Mission London
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@unknownuser said:
Nando's Portuguese Grill
Oh yeah!! the best peri chicken I've tasted, I remember as a kid when they first started (They are a South African company), I still get the Nandos peri sauces shipped to me every so often.
Back in the day they also had the best TV ads, racey, controversial and sometimes insulting...very funny.
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@thomthom said:
One person, in London, from Brasil, named Gregor... easy peasy.
Oughta be!
I have indeed always found it a tad strange the bstrd has a German name. Maybe his grandad emigrated for some reason, eh?
If you don't feel like kicking him, a pie in the face will do just as well. Well, almost.
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Go to Chelsea FC's stadium, Stamford Bridge, and take 100s of photographs for use in SU modeling. Put them on flickr.
Go to the top of the Gherkin or Canary Wharf Tower. Not sure if there's public viewing at either, but your mission will be harder if there isn't. Think there's a bar or restaurant at the top of the Gherkin.
Travel through every station on the underground.
Visit every football ground inside the M25.
Watch Harlequins RL play a rugby league match.
Walk across every walkable bridge between Battersea and Tower Bridge's.
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Go to the top of Primrose Hill for the midnight bark.
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Try telling a cockney that there is a whole country outside of London that has hills, fresh air and fields, but they will probably refuse to listen.
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Random mission: Get to Mornington Crescent.
Less random mission: visit Sir John Soane's House- I never thought a 200 year old townhouse could teach me so much about design, especially from a modernist point of view. Get there before doors open if you can as architects and students queue round the block to visit it.
Even less random mission: Have a few beers in The Social, Little Portland Street. Great little modern pub tucked away down a back street, nice mix of people, feels like a speakeasy, designed by David Adjaye.
The Social
Bar / Club / Venue established in 1999. The Social is a stone’s throw from Oxford Circus. For the last two decades, it has been one of central London’s most loved getaways – somewhere between a modern day speakeasy and a home-from-home local.
The Social - London (www.thesocial.com)
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Walk under the Thames. Most people don't know it's there, but there's a Victorian pedestrian tunnel that goes under the Thames from Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs (near Canary Wharf). The entrance is a circular building next to the old sailing ship the Cutty Sark.
While you are there, go into the old Naval College on the other side of the Cutty Sark and take the exact same picture of the chapel there that appears here in the movie Amazing Grace. Then post it when you get back.
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Dear ThomThom,
If you have time, and the weather is good, go to Kew Gardens. Enjoy the gardens and the Victorian glass houses and the amazing Alpine House.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Kew
Discover a world of science hiding behind our beautiful botanical collections filled with over 40,000 living plants
(www.kew.org)
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(www.kew.org)
If it rains then visit the Natural History Museum and the British Museum (both are free). The architecture is amazing.
Home | Natural History Museum
Book tickets. Explore our galleries, science, news, videos and amazing images. South Kensington Tube. London, UK.
(www.nhm.ac.uk)
For the evening, then try a concert at the Albert Hall. An amazing and friendly concert hall.
For authentic Indian cuisine, then the Masala Zone in Soho
Best Indian Restaurants London | Masala Zone
Masala Zone - Top Indian Restaurants in London. Some of Evening Standard's Best Indian Restaurants. Unique range of authentic food across India.
(www.masalazone.com)
Regards,
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Have a chat with the anti-war protester outside the Houses of Parliament.
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Take a ride on the big wheel and visit Sir Norman Foster's Giant Pickle!
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Bring me back a Pot Noodle, sausage rolls, fish and chips and some decent Cadbury's chocolate. Oh, and a proper pint of beer.
Cheers,
Nigel
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Mmmmm!!! Bombay Bad Boy
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Two UK culinary experiences in one !
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When you see the Queen. .. put your arm around her, give her a big hug and an IPOD.
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A big sloppy kiss on the cheek would likely be well received as well
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And don't forget she prefers to be called "Liz"...
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Don't make any mention of Camilla, Diana or Koo Stark.
Big Stickin' Faux Pas.
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@unknownuser said:
Don't make any mention of Camilla, Diana or Koo Stark.
Big Stickin' Faux Pas.
I thought she got on quite well with Koo Stark
At least she's kept her mouth shut which is more than some of the others have. -
Koo Koo ka Choo. . .
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thomas,
a visit to the john soane museum is a must. (http://www.soane.org/ - have a look at the 360 video, the interior is unbelievable for a 1820's building)
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