Top 50 Things
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46 (13) Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park is
famous for being bisected by the Greenwich meridian - the line to which
time across the globe is referenced. Astride the meridian and feel the
world at your feet.
As well as offering
large formal parklands, Greenwich Park has a 'wilderness' side to it,
an area enclosed for deer. Several historic buildings are in the park,
including the Old Royal Observatory, the Royal Naval College, the National
Maritime Museum and the Queen's House.
Cutty Sark
The Cutty Sark was
a great London attraction and must do thing if you were in Greenwich then
it was sadly burnt down..or so we thought:
"Cutty Sark
suffered a major fire on 21 May 2007 which resulted in a 14-month delay
on the project and significantly increased costs. Thankfully, due to heroic
fire-fighting there was amazingly little damage to the ship’s original
material and the Conservation Project can continue as planned. ...The
Cutty Sark Conservation Project is back on course, due to re-open in 2011"
Not sure I quite
understand how a 14 month delay equates to amazingly little damage. I
think we are being told that the ship is basically a replica of the original
Cutty Sark incorporating some of its original components. Maybe someone
will enlighten us. Lets not split hairs. The Cutty Sark was a beautiful
ship and well worth visiting. No doubt it will be bigger and better than
ever before and hey, it might even fly.
47 (112) British
Library
The British Library
is widely regarded as being one of the world's leading resource centres.
It's 12 million volumes is enough to send most librarians weak at the
knees. The public exhibition rooms contain the Magna Carta, Shakespeare's
first folio, Nelson's log books, Scott's Antarctic Journals, Anglo-Saxon
Chronicle, Gutenberg Bible and the Lindisfarne Gospels.
48 (19) Leicester
Square
Leicester Square
derives its name from a former resident, the Earl of Leicester, who used
to live on the north side of the Square. These days, Leicester Square
is busy with people looking to see a show or movie. Cheap(er) tickets
should be available in the box on the square like the 'tkts' booth in
New York.
William Shakespeare
resides in the middle of the Leicester Square with his trusty dolphins(?).
The Square has four busts, naturally, Sir Isaac Newton, Sir Joshua Reynolds
(who used to reside in the Earl's house), John Hunter and William Hogarth.
I don't know why there aren't any female busts. You'll also find Charlie
Chaplin and the distances to former members of the British Empire inscribed
on the pavement.
49 (50) Shakespeare
at the Globe Theatre - Be a groundling at the Globe
 Shakespeare's
Globe Theatre in London
Be upstanding for
a Shakespearian experience of the original kind at the reconstructed globe
theatre from May through to September.
You will venture
back in time with a visit to this spectacular theatre. Situated on London’s
Bankside, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is a faithful reconstruction of
the original Globe, first built in 1599. The Globe perfectly evokes the
atmosphere of Elizabethan London. If you join a tour, resident storytellers
will introduce you to all aspects of the Globe, historical and contemporary,
including Sam Wannamaker's epic struggle to recreate the theatre.
50 (41) Sleepy father
Thames quickly
Time waits for no
man so why mess about, do the river at 30 knots in an inflatable boat.
This isn’t a cruise, this isn’t a photo op, this is full-on
adrenalin charged fun.
Testimonials
“What a fantastic
trip, I loved it”“Until you have taken the river in this boat,
you probably haven't lived” “This is brilliant, absolutely
brilliant”“Kids are not usually keen on sightseeing, they’ll
no doubt change tune if you offer them a London RIB Voyage”“They're
fast, they're slick, they're comfortable and the Big New Thing on the
Thames”“A brilliant introduction to London for visitors”
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