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The Kavanagh Family Links
London Links
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February 2001 the family traveled to London and had a great time.
Details of this trip are on this website. This page provides visitors
links to all the services we utilized over this trip, just in case they
are interested to trying them out.
Please note: The webmaster does
not receive any compensation for any of the commercial websites
listed here. They are only listed because of family interest.
I have broken this
up into categories
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Travel
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Description
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| Northwest
Airlines
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The Airline that
Mark has a lot of Frequent Flier miles with and is Platinum member.
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The
Albany Hotel
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This may be a
slightly run down hotel, but the room we had was large and we spent
around $100/night, a great rate for London.
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| Connex Railway
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This railway serves
Gatwick Airport. They trains my not be the cleanest, but they do get
you to Victoria Station about $3 cheaper and only 2 minutes longer.
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| Gatwick Express
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The non-stop train
ride between Gatwick Airport and Victoria Station.
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| London
Underground
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This is the fastest
and cheapest way to get around London.
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| London Transport
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By a LT travelcard,
it is cheaper and get you on the buses, underground and railways, just
be sure to buy the proper amount of zones for your travel.
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| Frommers
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We used Frommers to
figure out what we wanted to do prior to arriving in London.
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| London
Town Guide
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Official Website for the London Tourist board.
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Croydon
Tramlink
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A new tram/light rail in this southern London suburb
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| Docklands
Light Railway
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An automated rail line connecting with new development
in the London Docklands area.
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Tours
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| Website Name
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Description
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Astral Travels
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If you want to take
guided tours in and around the London area, I would highly recommend
them!
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The
Original London Sightseeing
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This is one of the
several hop on/hop off open top double-decker tour bus companies in
London
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| London Dungeon
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A strange amusement
walk/ride through gory London's past, Sorry can't find an Internet
link.
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Museums
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| Website
Name
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Description
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| Tower of London
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This still active
Royal Palace has a dark history, along with the crown jewels and the
famous Beefeaters
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| London Transport
Museum
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This great museum
depicting London's transport history including buses, trams and the
underground.
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| The Globe
Theatre
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A re-creation of Shakespeare's
famous theatre, near its original site on the south side of the
Thames.
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Shopping
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| Website
Name
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Description
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| Harrods
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The famous London exclusive Department Store
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| Hard Rock Cafe |
Worldwide famous Rock and Roll restaurant, with its
start in London! |
| YO! Sushi |
A fun Japanese conveyor belt sushi place! |
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