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Alexa Cabrera

Travel to London

London, fast paced enormous city full of uniquely charming neighborhoods.


Take the Underground and the city's double decker red bus (public transportation is faster and cheaper and well marked).


Check for Royal family appearances for the days you will be in the city.


Day 0

Arrive at Heathrow, the airport is one hour away from the city, it is possible to take an Uber or by metro depending on the time and location of your stay. Look for airport signs on Terminal 5 parking lot for Uber pickup location.


Day 1

  • Breakfast at Gail's

  • Take the underground towards Westminster

  • Visit the Parliament (take the audio tour)

  • See the Big Ben and Parliament from the bridge crossing the Thames River

  • Watch out for the historic red telephone booths

  • Look for the Churchill statue at the New Palace Yard

  • Walk by Westminster Abbey

  • Walk St James' Park towards Buckingham Palace

  • Take a cab (fits 6 people) to Mayfair court for lunch

  • Go to a pub for a pint (half for me)

  • Take the underground towards Charing Cross

  • Visit the National Portrait Museum and The National Gallery

  • Visit Saint Martin in the Fields (we had the luck to go to a candlelight Opera)

  • Have dinner at Bardos $$


Day 2

  • Breakfast at Gail's (yes again, I loved it)

  • Visit the Tower of London and make sure to see the Crown Jewels

  • Walk by the Thames river to have lunch at Emily's (order the bolognese)

  • Take the underground towards Picadilly

  • Walk by Picadilly

  • Walk by Soho, look for Opera House

  • Walk by Chinatown and eat dumplings


Day 3

  • Breakfast at Gail's (yes a third time, I loved it)

  • Visit the British Museum (timed entry free tickets online) - there is always a line to enter, start on the Egyptian area

  • Take the underground to Paddington Station and look for the small bear statue from the Paddington children's book

  • Walk through Kensington Gardens towards Kensington Palace (where Princess Diana lived)

  • Have dinner at Duck and Waffle (wonderful city views at night, order the duck and waffle. duck tacos and the fois gras brulee)


Day 4

  • Depart London



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