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Really interesting things that should be seen in London?

I'm not a Londoner so help me out :P

What are some interesting things people should see? Google is just showing me the London eye -__-

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Lol I just realised it 2:30 am XD
I doubt i'll be getting many answers....:frown:
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All the major museums ofc

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Where are you from? What kinds of things do you like to do normally?
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All the major museums ofc

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I meant things like old buildings, old tiny bookstores...that sort of thing. :h:
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Where are you from? What kinds of things do you like to do normally?


Lol I'm from outside of London XD But I rarely go there, and i've only seen the obvious things...:K:
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Original post by TheonlyMrsHolmes
I meant things like old buildings, old tiny bookstores...that sort of thing. :h:


They are old buildings :unimpressed:

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Houses of Parliament :smile:
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They are old buildings :unimpressed:

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:colonhash:
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Houses of Parliament :smile:


Lol shut up S XDD
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Lol shut up S XDD


:colonhash: reported mate. I recommend the Tower of London :wink:
id give a proper answer but its too late and i want to die
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Original post by TheonlyMrsHolmes
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Whereas if you came to Cardiff I could recommend you plenty of places :mmm:

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id give a proper answer but its too late and i want to die


Pls do it :frown: Suggest something, pls :frown:
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Whereas if you came to Cardiff I could recommend you plenty of places :mmm:

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Thank you, that is very helpful indeed Rob -_-
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Original post by TheonlyMrsHolmes
Thank you, that is very helpful indeed Rob -_-


Cardiff is superior ok

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The Tate museums
The cable cars at north greenwich
Peacocks in Holland Park
The orbittal slide in stratford
The TARDIS outside Earl court station
Trafalgar square
The Shard
Madame Tussauds
Original post by TheonlyMrsHolmes
I'm not a Londoner so help me out :P

What are some interesting things people should see? Google is just showing me the London eye -__-


major and minor tourist attractions;
the london eye
houses of parliament + parliament square
oxford street (shopping)
british museum (amazing architecture)
national gallery
natural history museum (again, if you're not into the displays, the architecture here is beauts)
harrods (v v famous for designer shopping and just fun to walk through- they have a nice little bit for afternoon tea here, too)
covent garden (a generally nice place to walk around, they usually have some person doing a free show in the middle of the street- everyone crowds round)
kingly court on Carnaby Street- nice places to dine here- recommend STAX Burgers (v expensive tho)
kew gardens? (look this up)
hyde park (awesome for relaxing beside the Serpentine Lake, plus you can go on a boat! Lol)
edgware road for some Lebanese food- delicious! (also right next to hyde park)
Camden- their food market and the general atmosphere is really nice.
Canary Wharf is a nice place to look at lol, other than that you can't do much there
Regents park?
Drive along tower bridge
Have a walk through Chelsea- nice buildings
Visit the Shard, rooftop dinners etc
Regent street = shopping shopping shopping! (they have Hamleys here- the coolest toy shop in London lol)
there's a cool place called Sketch in London, take a look at this place on google images- it's pretty cool (especially for afternoon tea).

restaurants i suggest:
Dishoom (indian cuisine)
Pizza Pilgrims (italian cuisine)
Behesht (iranian cuisine)
Eat Tokyo (japanese cuisine)
Balthazar (only been here for english brekkie but take a look at their menu online)
Ekachai (thai cuisine)
Five Guys (american diner)
Al Dar (lebanese cuisine)
Joy King Lau (chinese cuisine)

Basic:
Nandos
Wagamamas
etc

any other Qs?
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Original post by TheonlyMrsHolmes
Pls do it :frown: Suggest something, pls :frown:


Camden town has some decent places, visit some of the parks (they are quite pretty) i would also suggest going to the globe theatre to watch a production (i've been 4 times and enjoyed it alot). Museums and places in Westminster like Madame Tussauds and London Dungeon.
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