Salwa Jabado - Fodors London 2012

Editors: Salwa Jabado, Rachel Klein

Editorial Contributors: Lynne Arany, Alexander Basek, Arthur Bovino, Robert Brenner, Samantha Chapnick, Jacinta OHalloran, Anja Mutic, John Rambow, Adeena Sussman, Christina Valhouli

Editorial Production: Linda Schmidt, Evangelos Vasilakis

Design: Jessica Walsh, Tina Malaney, Jennifer Romains

Copyright

Copyright 2012 by Fodors Travel, a division of Random House, Inc.

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All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Fodors Travel, a division of Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada, Limited, Toronto. Distributed by Random House, Inc., New York.

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ISBN 978-0-307-92860-3

Excerpted from Fodors London 2012 (ISBN 978-0-679-00928-3)

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Photo Credits

London Cover, British Tourist Authority
Album 1, Aprottarott/istockphoto
Album 2, British Toursit Authority
Album 3, Serafinomozzo/istockphoto
Album 4, Zoran Ivanovich Photo/istockphoto
Album 5, JohnnyGreig/istockphoto
Album 6, Matyas Arvai/shutterstock
Album 7, Btrenkel/istockphoto
Album 8, Station96/istockphoto
Album 9, Aprott/istockphoto
Album 10, Mirrormere/istockphoto
London Contents, fazon1/istockphoto
Experience London, CraigT/Shutterstock
London Today, Angelina Dimitrova/Shutterstock
Whats Where, British Tourist Authority
London Planner, Jarno Gonzalez Zarraonandia/Shutterstock
London Top Attractions, David Peta/Shutterstock
Londons Ryal Legacy, Wikipedia.org
The 2012 Olympic Games, London 2012
Give the Sports Scene A Go, British Tourist Authority
Free (And Almost Free) Things to Do, Visit London
Great Itineraries, Visit London
A London Historic Pub Crawl, Douglas Freer/Shutterstock
Afternoon Tea, istockphoto/Thinkstock
London Like A Local, Borough Market by Adam Raoof http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamraoof/21502778/ AttributionLicense
London With Kids, British Tourist Authority
Exploring London, Chris Jenner/Shutterstock
Westminster and Royal London, JeniFoto/shutterstock
St. Jamess and Mayfair, Jess Moss
SOHO and Covent Garden, British Tourist Authority
Bloomsbury and Legal London, Benkid77/wikipedia.org
The City, Mike1024/wikimedia
The East End, Columbia Road Flower Market by Katrin Morenz http://www.flickr.com/photos/diekatrin/3788721950/ Attribution ShareAlike License
The South Bank, Jess Moss
Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge, fazon1/istockphoto
Notting Hill and Bayswater, Visit London
Regents Park and Hampstead, Daniele Silva/shutterstock
Greenwich, Mcginnly/wikipedia.org
The Thames Upstream, British Tourist Authority
Where to Eat, The Orange
The Scene, Damian Russell
Restaurants by Neighborhoods, Harwood Arms
Where to Stay, Mandarin Oriental
The Scene, The Stafford
Hotels by Neighborhood, Church Street Hotel
Pubs and Nightlife, Lamb and Flag pub, Covent Garden by Phil Whitehouse http://www.flickr.com/photos/philliecasablanca/2033195503/Attribution License
The Scene, Jess Moss
Pubs by Neighborhood, Jess Moss
Nightlife by Neighborhood, British Tourist Authority
Arts and Entertainment, Visit London
The Scene, British Tourist Authority
The Performing Arts by Neighborhood, Hugo Glendinning
Shopping, www.kohsamui.co.uk
The Scene, Visit London
Shopping by Neighborhood, British Tourist Authority
Side Trips from London, British Tourist Authority
Getting Oriented, British Tourist Authority/ Tourism South East
Cambridge, Matt Trommer/istockphoto
Canterbury, Sarah Franklin/istockphoto
Oxford, MinistryOfJoy/istockphoto
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Jorisvo/istockphoto
Windsor Castle, Jeremy Voisey/istockphoto
Understanding London, Jan Kranendonk/iStockphoto
London At-A-Glance, Paul B. Moore/Shutterstock
English Vocabulary, Visit London
Books and Movies, Kaho Mitsuki/wikipedia.org
Travel Smart London, Dmitriy Bryndin/Shutterstock
Getting Here and Around, Hemera/Thinkstock
Essentials, Shutterstock

EXPLORING LONDON

SHOPPING

SIDE TRIPS FROM LONDON

If London contained only its landmarksBuckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Tower of Londonit would still rank as one of the worlds top destinations. But Englands capital is much more. It is a bevy of British bobbies, an ocean of black umbrellas, and an unconquered continuance of more than 2,000 years of history. A city that loves to be explored, London beckons with great museums, royal pageantry, and 1,001 historic delights. No matter that the weather stinks, no one smiles, and it takes far too long to get aroundjust what is it that makes London such a great place to be?

The World Comes to Town