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London Bucketlist

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• Visit Shakespeare\'s Globe theater

• Visit a Broadway show on the West End

• Pass by Buckingham Palace & see the Changing of the Guards

• Tour the London Tower Bridge exhibit

• Take part in London\'s Sunday Roast tradition in a local pub

• Visit Kensington Palace & Gardens

• Stop by the Westminster Abbey, where coronations and royal weddings take place

• Enjoy the view from St. Paul\'s Cathedral

• Order a true English breakfast, complete with eggs, beans, toast, and black sausage

• Bring a picnic to Hyde Park

• Shop various trinkets, flowers, food, and more at Camden Market, Columbia Road Market, Portobello Road Market, and Borough Market.

• Take a morning jog along the Thames River

• Harry Potter fans, visit Platform 9 and 3/4 at the station

• Take a boat out on the Serpentine in Hyde Park

• If visiting in the Wintertime, go ice skating at Somerset House

• Stroll by Big Ben, too, for the sake of cheesy tourism

• Afternoon tea at a snazzy hotel lounge or cafe

• Dive into some curry from a restaurant on Brick Lane

• Enjoy some vintage shopping in the trendy, up-and-coming Shoreditch neighborhood

• Don\'t hesitate to jump on a red double decker bus to get to your next stop

• Visit the Landmark Hotel\'s Winter Garden - a beautiful place to relax and catch up with friends

• Rent a bike to get around longer distances to do some site-seeing

• Check out the Egyptian mummies at the British Museum

• Get a lovely view of the city atop of Primrose Hill

• Visit the House of Parliament

• Capture the famous Beatles album cover on Abbey Road

• Don\'t hesitate to take Tube, but avoid rush hour (eek)

• Remember to try fish \'n chips off the menu!

• Snap a photo in front of a Red Telephone Booth (but be cautious of the stench inside - some smell like they\'ve turned into bathrooms)

• Stop by the Tate Modern for a dose of Modern Art

• Catch a soccer game at Wembley Stadium

• Take a ride in a Black Cab (but beware of their steep prices)

• Play into the James Bond theme by ordering a Martini (shaken, not stirred, of course) at Duke\'s London Bar

• For a quick adventure, take a day trip to Oxford

• For the really adventurous folk, definitely head out into the picturesque English countryside

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