all in a day
London
BY leSlie WOit
londoners love recommending
favorite places you might not find
in your guidebook.
ArcelorMittal Orbit
This new 115-meter-high sculpture is
london’s largest-ever piece of public
art, an anish Kapoor and cecil
Balmond-designed tribute to the 2012
london olympics.
Dukes Bar in St. James
Savor a true James Bond moment
over a dry martini in Dukes Bar, where
Bond author Sir ian fleming wrote the
line “shaken, not stirred.”
Camden Markets
With over 1,000 shops and stalls open
every day but Dec. 25, you can find
the perfect unexpected souvenir and
(why not?) a pair of Wellingtons.
Houses of Parliament
Take in Big Ben and the neo-Gothic
glory of the Houses of Parliament
from the south side of Westminster
Bridge (across the Thames).
Nightly Art Crawl
lesley Woit lives in both london,
england, and ontario, canada.
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imaGe: GeTTy
various london museums and galleries
stay open late one night of the week.
Wander The National Gallery or the Tate,
attend a film or workshop or sip wine.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AAA Traveler - Winter 2013