adiohead
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try not to get stabbed
fucking hell, I once went to Camden with my ex to get her hair braided (fucking awful) at the market and it took fucking hours!
It was dark by the end and I was sent to a cash point to take out a hundred quid to pay for it..... never been more scared! Dodgy guys watched me take out the money and followed all the way back to the market.
One guy squared up to me, I was literally shitting my pants and ready to die. 
He said "Want any weed mate?"
[Edited on 24-11-2011 by adiohead]
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Kerry
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Robbo
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Kerry - some ideas for the day:
Start at Westminster Bridge and walk along the SOuth Bank up to Tower Bridge and into the Tower of London then back through the city (youll see London Eye, the theatre/artsy part, Tate Modern, St Pauls, Millenium Bridge, Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge, Borough Market, The Shard, City Hall, HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, the Gherkin, Heron Tower, Lloyds building, NatWest building (Tower 42) and stop at Le Coq D'Argent for cocktails overlookign The City)
Or
Take a train from CC to Greenwich where you have the park, National Maritime Museum, Queen Annes House, Royal Naval COllege and also Greenwich market
Or
Go to South Kensington and wander around there and possibly the Kings Road, take a walk up Exhibition Rd takign in the NHM, Science Museum and V&A Museum and then up to the Royal Albert hall, Albert memorial and Hyde Park. Can stop by High St. kensington and go to Kensington Roof Gardens for a drink
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Start at South Bank, cross Westminster Bridge, go upo Whitehall, through Horse Guards Parade, upo The Mall, past Buck Hosue, up Constitution Hill, into Hyde Park, down Oxford st, down Regent st, to Piccadilly Circus, to Leicester Sq, to Chinatown, to Covent Gdn and then to Trafalgar Sq - you will see every main touristy part of London on that walk but it will take 4/5 hours
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Robbo
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Originally posted by Kerry
Ok
So far ive got
Covent Garden - I love david and goliath shop and sanctuary spa and theres always random entertainers
Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park
Borough Market
Natural History Museum
all 4 of which are in totally diff parts of London
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Robbo
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I cant do london eye im scared of heights 
so? unless you look directly down you will never realise you are goign so high up, it moves so slowly you literally dont realise.
took my mum on it and she hates heights - she loved it. it really is ace 
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Robbo
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Camden is amazing Love nights out there
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Kerry
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Originally posted by Robbo
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Originally posted by Kerry
Ok
So far ive got
Covent Garden - I love david and goliath shop and sanctuary spa and theres always random entertainers
Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park
Borough Market
Natural History Museum
all 4 of which are in totally diff parts of London
oh
i like option 1 and your last option 
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Robbo
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option 1 is wicked but obv can get very cold and windy down by the river so not always a good idea if its a cold day and last option is what i do whenever i have friends or family visiting as you wil literally see everything (apart from I guess Tower Bridge and St Pauls) in one walking tour 
Also dont forget the bus tours, they are spot on tbh - esp the light cream and green ( : boggle: ) ones which are the sort of "official but not really" ones :S
problem with the bus tours in london though is its too big a city to hop on and off all day, you woudlnt get through everything!
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Kerry
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Thank you Roberto
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adiohead
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http://www.londonducktours.co.uk/
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Ben G
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i did the jack the ripper walk years ago, very interesting if your into that sort of thing.
[Edited on 24-11-2011 by Ben G]
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Dom
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Anywhere around Jubilee Gardens (can get off at Embankment) north/around to Waterloo Bridge/National Theatre is pretty good this time of year; a few decent bars and restaurants (Riverfront Bar off the BFI is good; sit in a deck chair with a drink), streets acts plus the Christmas market.
[Edited on 24-11-2011 by Dom]
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Robbo
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Originally posted by Ben G
i did the jack the ripper walk years ago, very interesting if your into that sort of thing.
[Edited on 24-11-2011 by Ben G]
by sort of thing, do you mean prostitutes? 
think youd be more at home in here gilbo...
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=620733
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Fro
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London Dungeons i really liked, going to do the crypt next
Dont think it was cheap mind.
want to do a jack the ripper walk too.
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Dom
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i did the jack the ripper walk years ago, very interesting if your into that sort of thing.
Which tour did you do? London Walks (here) tour?
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Graham88
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London Zoo?
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micra_pete
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
try not to get stabbed
One guy squared up to me, I was literally shitting my pants and ready to die.
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Dan295
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We will be there around 8 hours and plan on eating somewhere nice for dinner and having a few drinks before we head back on the last train
the hard rock cafe is only round the corner from hyde park, got a good bar and awesome food as well
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Tbh its would be better to go for two days. There is a lot to see and you'll be supprised how much time one thing can take up. once you've included eatting etc you'll have seen barely anything.
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Kerry
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two days is out of the question due to our work commitments and it being in december
Thanks for your ideas though everyone
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Robbo
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one day is fine so long as you plan things in an orderly fashion. The tube is great but people are always shocked how long it takes to get from place a to place b (once you factor in walkign to tube station, waling to platform, waiting for train, exiting station, gettong to place b - unlpess you going central to central, almost ALWAYS 40 mins lol) so if you plan things in diff parts of london, you will come unstuck. otherwise fine. plus not like kerry is far away wither so if she spots things she might like to visit, can add them to the next visit
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