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Day 1 |
You have arrived at the airport around noon, and after a 45 minute tube (subway) ride into central London, have checked into your lodging. Do not go to sleep! To combat jetlag, immediately set out on a walking tour for some quick photos of a few major attractions in London: Big Ben (Tube: Westminster) Parliament: The Palace of Westminster Westminster Bridge (walk to the center and to the opposite bank for some great photos of Parliament and Big Ben) |
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Day 2
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Admiralty Arch and Maritime Memorial St. Paul's Cathedral (Tube: St Pauls) Millennium Bridge (cross over to reach the Tate Modern) Tate Modern (Tube: Blackfriars)
West End: Including Charing Cross, China Town, Theatres, Leicester
Square,
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Day 3
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St. Martin in the Fields (quick tour and photo stop) British Museum (Tube: Russell Square or Tottenham Court) Madame Tussauds (Tube: Baker Street)
Possible evening activity: Attend a concert at St. Martin in the
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Day 4
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Tower of London: Crown Jewels (Tube: Tower Hill) Tower Bridge (photo stop) Marble Arch (was being repaired during our visit) (Tube: Marble Arch)
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Day 5
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Leave hotel (8:00 AM) to catch a train at the Waterloo Station to Hampton Court After returning to London visit: Apsley House (Wellington Museum) (Tube: Hyde Park Corner)
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Day 6
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Leave hotel at 8:00 AM and go to the Paddington Station. Train to Stratford-Upon-Avon. There are only 2 direct trains to Stratford per day. All others require changing. Mary Arden House and Palmer's Farm Holy Trinity Church (Shakespeare's Tomb) Train back to London. There are only 2 direct trains back to London without changing.
Evening excursion to Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Bridge for nighttime
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Day 7
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