Some of the unexpected treasures in the British Library (in addition to the great sculpture of Newton): https://www.thewanderblogger.com/british-library-london/
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:20 PM Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > I found London very friendly to navigate on foot, in the tube or by the > Open-Top Tour Buses. The latter are quite nice, as then generally stop at > the places a tourist wants to see. The Tube is not quite up to the Moscow > Subway system or the Paris Metro, but quite user-friendly, once one gets > accustomed to the strange pronunciation used for some of the stops, like > Southwark. > > The museums and galleries are great. I especially like the British Museum > and the British Library. The Tate Modern had nasty "art," but a 7th floor > restaurant with excellent fish and chips and a view to die for. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:03 PM Bob Pdml <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks. >> >> Another thing I forgot to mention is getting around, other than by boat >> or open-top bus. On public transport you can't use cash. You can use a >> contactless credit/debit or an Oyster card, which you will need to put >> money on. You need a separate card for each person, you can't pay more than >> one person's fare at a time. There is a daily maximum fare. >> >> https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/visiting-london/getting-around-london/best-ways-for-visitors-to-pay?intcmp=27718 >> >> You'll probably want to experience the tube, and possibly the DLR, which >> is driverless, but the best way to get around is on foot or by bicycle, and >> the best way to find your way around, if you haven't lived here for nearly >> forty years, is the Citymapper app, which you can use for multi-modal >> transport. >> https://citymapper.com/london?lang=en >> Or you could ask a policeman. >> . >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
