The Strand Palace Hotel London

... I was wide awake...the sun rises at 4.10am in london!  and it doesnt set until 9.30pm, that is a long day! Hello Strand Palace Hotel, with no air conditioning, bar fridge or general floor space!  We will call you home on and off for the next 2 ...

... we knew it was 10pm and we could hardly function anywhere we were that tired.  Off we all trooped back to the Strand Palace Hotel (where most of the government reps that travelled over are also staying, so it is nice to know that they are not living ...

... ) After again utilising the free wi-fi, we love you Mr Branson! and a quick 90 minute train ride back to London, we checked back into the Strand Palace Hotel (woo hoo!)  I had upgraded my room to a double (as I really am not very good in a single ...

... .  After a late breakfast we decided to go for a walk to try to get our bearrings for the city.  The streets of London are non stop busy, whether it is 11am or 11pm, you are constantly dodging traffic and people.  I have also noticed that ...

... tinkle of a small child's toy piano. As we came closer to the area of the "music" we saw an English women in a traditional London Fog raincoat leaping lightly up and down on small metal squares about 9 inches by 9 inches inside a large metal frame on the ...

... , Harrod’s, old pubs, old buildings, The Serpentine, and finally many famous streets like Fleet, Regents, Pall Mall, Grosvenor, Strand, Oxford, and Knightsbridge. After leaving Big Ben, I went around the corner and was planning to eat at a pub ...

... rid of this sore throat that i am developing). The Lyceum Theatre is really grand and historic. Great interior and is on The Strand (monopoly again...). After all this rushing, i wondered if the show would be worth it...i was hot, smelly and carrying 2 ...

... & Big Ben. From there we took the underground to Leicester Square. With blisters & now sore knees, we decided against doing a London Walk tonight, but opted instead to go to the half-price ticket office at Leicester Square, and get tickets for another ...

... Albert Museum and popped in Harrod's for a bit. We went to a little restaurant & bar called, Stranded in London to have a drink. (It's located on Strand). Then we saw Chicago at the Adelphi Theater. The show was great! Had a late dinner at the ...

... went into the courtyard gallery, had a look at a few paintings – just because it was free with the London pass. I continued on walking up the strand as it become fleet street, I saw the narrowest pub in London, then I walked into the inner temple ...

... their Champions League win - very noisy!!! We had a bit of lunch, and walked down to the Strand (I spent a lot of the time in London spotting streets from Monopoly!). We found the Australian Embassy, and pledged our compulsory vote for the daylight ...

... suggested we head down to Leather Lane market to wile away some time. It was funny to find such opposing impressions of London just a stones throw from each other – from the stylish jewellery shops of Hatton Garden, to the chaotic bustle of the ...

... and crossed another bridge to see another angle of Parliament.  We got up close view of the London eye.  After that we continued on to Buckingham palace and saw many embassies.  We returned to our hotels to change clothes and then headed ...

... even sleep because there were so many movies, tv shows, and games to choose from! My first couple days I stayed in Strand Hotel right on the Thames River with about 50 other American students from around the country. Our program coordinators, who work ...

... a sandwich and espresso at an omnipresent Pret a Manger, a chain of "real food" quick service cafés.  I noticed the waistlines in London were more similar to those in the USA than those in Paris.  I wonder if we're both facing the same ...

... lots of lovely old skinny pubs. Beautiful old lanterns in street and statues in middle of road. Walked down Fleet Street and Strand. Law Courts very impressive building. Opposite was St. Clements Dane church. Bell rang to tune and was lovely. Looked ...

... outside. There are numerous different waterfowl in the lake including black swans and huge white pelicans.....in the middle of London!! There is a brass band playing...hey, band geeks! No flutes!! Anyway, the entire selection is American cinema including ...