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until 21:30 and the Tate Modern until 22:00. The Tower of London is especially
crowded today. Today's the day to hit the Portobello Road street market; the
Camden Lock and Greenwich markets are also good.
Notes: St. Martin-in-the-Fields church offers concerts at lunchtime (Mon, Tue, and
Fri at 13:00) and in the evening (several nights a week at 19:30, jazz Wed at
20:00).
Evensong occurs nearly daily at St. Paul's (Sun at 15:15 and Tue-Sat at
17:00), Westminster Abbey (Sun at 15:00, Mon-Tue and Thu-Sat at 17:00 ex-
cept Sat at 15:00 Sept-April), and Southwark Cathedral (Sun at 15:00, Tue-Fri
17:30, Sat at 16:00).
London by Night Sightseeing Tour buses leave from Victoria Station each
evening (six departures 19:00-22:55; at 19:00, 20:45, and 22:10 in winter).
The London Eye spins nightly (last departure between 20:30 and 21:30, de-
pending on the season).
In winter, Apsley House is open only on weekends (closed Mon-Fri).
Getting Online with a Mobile Device: In addition to the Wi-Fi that's likely available at
your hotel, it's smart to get a free account with The Cloud, a Wi-Fi service found in
many convenient spots around London, including most train stations and many mu-
seums, coffee shops, cafés, and shopping centers (though the connection can be slow).
When you sign up at www.thecloud.net/free-wifi , you'll have to enter a street address
and postal code; it doesn't matter which one (use your hotel's, or the Queen's: Buck-
ingham Palace, SW1A 1AA).
Most Tube stations and trains have Wi-Fi, but it's free only to those with a British
cellular account. However, the Tube's Wi-Fi always lets you access Transport for Lon-
don's Journey Planner ( www.tfl.gov.uk ), making it easy to look up your city transit
options—and get real-time updates on delays—once you're in a station. To use the
Tube's Wi-Fi, you can pay £ 2 for a one-day pass, or £ 5 for a one-week pass ( ht-
tp://my.virginmedia.com/wifi ) .
Useful Apps: Tube travelers might want to download the MX Apps free Tube map
( www.mxapps.co.uk ) , which shows the easiest way to connect station A to station B.
While you can always get Tube info online (with the “Transport for London's Jour-
ney Planner,” www.tfl.gov.uk ) , the app works even when you're not online. When you
are online, the app provides live updates about Tube delays and closures. (It doesn't,
however, look up bus connections, and MX Apps' “Bus London” map isn't very use-