Gosh... I haven't had more than a couple of hours to think about it, but already I've decided I need to do my 2 "musts", when in London... that's National Gallery, and the Tower. (I have no idea how many times I've been to the Tower, but something just drags me there) Then; I HAVE to see at least one performance at the Globe. and since we're visiting with some friends outside London, near Hampton Court... well that's a given too. And I've never seen Stonehenge... so that's on the list too.. What else. l (gosh... there are 9 days at least!! in a week, right??) Good thing I can think about it and change my mind etc... till the beginning of March... cuz that's when our plane is heading north. :))

Cool! Have fun and I'm sure some of our Brycers there will have lots of other suggestions for you! :o)

You have GOT to Got to Got to go on the LONDON EYE! It's an absolute MUST.

View of The Houses of Parliament from the London Eye

oh, lord! That looks an awfully high up in the air. l I get dizzy standing on a chair... and I am excused when everybuggy wants to do the rollercoasters here... I'm the official bag-care-taker... (and I'm darn good at it! g) It looks like you can see everything, though!)

221-b Baker street, if you're of a literary bent..Abbey Road's 'burned the zebra from the cross, and moved it farther on' ;). Wish I coulda seen more of the British museum, Cutty Sark, Greenwich observatory, etc., but the only time I got to go I was on the speed-dail trip..gotta go back one day..yer one lucky person..;)

Too many damn cameras watching everywhere you go. 2 Million at last count. Orwell had it wrong...Pogo had it right.

Knowing your love of flowers, even though it is the wrong time of year for outside stuff really, you could call into Kew gardens, which is not that far from Hampton court. They have loads of stuff under glass. Also Sion Park, in the same sort of area has a nice old house, and a butterfly house under glass. Hope it dries out for you a bit before you land, we are a bit wet and muddy down this end of GB at present. Wave as you fly over, we are on the flight path into Heathrow airport about 20 mins drive away.

Britt: The capsules on the London Eye have seats and it takes 30-40minutes to go around. Very slow ride and very smooth. You getto see so much and there are visual guides to help you. Very much worth a ride if the weather is clear. Chohole: Roughly what area do you live in? I thought you were in the USA...LOL

Chris I live in Richmond Surrey, in fact I am luck enough to actually live within the boundaries of Richmond Park (tied housing). The park is so big that our nearest town is Putney in SW london rather than Richmond. In fact if you get out a good map, my nickname comes from where I live....Chohole Gate Lodge, on the A3.

chohole... our base for the London week will be Kingston Surrey l what a small world!

I spent 9 days in London last September. That was marvellous to see what this city has to offer. My hotel (The Royal National Hotel) was on Russell Square, only about 5 minutes from the British Museum who's one of the most visiting and beautiful museum on earth. I took The Tube (metro in London language)only once for Kensington to visit the Victoria & Albert Museum and the National History Museum. If you want to see Stonehenge, take a sightseeing tour that comprises a visit to Windsor Castle and to the Salisbury Cathedral for about 50 pounds. It takes a complete day to visit these 3 lovely places. And if you already went many times in London, don't forget the London Transportation Museum, the Bank of England Museum, and the very small museum of John Soane. Ah London ! I won't forget you

Lucky girl. I think you will have a great time on your visit, remember we need photographs so be sure to take your camera. lol 8) Catlin

Hey Britt, Kingston is only a bus ride away, quite a nice shopping centre there. And Mikeberg, how unusual for someone to mention the Bank of England museum, its not a really well known one, I only found out about it when I worked in the BOE for a while. Just goes to show that you never really know your own city! lol. You could actually spend all of Britt's 9 days exploring museums, there are a few around London. I do hope you enjoy yourself immensely Britt.

Oxford Street this time of year is crazy, but worth it! Harrods also always go totally mad at Christmas. London Eye is a must, even if you are afraid of heights. Just look straight ahead and you'll be fine. National Gallery is good, or if you prefer more modern, Tate Modern is popular. The National Portrait Gallery is next to the National Gallery. Clubs and pubs, in London.... TONS, countless!!! The Trocadero is cool, Picadilly, Leicester Square............ Wow, I'm gonna miss London.

I'm green with envy! Please take lots of pictures of Stonehenge!!! I'd love to have some textures of the rocks. Have a great time. Peggy

Attached Link: Stone Henge

Stonehenge really is quite a place to visit. Even though you can't get amongst the stones and it's very touristy and there're a lot of people looking and talking, it still has something mysterious about it. I took my American fiancee there on the way back from Dartmoor to Kent and she actually shut up for ten minutes and we all know how hard that is. ;-) (Ready to get a flaming, especially from her if she reads this) Here's a picture of me by the stones looking remarkably uncool (me, not the stones).

Attached Link: http://www.avebury-stones.co.uk/

Hmmmm, My cousins live in Kingston Surrey, small world in deed. If you're doing the stone circle thing not far from stone henge is another circle at a place called Avebury, the circle is larger then Henge and has a village (Avebury) in the middle of it. There are no Triliths at Avebury though , it's purely earthworks and Monoliths Another good thing to see round there is Silbury Hill, the Largest Barrow ever built (or something like that!)

BTW, I'll be driving across that bridge by the london eye tonight on the way to my mother in laws......

And the Harrods potted Stilton is awesome if you like cheese :-)

Chohole: I have an Aunt & Uncle who live in Kingston! Quite close to Ham Common as I recall.

Chris both my partner and myself used to play darts and competition crib in the Ham League. Till they closed our lovely little pub down. Its being turned back into a house. Ask them if they remember the "Fox and Goose"