Travel Reference
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ers tend to cope with all this by compartmentalizing their city, identifying strongly with the
neighbourhoods in which they work or live, just making occasional forays into the West
End, London's shopping and entertainment heartland. As a visitor, the key to enjoying Lon-
don, then, is not to try and do everything in a single visit - concentrate on one or two areas
and you'll get a lot more out of the place.
Best place for an alfresco drink
If you're lucky enough to be in London when the weather's fine, there's nothing like an
alfresco drink, whether in a leafy outdoor beer garden, or by the banks of the Thames.
For a great riverside view of the Dome, head to
The Gun
in Docklands, or if you're wan-
dering along the south bank of the Thames,
The Anchor
in Bankside is hard to beat.
After an invigorating stroll on nearby Hampstead Heath,
The Flask
in Highgate is the
perfect place to sink a pint.
The capital's traditional sights - Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, St
Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London - continue to draw in millions of tourists every
