Rick Steves' Pocket London

Rick Steves' Pocket London

Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw

Language: English

Pages: 232

ISBN: 1612385559

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Rick Steves’ Pocket guidebooks truly are a “tour guide in your pocket.” Each colorful, compact book includes Rick’s advice for prioritizing your time, whether you're spending one or seven days in a city. Everything a busy traveler needs is easy to access: a neighborhood overview, city walks and tours, sights, handy food and accommodations charts, an appendix packed with information on trip planning and practicalities, and a fold-out city map.

Included in Rick Steves' Pocket London—
Sights: the National Portrait Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Bankside Walk
Walks and Tours: the Westminster Walk, Westminster Abbey Tour, National Gallery Tour, West End Walk, British Museum Tour, British Library Tour, The City Walk, St. Paul’s Cathedral Tour, and Tower of London Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

swing—Beatles, Stones, The Who—but Brits couldn’t hear it! They had to resort to “pirate” radio stations, beamed from Luxembourg or from ships at sea. Finally in 1973, Capital Radio was allowed to play rock music. Today, FM 95.8 carries on as a major top-40 broadcasting power. Exit Leicester Square from its top corner, heading east (past the Vue cinema) on Cranbourn Street. Cross Charing Cross Road and continue along Cranbourn to the six-way intersection, then angle right onto Garrick Street.

stones. Because the crown weighs nearly five pounds, weak or frail monarchs have opted not to wear it. Other Crowns: Among the several crowns, notice how four-arch crowns are for monarchs, while princes get only two. The Crown of the Queen Mother has the 106-carat Koh-I-Noor diamond glittering on the front. The Queen Victoria Small Diamond Crown is tiny, because it was designed to sit atop Victoria’s widow’s veil. The impressive Imperial State Crown is what the monarch wears for official

the Houses of Parliament by way of an underground passage. The Thames: London’s history is tied to the Thames, the 210-mile river linking the interior of England with the North Sea. The city got its start in Roman times as a trade center along this watery highway. As recently as a century ago, large ships made their way upstream to the city center to unload. Today, the major port is 25 miles downstream, and the massive Thames Barrier (12 miles downstream, built in 1984) keeps the river from

Best Western Victoria Palace 17 Belgrave Road tel. 020/7821-7113 best­western­victoria­palace.co.uk Modern business-class comfort in two separate buildings, air-con $ Cherry Court Hotel 23 Hugh Street tel. 020/7828-2840, cherry­court­hotel.co.uk Family-run, tiny but bright rooms, air-con, breakfast in room $$ Jubilee Hotel 31 Eccleston Square tel. 020/7834-0845, jubilee­hotel.co.uk Well-run, colorful slumbermill, tiny rooms and beds, good value with reader discount $$ Bakers Hotel 126 Warwick Way

favorite (and now serving Kate Middleton), “Harvey Nick’s” remains the department store du jour (Mon-Sat 10:00-20:00, Sun 12:00-18:00, near Harrods, 109-125 Knightsbridge, Tube: Knightsbridge, tel. 020/7235-5000, harveynichols.com). Street Markets: London’s weekend flea markets are legendary, and there are early-morning produce markets any day of the week. Covent Garden’s daily market is handy to other sightseeing (daily 10:00-18:30, tel. 020-7836-9136, coventgardenlife.com). Portobello Road

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