London has a couple of great museums actually. The British Museum seems to be the one you're talking about: it has a lot of ancient artifacts from cultures all over the world. It's massive and fascinating.
If you like art and/or history, I would also recommend the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the Tower of London. You can visit all the regular collections in these museums for free (with the exception of the Tower of London, which is fairly expensive).
I like shopping on Oxford Street, even if there are more tourists than native Britons, and in the alternative stores of Camden.
Oh yeah, I don't know if you feel like reading through two sizeable London reports, but mine from the last two years are here and here.
Nee joh, lekker naar Tate Modern gaan! :) Die honderden schilderijen met kindeke Jezusjes en piemelloze beeldhouwwerken zijn bijna overal hetzelfde (minus Rome, want daar staat Apollo & Daphne van Bernini, en dat is pure heerlijkheid!)
Moderne kunst laat ik voorbij schieten, dat is gewoon niks voor mij. Het zal vast artistiek verantwoord zijn enzo, maar waarom tijd besteden aan iets wat ik niet leuk vind?
Schilderijen (al dan niet met baby-Jezus) doen mij eigenlijk niet eens zo veel. Maar beeldhouwwerken, anatomisch correct of niet, vind ik wel mooi om naar te kijken.
Ik vond het nagebouwde Shakespeare Globe theater ook wel leuk. Tate modern vond ik maar niks. Gewoon wat rondlopen op typische engelse lokaties vind ik al leuk, de brug over de Thames bij Tate Modern (zie je heel vaak op tv terug), St. Pauls
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Leicester Square is also definitely to be recommended - lots of cheap restaurants and the chinese quarter. There you will find the Broadway of London and if you're lucky you can get cheap tickets to one of the musicals/theater shows there. Dinner+theater/musical for practically no money at all.
By the British Natural History Museum, you also have the Science Museum (free) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (free) - both of which I can recommend.
If it's possible, take a gander at Kensington High Street Gardens. Get off at Kensington High Street Undergrond, walk to the main road and take a right. Walk to the end of the block (about 3-5 mins) and take a right. On the right hand side, you have a building entrance. Go in and ask if you can visit the gardens. (The garden is on the roof and it is wonderful). You have to sign in and out and you may not be able to go in because of a private party, but if you can see it - do.
I personally like the Tate (the old reaction hall usually has a huge installation), but it's not for everyone.
I tend to prefer specialist museums. I get bored very quickly over Yet Another Egyptian Exhibit. For London and thereabouts, I recommend Hampton Court as being good value for money. Hamleys is good toy shop to wander around. Wax Museum has a reputation for being over priced. Never been there myself. A WestEnd musical should definitely be planned for.
I've avoided the Wax Museum in the Netherlands and I fully intend to do the same with the English one.
I'm not really interested in toys, so I think I'll skip Hamleys. But I do like specialists museums, I've already read about some interesting ones. Though, we'll still go to the British museum as well. After all, it's been a while since I've actually seen a Mandatory Egyptian Exhibit.
Me and Pat don't usually go to the theater and we've never been to a musical. But we are inclined to do one in London. However, it will be a matter of whether or not the opportunity is there.
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If you like art and/or history, I would also recommend the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the Tower of London. You can visit all the regular collections in these museums for free (with the exception of the Tower of London, which is fairly expensive).
I like shopping on Oxford Street, even if there are more tourists than native Britons, and in the alternative stores of Camden.
Oh yeah, I don't know if you feel like reading through two sizeable London reports, but mine from the last two years are here and here.
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Tower of London seems like a must-do thing, but I don't like overly-crowded places with loads of tourists.
I think I'll print the reports and read them on the plane. Otherwise I'll go through my holiday-books much to quickly. ;)
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Die honderden schilderijen met kindeke Jezusjes en piemelloze beeldhouwwerken zijn bijna overal hetzelfde (minus Rome, want daar staat Apollo & Daphne van Bernini, en dat is pure heerlijkheid!)
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Schilderijen (al dan niet met baby-Jezus) doen mij eigenlijk niet eens zo veel. Maar beeldhouwwerken, anatomisch correct of niet, vind ik wel mooi om naar te kijken.
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By the British Natural History Museum, you also have the Science Museum (free) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (free) - both of which I can recommend.
If it's possible, take a gander at Kensington High Street Gardens. Get off at Kensington High Street Undergrond, walk to the main road and take a right. Walk to the end of the block (about 3-5 mins) and take a right. On the right hand side, you have a building entrance. Go in and ask if you can visit the gardens. (The garden is on the roof and it is wonderful). You have to sign in and out and you may not be able to go in because of a private party, but if you can see it - do.
I personally like the Tate (the old reaction hall usually has a huge installation), but it's not for everyone.
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I plan to visit a garden or park, but I hadn't decided yet which one to see. The roof garden does sound nice.
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For London and thereabouts, I recommend Hampton Court as being good value for money.
Hamleys is good toy shop to wander around.
Wax Museum has a reputation for being over priced. Never been there myself.
A WestEnd musical should definitely be planned for.
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I'm not really interested in toys, so I think I'll skip Hamleys.
But I do like specialists museums, I've already read about some interesting ones. Though, we'll still go to the British museum as well. After all, it's been a while since I've actually seen a Mandatory Egyptian Exhibit.
Me and Pat don't usually go to the theater and we've never been to a musical. But we are inclined to do one in London. However, it will be a matter of whether or not the opportunity is there.
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