 It takes two to capture the huge and exhilarating
city of London, so Jonathan Atherton and Megan McCormick share the billing as they try
to encompass all that Britain's capital has to offer.
Megan kicks off at the biggest Ferris wheel in the
world, The London Eye, while just five
minutes walk away, Jonathan has the first of two encounters
with the Queen at the royal pageantry of the Trooping
of the Colour. But they soon head off in different
directions. Jonathan explores the colourful east end
markets and the drama of the British Museum.
Megan finds new architecture amongst the medieval streets
of The City.
Meanwhile,
Jonathan discovers a stunning
marble Hindu temple in the suburbia of Neasdon and Megan even tries out her Shakespeare at the Globe
Theatre. There's even some good food at the
ancient Borough Market, though Megan's
English fried breakfast and Jonathan's jellied eels
leave a lot to be desired but they both enjoy the nightlife
of Soho. And while Jonathan hobnobs
with the great and the good at Harrods and Royal Ascot, where he encounters
Her Majesty once again, Megan has a flutter on the greyhounds
at Walthamstow racetrack.
From the markets of Camden to Speakers
Corner in Hyde Park; from
the glory of Hampton Court, Kew Gardens and the Royal Naval College at Greenwich to the peace of Highgate Cemetery and
the backwaters of the canals or even a personal tour
of the Houses of Parliament, the London
City Guide 2 offers endless surprises that express the
diversity of one of the world's most exciting cities.
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