yeah that was awesome. As for night life I recommend Hoxton (I know, I know) Old Street on the Northern Line. Club 333 used to be good 4 yrs ago and depending on the night but if you get to Hoxton you'll find something good. Also Brick Lane is right there and the curry is amazing. Does anyone know the best on on Brick Lane? I'll be in London in two weeks and I do love a curry!
No trip to London is complete without visiting a few great pubs: Churchill Arms (Great Thai food in the back restaurant) Blackfriar (Great atmosphere) Gunners Pub (Enough said) There are a lot of pubs in London but they're not all the same! I'd also try to catch a reserves match and leave time to stop at the Red Lion on the way from the tube to the ground. Enjoy! GJ40
A lot of pubs in London are part of a chain, so try to avoid those as the food is crap. Take some of these suggestions and stay away from large shinny pubs near touristy spots.
Has anyone done the Maritime Museum or Cutty Sark in Greenwich? We drove through to the Charlton match and both looked like they could be pretty cool, but didn't have time to get to them. Towers of London was cool as well as Westminster Abbey. Changing of the Guard at Buckingham is cool for about 30 minutes.
Also if you're in Chinatown there's a place called Lee Ho Fook on the corner of the short end of the T (inside the gates) it has amazing Duck and rice. My dad's been going there for 23 years and it's the first place I go when I get to London. Address: 15-16 Gerrard Street, LONDON, W1V 7LA website that has it listed: http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/info_restaurant_3392.html google maps it and it's on the east side of the small street (dean st.) coming up from gerrard st. right on the corner of dansey place and dean st. it's soo good!
Drink Beer.............. Oh and see the Tower of London, drink beer, Imperial War Museum and Cabinent War rooms, drink beer, British Museum (the 5000 year old dried up mummy is what I felt like several mornings after drinking), Drink beer, St Paul's Cathedral (actually I think climbing to the top of St Pauls for the view is better than the London eye 'cause there is no glass for pics, and it gives you a good workout), drink beer, Covent garden, drink beer, eat Indian food, drink wine?, ride the city tour double decker and jump off at your favorite pub and drink beer, eat Fish'n'chips, and maybe even a Spotted Dick (my Wife had to try on of those), try to see a play/musical, try to see a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, take a day trip out to Stonehenge. Oh yeah and Drink beer....
Yes. The Maritime Museum was quite good. And it's also right in front of the Greenwich Royal Observatory, so you can take them in at the same time. The Greenwich Meridian runs right across the Observatory grounds, and they have a line marking it, so you can jump back and forth between the eastern and western hemispheres if you wish! I did the climb up St. Paul's Cathedral and it was well worth the climb for those who like to do such things. Also, I recall when I've been visiting that St Martin's-in-the-Fields church on Trafalgar Square had some nice free concerts available.
It's not on Brick Lane but if you want what is, IMO, the best curry in London then you have to go to Chutney Mary's - it's not cheap but the food will blow you away.... http://www.chutneymary.com/ In general for ideas on this thread I'd recommend a trip to Oxford if you want to get out of London for the day. Transport links are excellent and it's a beautiful and compact city to visit if you want to bask in "olde worlde" nostalgia
Harlequins are in Divison one, and the Heineken Cup group stages end next week. No London club will make it. London Welsh is the best rugby club in London to actually watch a game at, since you can stand almost on the pitch and the hwyl is better. No Jeremies in their Land Rovers and prawn sandwich types. And fuhgeddabutit with Six Nations tickets - England, Wales, and Ireland are totally sold out at this point and Scotland's nae worth botherin' at this stage.
My forthcoming UK trip in March is as follows: Saturday and Sunday, my GF and I arrive and do the standard touristy stuff (I'll be following her lead since she used to live there in her college days). Monday, we're catching an early train to Cardiff and seeing the Castle. Tuesday, we're catching an early train to Tenby and seeing the city walls and the ruins there. Wednesday, we're going to Torquay and staying with some of her family until Friday, when we're pulling a rush job to see her grandmother in Somerset, see Stonehenge, and make it to London. Saturday, 1 April, my GF goes shopping all day, and I'm seeing Arsenal v Villa. Sunday, we go home.
i am so taking a picture of that. I've been to London twice, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do this time. I've done most of the big touristy things. might do the imperial war museum again. Haven't been to St Paul's yet, so I think a trip to that is in order.
Pop across to white hart lane and plant a bomb ? Just an idea you understand, I'm not actually suggesting you do it...
The best fun any tourist can get in London can be found in Oxford Street. Starting from Tottenham Court Road station walk towards Oxford Circus at a steady pace. Every 20 yards come to an abrupt stop so that all of the silly English people (going about their normal busy lives) walk into the back of you. To get the full enjoyment it's important that you don't apologise. You should spice it up by inventing different reasons to stop. Looking into one of the shop windows or pointing at an imaginary point of interest in the distance are great japes. When you get really confident stop an oncoming local to ask directions to "lye cester square" or something similar. Remember to ask in a very, very loud voice as the locals won't understand you otherwise. When you have mastered these tricks go for the ultimate - a converstion with a limey. Always call Britain "this little old country"! Try to find a Scot and call him English. A customary reference to "warm beer" and use of the word "quaint" always goes down well!
Do any Gunner locals know what Parkside Hotel is like in relation to Finsbury Station and Highbury? It's on the Seven Sisters Road. I've booked into it.
I stayed there when I was in London a few weeks ago. It's not the greatest place in the world, but is in a good location for Arsenal fans. You are smack dab in the middle of the Finsbury Park and Manor House stations (each is about a 5 minute walk - you're better off just going to Finsbury Park because it has more transfer points). Also, you can walk to Highbury from there - it's only 15 to 20 minutes away. It also puts you very close to a lot of pubs, including the T-Bird, The @ Club, and the Twelve Pins.
Plus the Hare Krishna's may ask you to dance. On another interesting note, around the corner is a stirip club or something b/c a scantily clad lady sits in the doorway. At least a bit of a free show.