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26 April 2005 |
Stayed at Le Meridien Piccadilly - London, United Kingdom.
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We wanted to see the "Swiss Life" building in London. First the taxi driver did not understand the instructions. Then, we said "the cucumber" and he understood immediately where we wanted to go. As we alighted the taxi, we felt the wind effect from the nearby skyscrapers and cucumber. But, we were left in the cold as a security man, duly clad in windscreen jacket as if he was set for Antarctica, cooled our expectations. No, the building is not open for visitors (in late April 2005), but, as a consolation, my husband and I received two postcards each with a picture of the famous monument. So, from the cucumber, with love!
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| D Koo |
30 January 2005 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn London - Kings Cross / Bloomsbury - London, United Kingdom.
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If you are willing to walk, it is a great place to move around in London through Oxford to Hyde Park, taking the underground to Buckingham palace to Westminister Abbey and the London eye to Covent Garden. All in a day's work!
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| A Axmann |
06 December 2004 |
Stayed at Atlantic Paddington - London, United Kingdom.
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London is always worth a visit!
Good to visit with children: Science Museum (basement), Museum of Natural History (earthquake simulator, dinosaurs, etc.), Kew Gardens (huge botanical park with phantastic kids corner "Crawlers & Creepers").
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| S Borron |
21 March 2004 |
Stayed at Hyde Park Towers - London, United Kingdom.
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London is wonderful, minus the typically wet weather. The parks are among the most beautiful in the world. Hyde Park and Kew Gardens are terrific. Did not visit museums this trip.
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| J Byrne |
06 March 2004 |
Stayed at Royal Lancaster Hotel - London, United Kingdom.
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London is an expensive metropolis. Food, entertainment and touring are all pricey. Some really good food for the price at restaurants in and around the Notting Hill, Queensway, Paddington - the nearby neighborhoods to the hotel - China Town and Soho areas. Internet suggestions not up to expectations and extremely expensive. Best to explore on own.
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| L Müller |
30 November 2003 |
Stayed at Brunel - London, United Kingdom.
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We visited the Imperial War Museum in Duxford near Cambridge - went there by train and bus. If you like airplanes, it's worth a visit! If you enjoy warships, you should also go see the HMS Belfast near Tower Bridge.
We ate one night at the Café Pasta near the Seven Dials - it was yummy. Also the Indian restaurants in the Paddington area are worth visiting.
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| B Kretschmer |
17 September 2003 |
Stayed at Bonham - Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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What we liked in Edinburgh was the restaurants and bars in the area near the hotel (George Street, etc.). We can recommend the 'Edinburgh Bus Tour', visiting the 'Royal Yacht Britannia' and the 'Botanic Garden'. The 'Edinburgh Castle' is rather touristic. Next time we will prefer to visit 'Hollywood Palace'.
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| R Carter |
18 August 2003 |
Stayed at Grampian - Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
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We arrived after dinner, and left as soon as we'd eaten breakfast. We'd stayed at another hotel in Blairs the week before, and visited an Aberdeen Angus farm. Also Crathes Castle with their lovely gardens and estate. They have a great spot for buying tea or a lunch. In Aberdeen proper we visited St. Machar's Cathedral. It was lovely.
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| R Lim |
24 July 2003 |
Stayed at London Crown - London, United Kingdom.
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London is an exceptionally exciting place to visit. It has, among many other sites, the rejuvenated British Museum etc. You must also visit the club, Ministry of Sound for terrific music. Use the subway or Heathrow express from Heathrow, a cab cost me about 66 GBP.
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| M Short |
30 April 2003 |
Stayed at Royal Lancaster Hotel - London, United Kingdom.
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Get a day ticket if you want to take a few tube rides. Available for travel after rush hour. 4 or 5 pounds for quite extensive travel. The Imperial War museum is fantastic.
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Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in United Kingdom
