When visiting London you... and other London, United Kingdom Transportation Tips

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Getting TO/AROUND: When visiting London you absolutely must: Use the TUBE. Learn it, embrace it, love it. The TUBE is your best friend in London. Study the tube map and integrate it into your daily itinerary...in no time youll be a pro. The London tube is not the best in the world, nor the prettiest, nor the most efficient. It was , however the largest and first of any large city. It will save you time , money and comfort. Its as much a tourist attraction as Big Ben ..how many trains have you seen that has its own poster and is considered artwork?

Fondest memories of London? 1- Staying in Hampstead Heath and being so far underground at the tube stop that you had to take a rather long elevator to street level. 2- The Sherlock Holmes silouettes on the tiles at the Baker Street stop..many good memories. 3- But the best was the time in 1985 when a blatantly American girl noticed the Westminster stop and blurted out accross the train car...'Ohhhh is this..like the stop for like Big Ben and like everythinggg?' in a squeal of orgasmic proportions. I looked at her and said..'Yes...better hurry before the doors close.' At which she leaped out of the car and dashed up the stairs with an alacrity and squeal factor of 10. As she dissappeared up the stairs and astonished/reserved riders exchanged smiles, I sighed said calmly..'In NY,,she would have been mugged by now...'...to which everybody laughed soundly. Fun stuff that tube;-)

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