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- CALLES0
¿Bankrupt In 3 Days?
- blackspade0
http://www.seetickets.com
is good for stuff thats on
havent been here long enough to suggest much, everything ive checked out tourist wise has been "misable" haha
- ian0
Check out Spitalfield markets on a Sunday, have some sausage and mash in S&M while you're there. Go to the embankment, start at the Design Museum then wander down to the Tate Modern. Check out magma in Clerkenwell for good books n design knick knacks. If you like Thai/asian food, try out either Busaba http://www.london-eating.co.uk/1… or Mango Tree (ate there in Thailand, same owners I believe) http://www.mangotree.org.uk/
And mostly, enjoy yourself, its a great city with lots to do.
- vespa0
If you're into fashion stuff there's an exhibition at The Barbican on the Dutch design duo: The House of Viktor & Rolf
http://www.barbican.org.uk/
http://www.barbican.org.uk/artga…
- Kiko0
bring winter clothes, an anorak and umbrella. the weather is shit.
- sleepyfatso0
This isn't bad for some bands...
http://www.stargreen.com/listing…Buy a Timeout as soon as you get here, will have everything to do for the week.
- max_prophet0
Spitalfields market used to be great like 10 years ago - now its an abomination of pseudo-poncey chain restaurants, overpriced faux-bo retro furniture stores and a token 'allowance' of actual stores largely populated by parasitic idiots selling photos of other peoples lame ass 'street art' and wannabe fashion designers selling mindlessly ironic t-shirts to swedish tourists.
It would not surprise me if major stores like the American Apparel start hiring unbranded stalls at these 'markets' and staff them with models and bum-licking actors to schmooze the crowds with.
- tbh great is an exeggeration - it's always been home to the joss-stick crowd.max_prophet
- It feels like it's been sterilised now. With a huge phasing monolith in the middle.Ranger
- Borough Market is great on the weekend. Tasty!bananaman
- Spanna0
this is on till the 25th August - I'd love to go:
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk…
- maximillion_0
http://www.YCNLive.com starts on the 25th and there are "events" all over the city - also a good chance to see inside some established agencies
- neue75_bold0
I'll also be in town, but I'm not much to look at, a sore sight for the eyes really...
- Are you doing anything worth inviting me to then neue?moth
- maybe some drinks on Friday?neue75_bold
- ok. is Para still in town?
moth - hope so, supposed to be staying there...neue75_bold
- ha.. i forget when it is she's back off to the usa for a whilemoth
- yeah, it's in september sometime..neue75_bold
- september the third... yeah, let's meet up on friday! didn't know you were staying 'till then, pook!paraselene
- huh, didn't I mention that I was going back saturday at 2ish? was sure I did.. is that ok?! sors!neue75_bold
- i'm pleased as punch. great news. xparaselene
- good, hope it's not an inconvenience...neue75_bold
- moth0
The last thing that crosses my mind when going on a city break is 3 days of exhibitions. Every time I end up in the Tate Modern I end up getting pissed in the bar within an hour.
So yeah. Go to the Tate Modern bar. It's got nice views, and no art.
- Bluejam0
stay away from the Apple store, it's full of idiots.
- Ranger0
Bring some sun - we've been covered in a grey wet blanket for the last month.
- robco0
nice! im staying in/close to shoreditch - anything unmissable there?
- the shoreditch vampire of course...neue75_bold
- eh?robco
- I've got meds to control that now.rounce
- Watch "nathan barley" for how to behave in Shoreditch!HAYZ1LLLA
- Doorman0
"Go to the embankment, start at the Design Museum" > dont bother with that - expensive entry fee and not worth it....Tate Modern for sure - White Cube - Serpentine gallery (all details online)....go for food at the St Johns Restaurant in Shoreditch (Commercial Rd)
- Avoid food at St. Johns Restaurant, go to brick Lane, go north until the you stumble on Bethnal green Road, turn right, get to Tas Firin, have proper foodFariska
- turn right, get to Tas Firin (turkish restaurant), have proper foodFariska
- st john's is rad! i had lunch there on sunday. don't dis the ferg, yo.paraselene
- I liked the design museum last time I was there, its expensive but nicemodern
- kezza_20
As I'm getting older and wiser these days...
Carnival on a Sunday is brilliant Good Times and Panza especially. You dont need to pee if you just drop a pill :P and if you've not done it before get on it.. Hit Secret Sundayz after that.
All London Markets have become shit, but Columbia Road is good for breakfast.
but my perfect day (Saturday or Sunday) is get to putney bridge and walk down the thames to Richmond (couple of hours)
http://www.thames-path.org.uk/th…There are about 25 pubs, dip in at leisure and at the end get fish and chips and sit on Richmond green watching the cricket with a couple of cans. It's what I do with out of towners :)
Sad I know but :)
Other cool shit in my opinion (and teh wife who works for timeout)
Friday lunchtime at Borough Market
Never ever get board of the British Museum or National Gallery. The Courtauld institute is my favourite gallery for what its worth. and the portrait gallery has a cracking restaurant.
Fulham FC is a good place to rock up and get football tickets for a premier league game.
Always some good gigs going on. http://www.timeout.com/london/fe…
erm the ferry from Richmond to Greewich is nice.
For general evening's out East is best, but don't rule out places like Chiswick on the river and Notting Hill. Some great places to eat around London Feilds in Hackerney these days, esp Broadway market.
Over and out. Have fun
- robco0
gorgeous, thanks for the input yall.