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I haven't spent much time on the London part of the trip, and I am very sorry, but I have forgotton what I added to the list I sent you last week, so don't know what you might have deleted (!); but here are some ideas. They aren't in any order.
Take a trip on a tour bus around the city. Pick one with a ticket down the Thames, and have your lunch on the boat.
Start at Buckingham Palace and see the Changing of the Guard in the morning, then do Westminster Abbey where the kings are traditionally crowned and then the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, which are right next door. Have lunch at a pub and spend the afternoon at the National Art Gallery where you can see Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin on the Rocks.
Go to Covent Gardens and watch the street performers, then walk down to Temple Church built by the Templars near the Royal Courts of Justice, and listen to a talk by the Master (if its a Friday lunch time). Spend the afternoon at the Museum of London.
Start at Kensington Palace where Princess Diana lived, and see the Court Dress collection, then walk across Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. Listen to some music at the bandstand while we have lunch. Then walk down Bond Street, where high fashion and jewellery is sold, and visit Hamley's in Regent Street, the worlds largest toyshop, and Harrods near Sloane Street.
Explore Chislehurst Caves. Charles Darwins house is nearby, or you can leave the afternoon free to relax.
Take a Canal Boat trip (Jason's, takes an hour) to Camden Market and spend the day there. Roo works nearby.
Start at Notting Hill Gate where Hugh Grant's 'travel book shop' is, and where Bridget Jones hangs out with her friends, and wander around the market, then take a bus down Oxford Street to St Paul's Cathedral where you can test the whispering gallery, and check out all the famous dead guys tombs. Climb the Monument in memory of the Great Fire of London and then have lunch in a little pub nearby. In the afternoon, visit the Tower of London and see the Crown Jewels.
Visit the Chelsea Physic Garden and have lunch there, and then wander around the Antiques market which is nearby. The Natural History Museum comes highly recommended and is nearby.
In the evening:
Watch Les Miserables (for £37.50 during the week - no need for a London pass; or £52.50 with dinner at Bertorelli's)
Have a tour and watch a play at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Pick one from the list (the number on the left is the date in July):
03 Merchant of Venice (2pm) / Love's Labour's Lost (7.30pm)
04 Love's Labour's Lost (2pm) / Merchant of Vernice (7.30pm)
05 Merchant of Venice (2pm) / Love's Labour's Lost (7.30pm)
06 Love's Labour's Lost (2pm) / Othello (7.30pm)
07 Othello (2pm) / Love's Labour's Lost (7.30pm)
08 Love's Labour's Lost (1pm) Othello (6.30pm)
09 Merchant of Vernice (7.30pm)
10 Merchant of Venice (2pm) / Love's Labour's Lost (7.30pm)
11 Othello (2pm) / Love's Labour's Lost (7.30pm)
12 Love's Labour's Lost (2pm) / Merchant of Vernice (7.30pm)
13 Merchant of Venice (2pm) / Love's Labour's Lost (7.30pm)
14 Love's Labour's Lost (1pm) Othello (6.30pm)
15 Othello (1pm) / Love's Labour's Lost (6.30pm)
16 Merchant of Vernice (7.30pm)
I have a list of shows, but its on Roo's computer, so I will have to get him to send it to me. In the mean time, have a look at http://www.londontheatreboxoffice.com/ and see if there is anything that might interest you.
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Heruds in London
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Shakespeare
Dad might give it a miss.