London History

Visit one of London's many markets. A must on anyone's itinerary. My personal favourite has to be Greenwich Market. Great for arts crafts, food a brilliant location - where history, architecture life all come together. Other greta markets include Camden, Portobello Road, Borough Market, Spitalfields Petticoat Lane to name but a few.

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 :-)

If you can go see a play while your there. I saw Mama Mia and absolutely loved it! Go to the British Museum, you will learn a lot about the history of London. Also ride the Tube around the city- it's a great way to get around! Mind the Gap!!!

Best way to travel in central London is definitely by boat. Better view of the City and a quick history lesson en route.

I was in London for a week in Dec.-Jan. If you're only going for a short period of time, I wouldn't recommend going over Christmas like I did. Although you can score some cheap flights, most of the shops/attractions weren't open or had really strange hours.

If you're interested in history, I would definitely stop by the Tower of London- I got chills just being there!