pound if the vendors are in a mood to sell. The music scene here is amazing too - one place not to miss is Barfly. Loads of now popular performers started out here like KT Tunstall, Stereophonics, etc... Tons of great unknowns that are most likely worth checking out. Check their website or check out their upcoming events poster outside their door.

trop de camera
trop d'anglais
trop de fishships.

Fish Chips... cheap, hot, and fresh... any time any where! Hot chocolate? JAJAJAJA! mejor pidan agua caliente!

If you're staying longer, here's a site for one of the best fish and chips http://www.twobrothers.co.uk/

For anyone considering coming to London make sure you come during summer, it's a completely different city and when the sun shines it truly lives up to it's mantle of one of the world's greatest cities! (Winter is a different kettle of fish and is gloomy, overcast and filled with people of the same outlook!) Absolutely love the summer though!

Loved the fish and chips! Simple, easy to obtain, and great to eat hot when it's cold outside! Too big a portion and a bit oily/messy sometimes, but still OK to me.

cosmopolitan and full of life!!

Buy a travel card - it will save a few quid when getting about.

My favourite city in the whole world - even though I live there - beautiful buildings - St Pauls Cathedral, Big Ben, Tower Bridge - Magical - Day or Night Dont go shopping in Oxford street though... too many people People watching over a cup of coffee in Covent Garden is great fun though

Are you visiting London and hoping to experience a performance of a Shakespearean play for a great price? You can easily accomplish this. Purchase “groundling" also known as “standing-only” tickets at London's Globe Theatre performances for only £5. Good Journeys!

The English are proud of the relative safety of their capital and this is in no way incorrect. The vast majority of crimes in London are pick-pocketing and purse snatching, so guys put your wallet in your front pants pocket, not in you back pocket or your coat. And ladies keep your cell, transportation card, and a bit of money in your pockets, so if you purse is taken you can call the bobbies and still get back to your place. Also with the purse make sure it zips and keep the purse angled in front of you with the zip in front. Oh, and look after your coat. People can steal those too, especially if you put it on the back of your chair.

An area of central government north of the river. Made famous by the Palace of Westminster where the houses are parliament and, of course, the clock tower that houses the World famous bell called Big Ben. St Stephen's Tower is another tower midway through the palace and is sometimes confused with the clock tower. Most of the 'West End' of London, Buckingham Palace, Whitehall, and the Royal Courts of Justice fall within the boundaries of the district. Many tourists who 'see' London just come here.

London is one of my favorite cities on the planet.

Here's what you need to do:

1. St. Paul’s Cathedral – beautiful building, awesome history. Go to evensong on Saturday night at 5:30ish (show up about 5 to get a good seat). It’s glorious.
2. Dinner in Chinatown – “The Friendly Inn” has amazing, authentic, Chinese food. I ate seaweed for the first time here – it’s an appetizer you can get with bread. Really good, actually.
3. St. James Park – It’s the park near the center of London that’s by Buckingham palace. The Pelicans and pigeons there are famous (a pelican attacked and ate a pigeon about two years ago – freakin’ awesome). But other than that, it’s just an amazingly beautiful park.
4. Whitehall/Houses of Parliament/Big Ben – a must see touristy area. Go here to get your picture taken with Big Ben, and see how sweet the UK’s government buildings are compared to the US’s.
5. Millennium Bridge – Awesome new(er) bridge by St. Paul’s. It’s featured in a lot of pictures of London and stuff, so it’s pretty awesome to walk across it.
6. The London Eye – it’s 14 pounds (about $30) to ride it, but so worth it. The view you get of London is beyond cool. And it’s about a ½ hour long, so it’s not like a short little ride that you overpaid for.
7. Hampton Court Palace – Just south of London, this was Henry the VIII’s second favorite palace (next to Whitehall, which no longer exists). It’s a mix of all sorts of styles of architecture (Tudor, Renaissance, and others). And it’s HUGE. Absolutely massive – you could spend a whole day just wandering around the grounds. This is famously where one of his wives went running to his private chapel before being taken to London to be beheaded. Crazy stuff. Plus, the gardens are gorgeous.
8. Speaker’s corner in Hyde Park – possibly my favorite place in all of London. Go here on a Sunday afternoon and listen to anyone and everyone giving a speech on all sorts of different topics. It’s an interesting exercise in freedom of speech and it is fascinating to listen to. When my dad and I went, we kind of just stumbled upon it and listened to one guy give a pro-Muslim, anti-Iraq War talk, right next to a guy who was talking about how Muslim terrorists are destroying the world. It’s also full of street preachers too, who are just fun to listen to.
9. Leicester Square – London’s theatre district. Gorgeous area at night. Whenever you see pictures from a movie premiere that happens in London, this is where it is. Also, you can get half-price theatre tickets at a lot of the booths around that area.
10. Piccadilly Circus – London’s Times Square. It’s just sweet.
11. Trafagalar Square/The National Gallery – Famous column of Lord Nelson, and the big lions that you can climb on. The art galleries at one end of the square are amazing…and free

oxford circus : it's a long street in london where u can find so many shops from luxury to budget, actually it is a complete place to shop. best place for shoppers!!! u can take the tube on bond street station or oxford circus station to get there. selfridge's : is a mall where u can find all the branded stuff from clothes to food to homeware. they have everything!!! located on oxford street. regent street : this is the extension of oxford street. there's a lot of shop. it's a long way....so prepare ur energy (^___^) picaddilly circus : u can take a picture of a cupid statue here. afterward u can go to china town. to get here take a tube to picaddilly circus station. Fortnum Mason : if u feel tired....go to this place to have an afternoon tea. place where u can find great tea, coffee, cookies and cakes. Buckingham Palace : this is where u can take picture of where the queen live. There is a parade on the selected time...u have to ask to the local. St James park : is the best park I've ever saw. u can enjoy the view and relax for a while after the long day. even u can have a picnic here. Trafalgar Square : u can take a picture of the famous statue here. afterwad u can take a walk to parliament street to take a picture of the horse guards and the government offices. take charing cross tube station. Big Ben : a famous clock tower, where the queen and the parliament work. u can walk through from the trafalgar square. River thames : take a pose and smile here for a picture. just accross from big ben. london eye : try it! u can see the whole london from here. it's like a marrygoround but it's bigger n like a capsule. near the river thames. covent garden : place for people who like arts so much. there are performances every weekend especially on sunday. to get here take tube to covent garden station. harrords : place for shopper....similar with selfridge's.