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We only have 8 hours, so we're sticking to just the essentials:
The essentials, part 1: phone booth, taxi (they come in all shades now), red bus
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Essentials, part 2: Queen's Theatre - we'll be back, with tickets!
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on our way to Buckingham Palace (another essential)
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The Queen's not in, but the place looks busy
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In Paris, she'd be on a motorbike - redirecting traffic to make room for the Guard (another essential)
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So many people, and the Changing of the Guard (not essential) is only in another hour.
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A lot fewer people and a better view as we observe the Guard at Wellington Barracks (fun)
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And now for some music - also not essential, but fun
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Parliament Buildings and Big Ben - essential, of course
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And right into the Tube, another essential
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More fun: original ideas - first electrical-lit theatre (the Savoy) - wifi at a phone box
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Highly essential: meeting our friends
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Absolutely essential: ride on an old red bus (I remember riding them in regular service, now I feel old , too)
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Not essential but unavoidable: rain in London (that'snot a church, but the Court of Justice)
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Essential: the Tower - unavoidable (sigh): the Shard
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HMS Belfast - the Tower, riverside view - Traitors' Gate
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ships in the City - and a glass walkway!!!
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Did I mention I love Tower Bridge?
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City Hall and again the Shard (south bank) - the Gherkin and other modern buildings (north bank) - I want to know what that new one is
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