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Day 4
10:00 Tour the British Museum, then have lunch.
14:00 Tube to Leicester Square to take my self-guided West End Walk to see Covent
Garden and Soho, and browse the Regent Street shops.
17:00 Enjoy afternoon tea (at Fortnum & Mason, The Wolseley, or the Orangery at
Kensington Palace).
Day 5
Spend the morning exploring a street market (try to make today coincide with the day that
your market of choice is busiest—see the Shopping in London chapter for details).
Spend the rest of your day at your choice of major sights. Depending on your interests,
choose from the British Library, Tate Britain, Museum of London, Imperial War Museum,
or Kew Gardens (consider a cruise to Kew, return to London by Tube).
Day 6
10:00 Cruise from Westminster Pier to Greenwich.
11:15 Tour the salty sights of Greenwich.
16:00 Ride the Docklands Light Railroad (DLR) to the Docklands for a look at Lon-
don's emerging “Manhattan.”
18:30 Take the DLR or Tube back to London.
Day 7
10:00 Tour the Victoria and Albert Museum.
After lunch (or a picnic in the park), stroll through Hyde Park and visit Kensington
Palace.
Spend the afternoon at Harrods or other shopping venues.
With More Time
To get a break from big-city London, you can easily spend a day or two side-tripping.
Windsor, Cambridge, and Stonehenge each make a satisfying one-day visit.
