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wander into the Milky Way. The rest of the Royal Observatory is geared to
science lovers and children with fascinated minds.
www.rmg.co.uk
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After a century of delivering tea from the colonies to London, the glorious
Cutty Sark
was ripped apart by fire in 2007. Thankfully, it's been restored
(to the tune of £30million) and its 65 meters of gilded wood make up the
centerpiece of Greenwich's maritime heritage.
www.rmg.co.uk/cuttysark
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Expensive to enter but dazzlingly art deco,
Eltham Palace
is for anyone
with a love for ornate exhibitionist architecture.
Court Yard, Eltham.
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Just south of the South Bank, the
Imperial War Museum
has
an extensive collection of tanks, guns, planes, and relics from various wars.
Then you ascend the stairs and the mood darkens, with historical journeys
tracing crimes against humanity, anti-Semitism, and contemporary geno-
cide. Thought provoking and poignant.
www.iwm.org.u
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Lambeth Road, use
Lambeth North Underground Station.
Uncovered Experiences
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£FREE
- Stuffed full of vintage furniture, jewelry, and expensive looking
homeware, Friday's antique market on Bermondsey Square is where savvy
traders collect their bargains. The hardcore arrive at 6am to scour the stalls,
but it's more relaxed to turn up between 12 - 2pm and browse the gaudy and
kitsch.
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£FREE -
Trader's calls waft across the
Greenwich markets
, mingling with
the tables of antiques and second hand junk. Five interconnected markets
stand side by side, each of them with its own slant, yet all brilliantly cheap
and cheerful. The vintage clothes on sale in East London boutiques probably
passed through one of these markets.
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Admire the baffling collection at the Fan Museum, with Chinese silk to rusty
electric efforts on display at the world's largest fan collection.
Crooms Hill,
Greenwich.
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