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The Rough Guide to London Mini 3 - Rough Guide Pocket
Author: Rough Guides

INTRODUCTION With a population of just under eight million, London is Europe?s largest city, spreading across an area of more than 620 square miles from its core on the River Thames. Ethnically it?s also Europe?s most diverse metropolis: around two hundred languages are spoken within its confines, and more than thirty percent of the populatio... more »n is made up of first-, second- and third-generation immigrants. Despite Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish devolution, London still dominates the national horizon, too: this is where the country?s news and money are made, it?s where the central government resides and, as far as its inhabitants are concerned, provincial life begins beyond the circuit of the city?s orbital motorway. Londoners? sense of superiority causes enormous resentment in the regions, yet it?s undeniable that the capital has a unique aura of excitement and success ? in most walks of British life, if you want to get on you?ve got to do it in London. For the visitor, too, London is a thrilling place ? and in the last few years, the city has been in a relatively buoyant mood. Thanks to the national lottery and the millennium-oriented funding frenzy, virtually every one of London?s world-class museums, galleries and institutions has been reinvented, from the Royal Opera House to the British Museum. In the Tate Modern and the London Eye, the city can now boast the world?s largest modern art gallery and Ferris wheel, and the first new bridge to cross the Thames for over a hundred years. Furthermore, following sixteen years of being the only major city in the world not to have its own governing body, London finally acquired its own elected assembly in 2000, along with a mayor who?s determined to try and solve one of London?s biggest problems: transport. In the meantime, London?s traditional sights ? Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, St Paul?s Cathedral and the Tower of London ? continue to draw in millions of tourists every year. Monuments from the capital?s more glorious past are everywhere to be seen, from medieval banqueting halls and the great churches of Christopher Wren to the eclectic Victorian architecture of the triumphalist British Empire. There is also much enjoyment to be had from the city?s quiet Georgian squares, the narrow alleyways of the City of London, the riverside walks, and the quirks of what is still identifiably a collection of villages. And even London?s traffic problems are offset by surprisingly large expanses of greenery: Hyde Park, Green Park and St James?s Park are all within a few minutes? walk of the West End, while, further afield, you can enjoy the more expansive countryside of Hampstead Heath and Richmond Park. You could spend days just shopping in London, too, mixing with the upper classes in the tiara triangle around Harrods, or sampling the offbeat weekend markets of Portobello Road, Camden and Greenwich. The music, clubbing and gay/lesbian scenes are second to none, and mainstream arts are no less exciting, with regular opportunities to catch brilliant theatre companies, dance troupes, exhibitions and opera. Restaurants, these days, are an attraction, too. London is now on a par with its European rivals, and offers a range from three-star Michelin establishments to low-cost, high-quality Chinese restaurants and Indian curry houses. Meanwhile, the city?s pubs have heaps of atmosphere, especially away from the centre ? and an exploration of the farther-flung communities is essential to get the complete picture of this dynamic metropolis.

ISBN-13: 9781843531128
ISBN-10: 1843531127
Publication Date: 6/30/2003
Pages: 400
Edition: 3rd
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Publisher: Rough Guides
Book Type: Paperback
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