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Originally Posted by vreihen16
I second the Transport Museum, since it was the only reason why I went to London almost 20 years ago.
Although probably not attractive to young kids, I found these sites interesting:
Paddington Station, and anything else by Brunel.
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel under the Thames. Gotta walk under the river!
St. Paul's Cathedral. Pay respect to Sir Christopher Wren's greatest work. Lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice ("Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you").
Piccadilly Circus. London's Time Square.
The London Science Museum had all kinds of interesting stuff when I was there almost 20 years ago, including a BMW Isetta, ancient steam locomotives, and the Apollo 10 command module (which is to this day holds the record as *the* fastest manned vehicle ever).
Whatever you do, don't get run over on the sidewalks! We habitually look left, right, and left again before crossing a street. With them driving on the "wrong" side of the road, it's right, left, then right again. Some of the crosswalks in touristy areas had "look right" reminders painted on the pavement, but don't count on them and say out loud look right, left, and right again at every intersection just so you and your group remember..... |
piccadilly circus.. one of my least favorite maps on the new call of duty.. lol
anyways.. thank you for the suggestions.. the transport museum is definatley on the list. science museums are always a good time for the kids.
i do have a question if anyone can answer it for me. My current cell phone plan allows me to use my phone in london for 10 dollars a day (per phone... so if my wife uses her.. and my son uses his... thats 30 a day in total) wondering if it would be cheaper to buy some sort of prepaid type of thing out there and use that. or i can sit in a coffee shop with wifi and mooch off of that.. lol