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London 2011

By ruimoreira

Trip Plan Tags:: bachlers trip

Destinations:: England,; Europe,; London

Hugo' and friends' trip to London April 2011

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Nightlife Boundary Rooftop, London

Nightlife Artesian Bar, London

Named for the 360-foot-deep well beneath the floor, this glam bar opened in January 2007. Interiors star David Collins (who perfected his art on the Blue Bar... more

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Shop Markets, London

Markets are a vibrant part of shopping in London, and have been since medieval times. If you can handle the rough-and-tumble crowds, you'll find bargains,... more

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Shop Harvey Nichols, London

The No. 1 fashion store, with the No. 1 cosmetics floor, Harvey Nic's is practically a cult. All the established, and many emerging, designers—women's and... more

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See + Do Westminster Abbey, London

Westminster Abbey, the huge Gothic church beside the Houses of Parliament, has been the setting for every coronation since 1066, as well as a burial site for... more

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See + Do Tower of London, London

How can you not see the Bloody Tower? Founded by William the Conqueror in 1066, this huge fortified palace-jail-treasury-arsenal is the source of some of the... more

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See + Do Tate Britain, London

Tate Britain might not get the same attention as its glitzy little sister, Tate Modern, but to miss it would be a mistake. Built in 1897, Tate Britain displays... more

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See + Do Soho, London

Its fortunes as London's nightlife neighborhood have waxed and waned repeatedly over recent years, but you always seem to end up in Soho for one reason or... more

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See + Do Notting Hill, London

Once the byword for bohemian, Notting Hill is simply posh and aspirational now. It encompasses Portobello Road and its famous market—whose northern... more

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See + Do National Gallery, London

Up there with your Louvres and Uffizis, this huge gallery takes you through the history of Western European painting from 1250 to 1900. Botticelli, Leonardo,... more

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See + Do London Eye, London

The 443-foot-high London Eye, designed by husband-and-wife architects David Marks and Julia Barfield, is the largest observation wheel in the world. Perched on... more

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See + Do London Duck Tours, London

You could take a double-decker–bus tour; you could hop on a tourist boat at Charing Cross Pier; or you could combine land and water in an amphibious... more

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See + Do Houses of Parliament, London

The mother of all parliaments, the Palace of Westminster comprises Big Ben (which is the bell, not the tower) as well as the chambers of both Houses, Commons... more

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See + Do Greenwich, London

Greenwich is a bustling little market town in its own right, colored by bucketfuls of maritime history. Most importantly, it's where time begins. No, seriously,... more

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See + Do Docklands, London

The only truly new neighborhood in London is Canary Wharf, a complex of offices and shopping malls centered around the city's tallest building, César... more

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See + Do Covent Garden, London

The area where a fruit-and-vegetable wholesale market once stood—and where Eliza Doolittle met Henry Higgins—is now one of the most touristy parts... more

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See + Do Buckingham Palace, London

The queen's London pied-à-terre is not the most beautiful of palaces, but it's big. Most of the year, all you can do is peer through the iron railings at... more

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See + Do British Museum, London

One of the single greatest museums in the world, the British Museum houses collections that date from the prehistoric to the modern—in sum, the works of... more

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Hotel The Main House, London

Thanks to posh ex-nightclub owner Caroline Main, you too can be a Notting Hill bohemian. Her stucco Victorian house within spitting distance of Portobello Road... more

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