Diamond Geezer
Gone But Not Forgotten
- Joined
- May 2, 2003
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Regents Park
The perfect spot for a picnic, or to see lots of endangered zoo animals holed up in grim concrete bunkers
Kings Cross
Will eventually be a magnificent gateway to the continent, but in the meantime it's just a seedy dump full of hookers
Islington
Trendy shopping area full of overpriced antiques, multi-ethnic restaurants and severe traffic congestion
Shoreditch
Even trendier area full of arty types, media dahlings and people in danger of disappearing up their own arsehole
Paddington
Godforsaken hotel zone full of cafes and bureaux de change, named after an immigrant bear from Peru
Oxford Street
Great Britain's most over-hyped high street - it doesn't even have a Woolworths, for example
Tottenham Court Road
Spiritual home of all things electrical, at a knockdown price if you learn to haggle properly
British Museum
Lots of old relics stolen from ancient civilisations during the less enlightened days of the British Empire
The City
The bit of London that makes all the money - all posh shirts and shiny glass towers (closed weekends)
Hyde Park
Huge green space where Princess Diana's memorial water feature stands decaying beside the Serpentine
Buckingham Palace
Big Georgian mansion behind whose closed doors the Royal Family slag each other off and sleep with corgis
Piccadilly Circus
Busy road junction filled by tourists taking photographs of one another beneath a boarded-up statue
Trafalgar Square
Large paved space, home to several minority interest cultural festivals (and no longer full of pigeons)
The Tower
Once William the Conqueror's most feared castle, but now the site of London's most feared admission charges
Kensington
Posh area full of toffs where entrance to the excellent local museums is the only thing that doesn't cost the earth
Victoria
Soulless urban hub thronging with hotels, coffee shops, faceless offices and a variety of bland chain stores
Westminster
Seat of government since medieval times (at least until the Home Secretary decides the place is a security risk and shuts it down)
London Eye
A giant ferris wheel where you can enjoy spectacular views while locked in a glass pod with several French schoolkids
Tower Bridge
Victorian icon featured on souvenir teatowels, novelty keyrings and every single movie ever made about the capital
The perfect spot for a picnic, or to see lots of endangered zoo animals holed up in grim concrete bunkers
Kings Cross
Will eventually be a magnificent gateway to the continent, but in the meantime it's just a seedy dump full of hookers
Islington
Trendy shopping area full of overpriced antiques, multi-ethnic restaurants and severe traffic congestion
Shoreditch
Even trendier area full of arty types, media dahlings and people in danger of disappearing up their own arsehole
Paddington
Godforsaken hotel zone full of cafes and bureaux de change, named after an immigrant bear from Peru
Oxford Street
Great Britain's most over-hyped high street - it doesn't even have a Woolworths, for example
Tottenham Court Road
Spiritual home of all things electrical, at a knockdown price if you learn to haggle properly
British Museum
Lots of old relics stolen from ancient civilisations during the less enlightened days of the British Empire
The City
The bit of London that makes all the money - all posh shirts and shiny glass towers (closed weekends)
Hyde Park
Huge green space where Princess Diana's memorial water feature stands decaying beside the Serpentine
Buckingham Palace
Big Georgian mansion behind whose closed doors the Royal Family slag each other off and sleep with corgis
Piccadilly Circus
Busy road junction filled by tourists taking photographs of one another beneath a boarded-up statue
Trafalgar Square
Large paved space, home to several minority interest cultural festivals (and no longer full of pigeons)
The Tower
Once William the Conqueror's most feared castle, but now the site of London's most feared admission charges
Kensington
Posh area full of toffs where entrance to the excellent local museums is the only thing that doesn't cost the earth
Victoria
Soulless urban hub thronging with hotels, coffee shops, faceless offices and a variety of bland chain stores
Westminster
Seat of government since medieval times (at least until the Home Secretary decides the place is a security risk and shuts it down)
London Eye
A giant ferris wheel where you can enjoy spectacular views while locked in a glass pod with several French schoolkids
Tower Bridge
Victorian icon featured on souvenir teatowels, novelty keyrings and every single movie ever made about the capital
