Mission London
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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.
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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.
http://www.kew.org/places/kew/alpinehouse.html
If it rains then visit the Natural History Museum and the British Museum (both are free). The architecture is amazing.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting.aspx
For the evening, then try a concert at the Albert Hall. An amazing and friendly concert hall.
http://www.royalalberthall.com/
For authentic Indian cuisine, then the Masala Zone in Soho
Regards,
Bob -
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
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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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Thank you very much everyone. I hadn't actually thought there'd be much response to this. I'll be sure to do this again next time to travel as it was a very nice way to discover new things. Even though I've lived a year in London and done the regular tourist tour before, this was a fun way to spot new things.
@johnsenior1973 said:
Have a chat with the anti-war protester outside the Houses of Parliament.
No one mentioned how grumpy and bitter the antiwar protester is. He wasn't very talkative. All though, his friend was was, so I chatted with him while Brian shouted at some other people who attempted to have a chat with him. I didn't take a picture of him as I didn't want to push my luck. Got a bunch of flyers though.
@jackson said:
Random mission: Get to Mornington Crescent.
I'm still curious to why specifically Mornington Crescent...@jackson said:
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.
@edson said:
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)
Unfortunately I couldn't take photos inside. But the place was very impressive. It was so full. Easy to get overwhelmed. But the staff there was very talkative and helpful. Even though I'm not an architect, the things there was impressive. I especially liked to see the highly detailed models of old buildings with all the ornaments. I think I'm a modelmaking in the wrong time.
@jackson said:
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.
@unknownuser said:
Take a ride on the big wheel and visit Sir Norman Foster's Giant Pickle!
@alan fraser said:
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.This one I couldn't make. Didn't have time. But I have outsourced it as a friend of mine if filming a Bollywood film there next week. I'm not sure if she manage to get a horse in the picture though...
@unknownuser said:
bring me back a take-out order from Nando's Portuguese Grill.
mmmm
Didn't do this one. But I've had Nando's takeaway many times when I lived in England.
@watkins said:
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.
http://www.kew.org/places/kew/alpinehouse.html
If it rains then visit the Natural History Museum and the British Museum (both are free). The architecture is amazing.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting.aspx
For the evening, then try a concert at the Albert Hall. An amazing and friendly concert hall.
http://www.royalalberthall.com/
For authentic Indian cuisine, then the Masala Zone in Soho
Regards,
BobUnfortunately I didn't manage to do these either. But I have done most of them before.
What I do was go to the Science Museum for when they once a month have the museum open to adults; serving beer, wine and play party music. And no kids to hog up all the fun toys. -
Wow, well done Thom! Looks like you had a great time.
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I had an awesome time. Got to meet up with friends from uni-time. And the weather was amazing. Sunny summer weather. You wouldn't think it was England. Only exception was when we went to LEGO Land; http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=120982&id=662126013&l=1c35b3ad62
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So where's my take out from Nando's????
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In my belly!
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