HOST: Louise (16.4)
GUEST: Max (18.6)
EDITING: Louise (16.4) and Louis (10.4)
JINGLES/MUSIC: Anton (12.6) and L'Impératrice

A guide to London with Max from Kitchen 18-6

Have a look at the interactive Google maps to find the places mentioned ;)
Map here: http://bit.ly/2F6f48u 

Best time to go
- Mid to late spring : April to June
- September/October 
- August: lot quieter 

How to move around
- Big city! 
- The Tube is the best 

Less touristy museums 
- Victoria and Albert museum: costumes, craft artefacts, beautiful building
- Tate Britain: collection of art pieces from Early modern, nice building, walk along the river to get to it
- Science museum: fun with children, best gift shop

Architecture
Many different areas of architecture 
- Two temple place: near temple station, gothic building (wooden panels, stain glass windows), film set, house used to be owned by the Astor family, free exhibitions from January till April.
- The Royal Courts of Justice: little courtyards, pathways 
- The Barbican: brutalist housing, above street level, concrete pathways, gardens, in middle there is the Barbican museum, wondering around in summer. 
- Tate Modern: old power station, modern art
- Serpentine Pavilion : each year a different world renown architect builds a temporary building in Hyde Park 

Outdoor activities
- Ice rinks: Sommerset house (part of Kings College university, in the central court yard), Hampton court Palace (a bit more in the suburbs, Henri the VIIIth)
- Outdoor swimming pools: from the 50’s, East or South, nice way to spend an afternoon 
- Parks: Kensington gardens, Hyde park, Saint James’ Park (behind Buckingham Palace), Battersea Park, The Chelsea Physic garden (tranquil and quite)
- Kew Gardens : palm house (huge glass house), pagoda

Walks
- Up and down Embankment 
- Westminster bridge: best view of the Houses of Parliament 
- Walk along SouthBank —> South Bank center, small food and drink places —> the Globe, Tate Modern —> Millenium bridge —> Borough Market 
- The Hungerford bridge: from Waterloo to Charing Cross 
- Waterloo bridge: really wide bridge, view to the Financial center and Saint Paul and on the other side to the Houses of Parliament and London Eye, windblown. 
- V&A, Natural History museum —> The Conran shop —> Chelsea

Shopping
- Liberty : near to Oxford Circus, beautiful wooden building, central atrium, high end but diverse brands, cool perfume hall, famous fabric section. 
- The Conran shop: design shop, eclectic, modern building connected to a restaurant in an old Michelin building, in Chelsea 
- Vintage stores
Fix places in the West End
> Rokit: Covent Garden, Brick Lane, Camden
> Beyond Retro: Soho (good area to wonder around to find independent vintage shops)

FOOD
Street food
- Borough Market: nice place to go for lunch, social areas where you can sit, many different cuisines, bakers, next to the Shard. 
- Brick Lane

Restaurants
- So many different cuisines —> Time Out is a good resource
- BAO: Korean restaurant, 2 in the West End
- Dishoom: Indian restaurant
- Wasabi: Sushi is a lot cheaper compared to CPH! 
- Honey and co: middle eastern food, tiny, near BT tower

Traditional food
- Mince pie at Christmas 
- Hot cross buns at Easter
- Pub food: country pub out of London (Henley) 

Out of London
- Brighton: town on the South coast of the UK, 40 minutes train ride from London, seaside resort town, old victorian architecture, socially progressive and gay influence, fish and chips, small lanes, shops

Going out
Clubs
- Koko: Camdem, music venue in an old theatre, rococo, good gigs and club nights
- Heaven: famous in the 80’s, West End, many rooms
Bars
- In the West End, Covent Garden 

> Copenhagen 
Map here:
http://bit.ly/2HVFg7D

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