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101 Canary Wharf Tower (Canary Wharf)
Built in 1992 the
Canary Tower is the highlight of Canary Wharf. As well as office space
Canary Wharf does contain restaurants and shops but it is mainly a commercial
area. There is, however, the Museum in Docklands (see below).
Canary Wharf contains
Britain’s three tallest buildings, Canary Wharf Tower at 771 ft
(235.1m) being the tallest.
As a rival to London's
traditional financial centre Canary Wharf has been credit crunched but
still remains a relatively safe haven for frazzled looking bankers and
financiers. More furtive behaviour has been evident of late with frequent
mobile phone calls to recruitment agents.
With the opening
of the Jubilee Place shopping centre in 2004, Canary Wharf has also become
a popular shopping destination.
102 Museum in Docklands
You will find the
Museum in the Docklands in the Docklands. Nearest tube is Canary Wharf
• West India Quay
• Canary Wharf
• London E14 4AL
103 Paris
Catch a train or
boat to Paris as there is a hundred top things to do.
104 (68) There’s a Dinosaur in the Palace!
Crystal Palace Park
must be on of the most inaccurate theme parks on earth. As many things
on British soil, Crystal Palace Park was one of the first [built in 1854]
and consequently one of the worst. Who said you can’t beat the original.
Take a book with
you or just enjoy the ‘mistakes’. They should add to this
and let people design their own Dinosaur.
105 Hamleys Toy
Shop
An institution as
well as a toy shop. Hamleys is much loved by young and the not so. For
children Hamleys is a world of joy and wonder.
As you enter the
store you will probably hear the sound children voices yelling, screaming
and laughing. Well, at least two of the three. With seven floors of toys
and games be prepared for noisy, colourful and joyful visit.
106 Chessington
World of Adventures
The park currently
has a selection of attractions to suit all age groups and 1,000 animals
to see. The Safari Skyway, an elevated monorail around the Zoo, allows
you an excellent view of proceedings.
107 (84) Mansion
House (Egyptian Hall)
108 (87) Carnaby
Street
There are two green
plaques on Carnaby Street. One at 1 Carnaby Street dedicated to Mod fashion
entrepreneur John Stephen and one at 52/55 Carnaby Street, dedicated to
the Mod pop group 'Small Faces'.
109 (76) Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon,
they really should just call this place Shakespeare-upon-Avon and be done
with it.
Much to do about
everything there is much theatre naturally, arts, music in the parks,
river racing, river cruising, walks along the river or simply relax and
feel Shakespearian.
110 Burlington Arcade
The Burlington Arcade
is patrolled by the Beadles. They are dressed in traditional uniforms
including top hats and tailcoats. The original beadles were former members
of the 10th Hussars. They proved to be adequate security for 170 years
until 6 masked robbers in a Jaguar Mark X audaciously drove down the pedestrian
arcade and smashed the windows of the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Association.
They made off with £35,000 worth of jewelry and to this day have
evaded the long arm of the law.
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