A Walk Around London
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The World's Largest Antique Market
Portobello Road is a colorful stretch of shops and stalls selling bric-a-brac and antiques. Part trendy neighborhood, part flea market.
On Saturdays, thousands of people flock there for bargains. I recommend going on a weekday. You can have the...
Notting Hill Pastries
Everything at Ottolenghi is tiny and tasty with typical English charm. Apparently it's the home of "legendary flourless chocolate tea-cakes" as well as a variety of other little snacks. It's primarily take-away but there is one small table at the...
Brick Lane
Brick Lane in London's east end: go for the food, go for the market, go for the people-watching.
Carnaby Street
Just off the quite massive central shopping district of Oxford Circus is a little place called Carnaby Street. Here you'll find more boutique shops, street performers and smaller crowds. It's a cute place to walk around and grab a drink as well!
An oasis of calm and dignity in Leicester Square
Drinks in London's West End rarely come cheap. Even less so in the environs of Leicester Square, arguably the city's biggest tourist trap and certainly a magnetic draw for boozy, boisterous groups of townies on their 'big night out' in the...
Railway Hotels: St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
I watch as yellow-and-white Eurostar trains snake in and out of London’s St. Pancras train shed, a vaulted Victorian masterpiece of glass panels and iron arches. My room at the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel has this floor-to-ceiling view:...
The Mayflower
An 18th century pub near the site where the Mayflower set sail for the new world, this eponymous pub is a pilgrimage site for Londoners and Americans. Order a local beer and custom cheese plate to enjoy on the deck perched over the Thames. It's...
The Breakfast Club, Soho London
Looking for delicious home cooked comfort food, and a great breakfast served in the hip funky area of soho London- then look no further. The Breakfast Club is so good you will want to go everyday. There are some great egg dishes you must try with...
Brick Lane Market, East London
Brick Lane Market has everything from bric-a-brac to high-end design.Brick Lane between Bethnal Green Road and Wentworth Street Sundays, 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
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