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	♫ Mandy	Hee! E-Page is the shizznit. Go check out the London Eye and Ol' Big Ben! =D Also, check out Peter Pan's statue in the West End, I believe. Good luck! Have fun!   Posted by ♫ Mandy on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:05 AM [Reply to this]

	will.	you can go to tate modern and stare at the big ol' artificial crack they have in the floor, if it's still there: exciting stuff.   Posted by will. on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:06 AM [Reply to this]

	Keebz	hehe, I liked it.   Posted by Keebz on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:06 AM [Reply to this]

	Colin	Love it.   Posted by Colin on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:07 AM [Reply to this]

	Robyn	Oh, jeez. And I thought I already had enough to aspire to. Now I have to add, "inspire Ellen Page and Michael Cera to write song about me" to the list. Oy.   Posted by Robyn on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:08 AM [Reply to this]

	Brook	Tower of London! Have a blast. :)   Posted by Brook on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:11 AM [Reply to this]

	Tanessa XOXO Tanessa Noll	If you do eat American fast food, try a bean burger at Burger King. They're pretty special.   Posted by Tanessa XOXO on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 6:47 AM [Reply to this]

	Dave Waldon	Well, of course you have to have actual English fish and chips while you're there, and you double of course also have to do the Abbey Road thing at the crosswalk, especially if you're going with an entourage. Your decision whether you're John, Paul, George or Ringo. Pip pip and all of that!   Posted by Dave Waldon on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:12 AM [Reply to this]

	davina	You've got to go on the London Eye - AND TAKE PICS IF YOU DO! :D   Posted by davina on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:15 AM [Reply to this]

	Onna Bugeisha	I swear this may have been obvious to everyone else but me...but did you know that Big Ben is the sound at the beginning of "Hells Bells" by AC/DC? I did not. So when I came out of the Tube station and heard it, I had to start singing. Rolling thunder, pouring rain. Yes, loudly, yes all of it. Sadly, there were no video cameras available. You, however, can go make your own fun. Have a rock show! Do it. You know you want to start rocking out at the House of Parliament. Also, go to Camden. Best outdoor markets ever, and the best place to skeevy people watch. You can get Docs on the street for about $40, and I need not explain how sweet this deal is. Hang onto your bags though - there are pickpockets everywhere.   Posted by Onna Bugeisha on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:18 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Steve Dworman	Diablo, three fantastic things to do. 1. Walking tours on Friday and Saturday night of all the places Jack the Ripper struck. This is really fun at night. 2. Walking tour of The Beatles, Apple headquarters, Abby Road, Rooftop from Let it Be. 3. Portobello Road Flee markets on Saturdays. Tons and tons of fantastic booths, antiques, food, fun fun fun! Any concierge can help you with the walking tours. The company that holds them puts out a monthly calendar. They're very inexpensive and about 25-75 people go on each one. If you have the time, hire a car and go to Stonhedge and on the way back stop at Bathe. This is about 6-8 hour excursion but really really worth it. Hope that helps. Congrats once again! Steve Dworman   Posted by Steve on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:18 AM [Reply to this]

	Sarcastic Cheese	Windsor Castle was one of my favorites. Bus route 139 goes right past Abbey Road Studios. If you're standing in front, looking at the recording studio, the crosswalk is to your right. You must go see Big Ben. And hear it chime. Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral. Of course, tea. And fish and chips in a pub. (It's funny, it's the same fish and fries we get here, but for some reason, they taste so much better in London.) And if you are at all a chocolate fan, you MUST MUST MUST go to Thornton's. There's a shop on Oxford Street. They have the best chocolate. And it's pretty reasonable price wise. Both times I've been in London, I've had dinner at Maxwell's in Covent Garden. Both meals have been very good. Can I come with? I miss London.   Posted by Sarcastic Cheese on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:19 AM [Reply to this]

	Old Crow	Um, if you're standing in front, looking at the studio, the crosswalk is on your left. Cheers.   Posted by Old Crow on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 7:18 AM [Reply to this]

	WRITE~ON	I do not know if you like/love Madonna, but I think throwing back a few Guiness with her would be really cool, or maybe a pilates/yoga workout, other than that Abbey Rd. and The Cavern tour...rock on 'The Beatles'...!!! have a blast and don't forget your rain gear...lol...I know, always a mother, but heah my daughter is 29...hard to shake it ;) hugs 'Gypsy' xo   Posted by WRITE~ON on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:19 AM [Reply to this]

	Nick	I shall marry "E-Page" one day.   Posted by Nick on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:19 AM [Reply to this]

	Ethan Ethan Stanislawski	See as much theater as logistically possible. I heard Captain Picard is putting on the Macbeth of a lifetime. Tickets are in short stock, but I imagine you could pull it off.   Posted by Ethan on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:25 AM [Reply to this]

	Kristy	Clark and crew would do all the usual stuff - London Tower (take pics of yourself with the Beefeaters), Buckingham Palace, Westminster. - But honestly, I suggest you start by taking the Hop-on-the-Double-Decker-Tours (can't think of the actual name) but, seriously, the best touristy bang for your pound. You can get off and on as you want. It'll show you all the sites and save your feet for the places you really want to go to. It kinda gets you pumped up and helps you decide what you really want to see more up-close. I've employed this same theory with my family quiet successfully for Manhattan trips. Always do the Circle Line. 3hr tour. No fuss. - For some downtime to hang with the locals BUT STILL BE TOURISTY, try Hyde Park, weather and tolerance permitting. It's where the pretty and the crazies mingle in a public forum. - You can't leave London without having some Indian food. Seriously. They'll ask for stool samples at Heathrow. It's an obsession. Every cabbie, homeless guy, and concierge will have an opinion. If you find yourself around Leicester late one night, try Akash. Seriously. I don't even like Indian and that place has stayed with me for years. - Oh, and though I'm sure you have 1,000 other people volunteering, I'm willing to travel *laugh* I remote work. They won't even notice ;) - - Have a great time!   Posted by Kristy on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:44 AM [Reply to this]

	Matt Matthew Hilton	Besides stuff that has been said like Clink Prison, Ripper tours, Abby Road, Etc. Why not check out the filming locations to American Werewolf in London. Imdb has a decent page on it http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082010/locations and my friend Paul is doing a Landis approved documentary on it and would probably know the exact locations http://www.myspace.com/kesslerboy . I'm sick so I can't think of any other London centric films right now.   Posted by Matt on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:02 AM [Reply to this]

	Tim Tim Nicolai	CAMDEN TOWN, dooder. And lots of theatre. It's totally worth it.   Posted by Tim on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:07 AM [Reply to this]

	Guitar Cat Got Groove	Awesome! I really liked the movie Juno. I liked it even more for the guitar and songs. I'm learning to play guitar. Well, I've never been to England, (secretly I think of the 'boubonic black plague' everytime someone mentions England) but I hope you have lots of fun. Have a safe journey.   Posted by Guitar Cat Got Groove on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:11 AM [Reply to this]

	Jumpin Jack Flash	London: Westminster Abbey St Paul's Church designed by Christopher Wren Tate Modern Museum of Art Victoria & Museum - the apogee of Victoriana & the vanished empire National Theatre - classic theatre at its best Royal Court Theatre - the avant garde with a leftish tinge Claridge's Hotel - the hangout of the real Brit upper class. Last show biz guest - Fred Astaire 9rode up in the elevator with him & his daughter). Go for tea or lunch or to the bar. Harrod's dept store owned by the father of Diana's late lover. If you like classy shopping Houses of Parliament Just outside London: Windsor Castle Stratford on Avon - the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Oxford University - never on a tour bus. Get a custom, chauffeured tour by an unemployed Oxford don. Surprisingly cheap.   Posted by Jumpin Jack Flash on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:13 AM [Reply to this]

	Kristy	Arggs hate being the idiot that posts twice, but this is worth it. Go to the Dorchester. Rock that leopard coat from you pic. It's where the old glamour queens (hell-to-the-fucking-yeah I put a pretentious 'u' in that) of Hollywood hung out. Liz Taylor lived there. Go sip some of that with your girls .   Posted by Kristy on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:16 AM [Reply to this]

	Pete Townsend Matt Holland	Kensington Gardens   Posted by Pete Townsend on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:40 AM [Reply to this]

	Kyle	Haha, that was cute. I heart Ellen Page. Have fun in London. And the National Lampoon's Vacation movies were hilarious.   Posted by Kyle on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:44 AM [Reply to this]

	Michael Michael Brady	For London, see if the London Dungeon is still in business, I think it's close to the Museum of the Moving Image. It's a museum devoted to all the ways people have died in history, plague, torture instruments, murder, all kinds of fun stuff. If you like Sherlock Holmes, the SH Museum is on Baker Street, and I enjoyed it, although fellow SH fans seem to consider it too "touristy." Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column is obligatory, and everyone in the world has to get a picture taken on one of the lions at the base of the Column. I was alone in London, so my lion pic is of an unridden lion. Picadilly Circus and the West End is tacky with neon marquees and that big electronic billboard. It reminded me of home in tacky Myrtle Beach, so I ended every night there, and thus avoided homesickness. Carnaby Street, also in London and the birthplace of punk, is now a complete tourist trap, so go crazy with t-shirts and sweatshirts and junk. Stonehenge is cool and touristy, and you can check out a cathedral, and an assload of attractive women in nearby Salisbury. Stratford on Avon has Shakespeare stuff and if you see a Royal Shakespeare Company show there, David Tennent and Patrick Stewart are doing stays there. Check the dates. I may think of more. Oh, and bring me back a sonic screwdriver.   Posted by Michael on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:59 AM [Reply to this]

	Patrick	take a picture tempting one of those guards to break character   Posted by Patrick on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 5:09 AM [Reply to this]

	~*Angie*~	i see ellen has boob envy too....I'm glad I'm not alone. we all secretly want your tits Diablo.........share the boobie wealth!   Posted by ~*Angie*~ on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 5:11 AM [Reply to this]

	Simon Simon Gribben	Got to have malt vinegar with your fish and chips. Sounds weird but tastes great. Have comfortable shoes and wear part of your ass off. Save some for the pole.   Posted by Simon on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 5:12 AM [Reply to this]

	belsum	Obviously you have to walk across Abbey Road. Duh. And go see the Battersea Power Station. We really enjoyed the Imperial War Museum. I was really impressed with the trench exhibit. It was totally freaky. Have fun!   Posted by belsum on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 5:39 AM [Reply to this]

	Age Age Axx	Coolest London thing I've done is go up to the top of Big Ben at noon but that had to be pre-arranged throught the American Consolate and was before 9/11. Westminster Abbey is popular but St. Paul's Cathedral is breathtaking. The Tower and Crown Jewels are as touristy as it comes but would not be as fun as the Abbey Road or walking tours. Changing of the guard , Hyde Park, depends on your free time, weather and energy. Use the consierge for timing of events. Have fun and dress warm!   Posted by Age on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 5:47 AM [Reply to this]

	The Official MySpace Of Robert™ Robert Sprenger	Picture with either gurads or Beefeaters at Buckingham Palace Or maybe a Bobbie (Police officer to the less educated folk reading this) Millwnium Wheel (supposedly great view of city) picture syuffing your face with 'proper' fish & chips with newspaper wrapping Ride 'The Tube' Red Line Ah, a pic with a big poster of Beckham ('snickers' like Dastardly & Mutley to himself)   Posted by The Official MySpace Of Robert™ on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 6:07 AM [Reply to this]

	The BW Preservation Society Brendan Woodruff	obviously there's the tower of london and the houses of parliament but i you want to do something that screams "TOURIST!" then take your picture in front of a double decker buss and make it really obvious what you are doing. also, try to distract the royal guards at Buckingham palace.   Posted by The BW Preservation Society on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 6:13 AM [Reply to this]

	The BW Preservation Society Brendan Woodruff	*double decker bus   Posted by The BW Preservation Society on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 6:13 AM [Reply to this]

	Luke	Jaywalking isn't a crime here, so cross as many busy streets as you can, as and when you please! Vehicles in London won't slow down, they'll just honk with vigour. Take an open-top double decker bus tour. Expensive but a hoot. Collect a bunch of hooker advert postcards from phonebooths. There are dozens in each. A full menu. Marvel at our high prices. On everything. Visit Harrods -- officially the Queen's favourite shop. Don't buy anything though, it's too expensive. Visit Madame Tussaud's wax museum to get photos of you groping celebrities.   Posted by Luke on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 6:27 AM [Reply to this]

	DontPanic	Yo, yo - Stone Henge. Did you ever see that Time Life Books commercial about the guy that bent a hanger in the shape of one of the symbols and was shocked unconscious!!! They have it all roped off now but you could probably get in, if you get a couple of Oscars you could tie them together and use them as nun-chucks to get past security.   Posted by DontPanic on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 6:40 AM [Reply to this]

	Amanda!	love the vid, love the xanadu   Posted by Amanda! on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 7:01 AM [Reply to this]

	Lisa	Ooh, dude who said "vigour"--that's hot. Madame Tussaud's does seem like the most Clark Griswoldy thing to do--or, like I did last time I was in London, fall a-jetlagged-sleep on the shoulder of some other tourist on a double-decker bus that's taking you who cares where as long as you can sleep, sweet sleep.   Posted by Lisa on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 7:12 AM [Reply to this]

	~rohdepainter~ Brendan Rohde	If it's art you want to see go to the National Gallery, the Tate Modern, or the Tate Britain. All of them are amazing. The National has a good mix of things and is enormous, and if I ever get back to London I'm spending a week just looking around in there. The Tate Modern has lots of crazy-weird stuff, and has an amazing gift shop full of art books. And the Tate Britain is a little more traditional, but if you (or anyone reading this comment) are interested in British landscape painters like Turner and Constable then the Tate Britain is the place to go. Enjoy London!   Posted by ~rohdepainter~ on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 7:59 AM [Reply to this]

	Aidan Aidan Mann	For really really touristy in London: Go see the changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (and eat at the Hard Rock Cafe which is right there). From Buckingham Palace you have three main really touristy choices all of which are walkable: You can go to Knightsbridge and see Harrods, go down Sloane Street to Sloane Square and down the Kings Road. Go the other way to Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square (the Bafta's are at Leicester Square but then you can see it without the red carpet), and poke around the West End walk up to Oxford Street. Or in the same general direction but by walking straight out of the Park down the Mall past the ICA through Admiralty Arch you can go over to Trafalgar Square and see the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. But for pure cheese then after the changing of the Guard go by cab or tube to the Tower of London and see the Yeoman of the Guard, huge lazy Ravens, all the world's armour and the crown jewels. Camden town is good though. Depending on how long you are in London Portobello rd market is fun. Tate modern, the London Eye all good.   Posted by Aidan on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 9:29 AM [Reply to this]

	Aidan Aidan Mann	On second thoughts Camden and the Tate Modern could very easily come under the category of stimulating hipster diversions but Portobello Market and the London Eye are safely touristic.   Posted by Aidan on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 9:32 AM [Reply to this]

	Nate the Greater Nathan Schulz	If you want to feel like a tourist, just try and drive a car there. Not only is it on the wrong side of the road, but the roundabouts will scare three shades of s**t out of you. Also, just ask random people to say words to you, like "water closet," "bangers and mash," and "Leave me the bloody hell alone!" They always like that, and never fail to be impressed by your Americaness. Go to a Pub. Maybe the Bag O' Nails, or something like that. -Nate   Posted by Nate the Greater on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 10:20 AM [Reply to this]

	The DVD Marquee Jeffrey Rosado	You may wanna go to 3 Saville Row where these guys stopped traffic while doing a little lunchtime show for the locals.... [IMG]http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee153/marqofaman_72/Rooftop3.jpg[/IMG] Good luck at the BAFTA's, Jeffrey (aka the Marqueeman)   Posted by The DVD Marquee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 10:20 AM [Reply to this]

	The DVD Marquee Jeffrey Rosado	Let's try that posting pic attempt, take II, shall we? Trivia: Paul and Ringo were actually hoping they along with George and John would be arrested by the bobbies to provide a great ending to the "Let It Be" movie. Instead, the officers were in polite "you've got to turn that sound down" mode....   Posted by The DVD Marquee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 11:23 PM [Reply to this]

	lap	"True and Always to the heart" That's my new favorite thing right there...   Posted by lap on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 10:38 AM [Reply to this]

	Dirty Preston Preston Olson	Say "Oh, behave!" in a really bad Austin Powers accent in the Piccadilly(sp?) Circus area, but then end it with a Wayne's World schwing to make it really gross. 1 kudo.   Posted by Dirty Preston on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 10:56 AM [Reply to this]

	Neal	Please, oh please, oh please use the phrase "The dog's bollocks." Eat HEINZ BAKED BEANS with breakfast. Try some savory pie. Glance, poke at black pudding. Then, observe how bars close at 11pm.   Posted by Neal on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 11:32 AM [Reply to this]

	Sweet	Sherlock Holmes Museum 221b Baker Street London England Tel: 0207-935-8866   Posted by Sweet on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:45 PM [Reply to this]

	T. Rex	Madame Tussauds London! .. You have to go there, the celeb figures aren't even the best part! When I went they had this whole torture chamber exhibit in the basement, they had dead hookers a la Jack the Ripper, and a Joan of Arc tied to a "burning" stake, and she had sweat beads on her face, and they were playing this track that was just a woman screaming. I almost threw up, in an awesome way.   Posted by T. Rex on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:20 PM [Reply to this]

	Amy	i'm going to london today, but not for the baftas... anyway, first time i was in london, i did the tower of london (a must), london dungeon (so horribly obnoxious and cheesy), west minster abbey(also a must)...and a few other places i can't remember. you should also shop at harrods. go to the basement where all the expensive moldy cheese is. good times!   Posted by Amy on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:26 PM [Reply to this]

	Cherie	Isn't there a big penis in the middle of London you can go see? And a ferris wheel.   Posted by Cherie on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 5:16 PM [Reply to this]

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