LONDON

This is a list of some of my favorite things to do while in London (typing this makes me homesick....)

Tower of London - http://www.hrp.org.uk/toweroflondon/
Cabinet War Rooms - http://cwr.iwm.org.uk/
Westminster Abbey – go to Evensong
British Museum - http://www.britishmuseum.org/
Buckingham Palace
Sir John Soane Museum - http://www.soane.org/
Victoria and Albert Museum – interesting exhibits (great gift shop) - http://www.vam.ac.uk/
Museum of Garden History - http://www.museumgardenhistory.org/
London Eye (great for kids) - http://www.londoneye.com/

Kensington Palace – beautiful palace where Princess Diana lived (no tours)—great park to take a picnic lunch

On Saturday morning go to Portobello Road for the outdoor Antique Market

On Sunday morning go to Hyde Park for Speaker’s Corner

Check-out evening classical concerts (sometimes by candlelight) at St. Martin in the Fields church—also, they have a great café in the Crypt (downstairs) – across from Trafalgar Square http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/jserv/concerts/index.jsp


Walk across Waterloo Bridge for the best view of London

Restaurants:
Patisserie Valerie – great pastries, sandwiches, omelettes (Brompton Road)
Wagamama (asian food)
The Ivy (expensive, but very hip and trendy—will need reservations, best sticky toffee pudding)
Patara Thai – 9 Beauchamp Place

Shopping:
Anything on Sloane Street all the way to Sloane Square
Harrod’s
Harvey Nichols
Abbott and Holder (across from British Museum) best antique original/print shop

Hotels:
The Claverley – clean, great location (right around corner from Harrod’s), but more expensive

Theatre:
Check-out http://www.theatremonkey.com/ for reviews, seat maps, etc.
Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park
Go to TKTS booth in London for half-price tickets day of performance in Leicester Square