A Trip to London

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A trip to London
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Tasks

• Getting information
• Deciding on transport
• Finding accommodation
• Setting up the programme

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Where do we find information?

• Encarta
• http//britannia.com/travel/london/
• Internet - Suchmaschine
• Tourist Board - email
• Official London Website
• Your email from http//www.LondonTown.com

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How do we get there?

• Coach/ferry (ferry companies website)
• Plane (Ryan Air)
• Eurostar-Channel Tunnel
• The London Pass

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YHA Accommodation
hampstead_at_yha.org.uk hollandhouse_at_yha.org.uk rot
herhithe_at_yha.org.uk
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Hampstead Heath
4 Wellgarth Road, Golders Green, London, NW11
7HRENGLANDTel. 44-208-4589054Fax
44-208-2090546
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Hampstead Heath

• How do you get to this hostel From bus station -
  turn L onto North End Road. Take the first L
  (Wellgarth Road). Entrance past car park on R.
• Bus Information Frequent LT services. Bus
  268/210 first stop. Night Bus N13/N5. From the
  city - Bus No's 13 82 to Golders Green.
• Train Information Underground Golders Green
  1/4m. Hampstead Heath 1 1/2m.

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Where do we want to go? Walks and Sights
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Westminster Abbey
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Abbey tour
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London Eye
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Cultural programme

• Theatre
• Musicals
• Concerts
• Museums
• Art Galleries
• ....

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online bookings
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Places for young people

• Covent Garden
• Carnaby Street
• Notting Hill
• Portobello Market
• Madame Tussaud's
• Planet Hollywood
• The London Dungeon
• ....

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http//www.thehill.co.uk/
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Portobello Market
http//www.londonci.demon.co.uk/portalic.htm
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Antique Market
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Carribean drummer
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The Travel Book Co
http//www.thetravelbookshop.co.uk/
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... orange juice
...just opposite, the house with the blue door
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Notting Hill - London

• The film
• The setting
• The actors
• The music

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Cultural and Social Aspects

• Carnival Notting Hill
• Caribbean society
• Security problems
• Minorities, social problems
• Multiracial society

http//www.bbc.co.uk/london/yourlondon/colours/car
ibbean/index.shtml
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The Press in London

• Serious papers
• Yellow press, tabloids

United Kingdom Newspapers99 Newspapers in this
Category
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Radio stations

• BBC
• local radio stations

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Economic Aspects

• City of London financial district
• Bank of England
• Stock Exchange
• Lloyds Building
• New Economy

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Architectural Aspects

• Historical architecture
• St.Pauls cathedral
• Westminster Abbey
• Parliament Buildings
• Buckingham Palace
• Greenwich Observatory
• Windsor
• ....

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Architectural Aspects

• Modern architecture
• Docklands development
• E.M.Foster Millennium architect
• Millennium buildings
• New Tate Gallery
• British Museum Great Court
• London Eye
• Thames Barrier
• .

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The Monarchy today.
http//www.royal.gov.uk/
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... and their residences.

• Buckingham Palace
• Kensington Palace
• The Royal Mews
• St.James's Palace
• Windsor Castle

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The government

• The cabinet
• Ministers and organisation
• Today's news

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10, Downing Street

• Prime Minister's Speeches
• Tour of No 10
• History of the building
• The Cabinet
• News from the Lobby

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10, Downing Street
"10 out of 10 is the young person's internet
guide to Downing Street and British politics.
Here you can explore the history of Downing
Street and learn about the people who have lived
here over the past 250 years. You can learn more
about the British political system and public
service.
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The Parliament

• Parliamentary Elections
• The House of Commons
• Parliament and Government
• Making a Law
• Debates in Parliament
• The House of Lords
• Webquest on Parliament

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Links

• London Pass
• Westminster Walk
• Notting Hill
• Carnival
• Time Out
• Youth Hostels
• City of London
• .......
• .........

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Acknowledgements

• My thanks go to
• Jennifer Eweje, "London Eye" (Title 11)
• Vikki Wood, "Westminster Abbey"(9,10)
• Anna Zgorolec "Your Notting Hill"
• David Parry "Portobello Market"