Cafe in London

Experiences in London

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London: City

This cobblestoned, glass-covered Victorian-era market built in 1881 now houses upscale retail shops

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London: West End

A fabulous, inexpensive lunch spot atop tombstones in the crypt of St. Martin-in-the-Fields church on Trafalgar Square

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London: Greenwich

A 380-year-old market with more than 30 places to eat all manner of delicious and inexpensive food

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London: East of Hyde

A lovely courtyard garden spot for lunch or afternoon tea amid the 18th century splendors of the Wallace Collection museum

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Fun Facts

It is illegal to die in the Palace of Westminster—largely because then you'd be eligable for an official State funeral. (This law was voted the most absurd in Britain, narrowly beating one in Liverpool that bans women from going topless in public—unless they work in a tropical fish shop. It is also legal for a woman to bite off a man's nose if he kisses her against her will. Like these? Here are more silly British laws.)
The Palace of Westminster has 1,000 rooms, 100 staircases, 11 courtyards, a hair salon, a rifle-shooting range, 6 restaurants, and 8 bars (where the prices are subsidized by taxpayers).
Big Ben chimes in the key of E.
In 1945, a flock of birds landed on the minute hand of Big Ben; their combined weight pushed back time by 5 minutes.

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