Hilton Metropole London

... patio overlooking the fountains and gardens. It was idyllic. We made our way to London after lunch and checked into the Hilton Metropole, London's largest hotel. There are many details to keep track of--some we are not very happy about. We have to ...

... street from the Hilton Metropole - very convenient! Again, we got a great deal on the price at the Hilton Metropole via Hotwire - about $112/night. Wow - London is expensive Yikes - the weak dollar had a huge impact on the prices in London. It was as ...

... in an Arab area. Interesting, I thought. A lot of signs on restaurants and stores had Arab written underneath the English. The Hilton London Metropole is a huge hotel. Our reason for staying there: my parents, my sister, and I were able to fit in one ...

... Windsor, I didn't realize how large it was or how close Heathrow was to it. On our way to our hotel, the Hilton London Metropole Hotel, we went by a few very ornate and beautiful gilded monuments and memorials along the way. Driving through London was so ...

... juice, and a apple bearclaw. I'm in London!!!!!! We made it and now the fun begins. We checked into our hotel (Hilton London Metropole) and met with our tour representative to review our site-seeing plans. Started with the "Taste of London", it was ...

... no street signs. He pointed out that the signs were on the buildings. As we were pulling up to our hotel, the huge London Metropole, Laura and I started discussing a tip. The tour package included all tips, but our tour didn't officially start until the ...

... time I'd dropped the car in Beaconsfield Rd and then made it to the Hilton to catch up with Shaz it was 5.30 - bugger! The Hilton was nice though (thanks to lastminute.com it worked out cheaper than 2 hostel beds - can you believe that!). Anyhoo met up ...

... . No matter where we were I seemed to want to take a picture of it, or have it in the background. It's just so iconic. Robin's favorite thing in London/Westminster: "I liked the Monument, the views were amazing plus an added bonus of great exercise too! ...

... 's Cathedral, the Tower Of London, the London Dungeon, Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, the London Bridge (aka Tower Bridge), the Natural History Museum, Madame Tussauds, shopping at Harrods and the surrounding area and we ...

... either. After the break for lunch, the afternoon portion of the tour began. We saw St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, and the Tower Bridge. I thought the Tower of London was pretty neat once we got to venture around on our own. Might I add, ...

London We took the speedy and comfortable Eurostar to London. We all had showers before all heading out to the airport. We waved farewell to Grandma, Mich and Jon as they flew back to Australia via Korea.  A great trip!!! ...

... of London and then off to Paris. The Eurostar train maybe fast, but the ride is still 2 hours 15 mins. Bring a book or cards, going to need it. I didn't have either so I splet a little, read a newspaper I got while in London, and played a game on my ...

... morning site-seeing tour. On the tour visited St. Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, saw the changing of the guards, Big Ben, London Eye, and various other places. Returned to the hotel in time for lunch, but decided to visit Kingston Palace (home of ...

We are actually back home safe in Florida but we thought we would send these pictures of our final days on the trip in London. We had a wonderful time although it is nice being home and able to see John (he started full blown walking while we were away). ...

... look based on stories and rumours as very few people at the time had been to China. The overall effect was stunning. The Hilton Metropole felt a bit down market felt a bit down market in comparison when we checked in. Day Two .The journey continues along ...

... else. So we took it easy! Windsor Castle We decided to go to Windsor Castle, and we hoped to get to the Tower of London in the afternoon. We travelled to Paddington Station, where we bought our tickets to Nottingham (for Sunday) and to Windsor.  It ...

... also because the subway was full of morning commuters. We eventually found our platform, hopped on a train and arrived at the Hilton London Metropole around 9:30 am GMT. We checked in easily, and we were pleased to see how nice the hotel and our room ...

... Monograms Tour Rep Lesley in her signature red suit and pill-box hat right outside of customs.  Bus ride to Hilton London Metropole @ 45 minutes.  Darby fell asleep on the bus.  Very nice, huge and modern hotel.  But exhausted ...

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