Posted by:
EssexExMo
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Date: February 04, 2014 07:59AM
London
there are some great markets
Borough market is one of my favourite. It's right next to London Bridge and Southwark Cathedral
http://boroughmarket.org.uk/Spitalfields is in the east of the city, close to the east end and Brick Lane - lots of the 'jack the ripper' tours walk through here and Brick lane (heart of the bangladeshi community) is a marvelous place for a Curry.... lots of city people go here for lunch
[Curry is typically British fare, in the same way that Rijstafel is Dutch, or Pizza is from Chicago]
http://www.spitalfields.co.uk/I hear that 'Big Bus tours' are pretty good. they take you around the tourist sites and you can hop on and off - some of them are open topped double deckers.
but, if you're more independant, you can use standard london bus routes to take you to the same places, just needs a bit more planning
http://eng.bigbustours.com/london/home.html?gclid=CKa84srBsrwCFUnjwgodKU8ATgif you're going to be in london for a few days, it may be a good idea to buy an oyster card to use on bus, underground, river bus, DLR and some parts of the overground rail network.
The downside is that they cost £3 before you even put any cash on them and when you leave you wont be able to redeem any cash left on them
http://visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk/oystercard/product/oyster-card.htmlif you are only going to be in london for a couple of days, then get a daily travelcard each day - it works the same as the oyster, but you cant use it on the riverbus
http://visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk/travelcards/1-day/product/day-anytime-travelcard.htmlEvery tuesday you will find people outside the main rail stations giving away 'Time Out' free - it's a great resource for shows, theatre, comedy, music, food, art and general 'things to do'
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2014 08:05AM by EssexExMo.