Thinking about a trip to London for your next holiday

algimantas (53)in #travel • 8 years ago

Here are reasons you should pull the trigger.

The Prices at Some Epic Museums

You can see the British Museum, the V&A, the Museum of London, the Natural History Museum, and the Science Museum for £0 - that's right, they're free!

The Tube Will Get You Anywhere

Locals complain but they probably haven't lived anywhere else - 270 stations cover 400km of track making it one of the largest in the world.

Just make sure to get an Oyster Card or you could end up paying £4.80 to go 260m (the cash fare from Leicester Square to Covent Garden)

It's Like Walking Around in a Movie

From Bridget Jone's Diary to James Bond to Harry Potter and its Platform 9¾ at King's Cross Station London's streets tend to become other-worldly.

Londoners Speak Your Language

The most linguistically diverse city in the world counts 250 languages spoken and is a testament to a diversity unparalleled in the history of any city.

The Cheeky Afterwork Pint

A long commute home in the rain is a tough sell when there's over 7000 pubs in the city. London and its citizens really loosen up around 6PM - so grab yourself a pint and mingle and see where you end up.

Getting Back Home On the Cheap With Nightbuses

Though it's a veritable diesel-nest of some of London's more intoxicated citizens, the odds of anyone being stranded after a few drinks and having to fork out for a cab is about the same as the English national football side winning anything more important than a nightbus kebab by 2050.

There's Actually Good English Food

OK I caved. Proper British food can be bloody delicious and what was once a working class staple has been kicked up a notch at places like Covent Garden's Battersea Pie Station. Grab the steak and stout pie and you'll know why.

The Notting Hill Carnival

Europe's biggest street party has its origins in London's large West Indian population - the two days of concerts, costumes, and parades has to be seen to be believed.