Tag: tube

Mind the Gap: Getting Around London. Part 1, Underground

  • On February 21, 2019
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London is such a magnificent city, and most of the points of interest for a tourist are in the center of the city. Westminster Abbey, Parliament, Buckingham Palace, The Tower of London, Hyde Park, Tower Bridge, Victoria and Albert Museum, St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Shard are just a few of the sights to see.  If one adds the shopping of Harrod’s, Fortnum and Mason, Selfridges, Liberty, Carnaby Street, Oxford Road, Regent Street, Portobello Road, …

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Wait? You Mean the Airport Is Not Actually IN London?

  • On July 28, 2018
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You are in England, at the airport, have passed through His Majesty’s Customs and have entered into the Arrivals area of the airport. What will you see? What is next?

First, you’ll see a couple of hundred people holding up signs with names of people, or companies, or organizations, written or printed on paper, or on an electronic tablet. If you have booked a driver to take you somewhere (we’ll touch on that subject later.) …

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