"Mind the Gap!" London by sabsi


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Hi!

Following an old tradition I have been thinking what London is for me... ?!?!

Oh well in the 1990s when I went there about once a year London was for me ....

.... shoe and clothes shopping .... New Year's eve chaos and bomb alerts .... cold nights everywhere I went "to bed" .... walking in the rain and sleeping in parks .... aching feet and "postcard sights" ...

Now that I finally went back to London without a big ambition to go shopping I saw new bits of London and even old bits I'd never seen before. I went on the London Eye and was scared of heights like NEVER before, I found a personal tour guide in Tate Modern, a great VT south bank guide and I finally went to see a play at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre!

Enjoy this page. There even will be some travelogues soon ... I couldn't stop taking pictures now that I have finally seen sunny London...

Sabs

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Great shopping, many things to do, gorgeous buildings
  • Cons:London is too expensive if you are on a tight budget!
  • In a nutshell:An amazing city. Wish I could go more often to see more!
  • Last visit to London: Nov 2004
  • Intro Updated Sep 12, 2006
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    angiebabe Feb 1, 2009 at 12:31 PM Report Abuse

    Hi interesting reading your expereinces and cultural aspects of London!tho wouldnt call Picadilly a tourist trap but I can relate to being at the suited tube times in my big walking shoes and rucksack on my out and about with camera days!

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    diocletianvs Feb 1, 2009 at 12:02 PM Report Abuse

    Booked for August!

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    tini58de Jun 9, 2008 at 6:04 AM Report Abuse

    Morgen geht's los nach London! Da wollte ich mich schon mal ein bißchen einstimmen! Liebe Grüße!

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    Bigs Jan 25, 2006 at 9:00 AM Report Abuse

    Werde Emma Em dort treffen :) Cool hey???? Freu mich schon so! hey ich brauch das Strassenschild...naja bin ja in Putney wohl

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    RhineRoll Jan 24, 2006 at 2:24 AM Report Abuse

    Did the South Bank walk on Saturday :-)

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    ginte Oct 4, 2005 at 5:12 AM Report Abuse

    Just awesome opening picture!!! Can't say anything more at the moment... Still looking at that beauty...;-)

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    gilabrand Jun 22, 2005 at 5:41 AM Report Abuse

    That hotel does sound like a good find.

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    m-joy Mar 23, 2005 at 4:44 AM Report Abuse

    Klasse Seite - informativ u sehr amüsant!! Ich hatte hier auch 2x das Problem mit fehlendem Geld und Stauraum nach dem Schuhkauf...:-)))

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    garridogal Dec 9, 2004 at 3:34 PM Report Abuse

    A very complete guide to London. And I'm right there with you on the height issues!

  • kleomania Jun 18, 2004 at 5:26 PM Report Abuse

    BRILLIANT!Very well !

sabsi

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