10 top things to do in London?
One of my favourite places on earth is London in the United Kingdom.
Ett av mina favoritställen är helt klart London i Storbritannien.
It has everything for a great weekend; fantastic museums, thousands of shops, nice restaurants and a lot to do.
My must-visit-museums are:
The National Gallery. The paintings are so beautiful that I totally forgot about the shops outside. Check out Monet´s beuatiful painting "The Water-Lily Pond"
But ok, I bought a lot of things in the museum shop so it was not a totally shopping free experience. Other great museums are the Tate gallery and Tate modern.
10 top things to see and do:
- Visit St Pauls cathedral
- Buckingham palace
- Take a trip - maybe a champange flight? - on the London eye.
- Tower Bridge
- Westminster Abbey
- Cruise the river Thames
- Hyde park
- Trafalgar Square
- Visit museums, see below
- See a musical. I have seen the Mamma Mia Musical twice and it was still great the second time.
6 supernice restaurants to dine at:
- This is the place to have a romantic dinner with a view over London. Dine at the Oxo Tower
- Listen to the lovely opera performance while dining a mediterrian dinner at the Sarastro opera restaurant.
- We had a business dinner at London oldest restaurant. And it was fab! Visit Rules for a memorable evening.
- The food was ok and it was interesting to visit Shakespeare´s Globe Theatre. The brasserie also had a magnificent view of the river.
- Lunch at Harrods Sea Grill is a must when I am in London. Fantastic fish and a glass of wine. Life is good at the Sea Grill!
- Duck and Waffle on the 40th floor with a gorgeous view of London. Heron Tower.
I had a coctail at the Lanesborough and wished I was staying there. And I tried to get in for an Afternoon tea at the Ritz hotel but was stopped by the doorman because we had not booked a table. And he said, even if you had booked at table, I would not have let you in... because we wear sneakers. So to summarize: book in advance and wear fab clothes but do not wear sneakers.
I can recommend the Radisson Edwardian hotel Berkshire. It is quite expensive but the location and their moijitos are perfect. Its is next to Oxford street and I have stayed there several times.
Or if you want a five star chic luxury alternative choose The Berkely in Knightsbridge. It has a roof top pool and the Blue bar turns into a chich nightspot in the evening. (book a table in advance) The hotel claims that the Blue Bar is Madonnas favourite but I did not see her there when I stayed there.
Where to shop?
- Harrods is a must to visit
- I just love Liberty. Take a stroll, check out all the nice things inside the shop.
- Check out the bags and get a free make-up at Harvey Nichols
- Extremely cheap clothes and stuff at the huge shop Primark. Go there early if your hotel is nearby so you don´t have to carry 10 heavy shoppings bags for a whole day.
- Visit all the sport shops; the Adidas shop, Nike store, etc etc. and you will feel sporty for a long time after.
