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The Kavanagh
Family Links
London Links
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 In
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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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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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! |
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YO! Sushi |
A fun Japanese conveyor
belt sushi place! |
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