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I'll be coming to London for a week May 11th. Will be doing a lot of the touristy stuff but any recommendations on what else to do.
Touristy meaning museums, galleries and fish and chips.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Just stay in a Hotel with easy access to the underground (or tube!) London is a little odd for first time visitors from the US, the distances seem small, but can take an inordinate ammount of time...
Mind you the Science Museum is worth a visit been to many times always something new or different! 
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Thanks, we've got the "London Pass" which I've been told is a hop on and off transit that seems like it would be real handy. My girl friend has been there a couple of times so I'm letting her do most of the planning but there are a few things I want to see also.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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As an addition to what Glenn wrote, always take a look at a real map where the stations are. The tubemap is certainly not to scale.
Also, the tube is the fastest transport, the buses not so much in my experience.
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Thanks for the heads up!
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Yup, the London Pass is quite good, It might be related to a Travel thing I had in New York (same font, same layout for the website) I do know the company that installed the 'headphone guide' and I worked for the company that did there video screens...Go see a film in Leicester Square (also note the ammount of Police and Military Police at kicking out time!)
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Don't swim in the Thames.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Has Nessie made it that far?
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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If you swallow any "water" from the Thames you'll spend the rest of your trip on the porcelain throne.
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Take a walk around East London, Tower Hamlets and the like so you can report back what a bunch of islamophobes we are and how multiculturalism and diversity is such a roaring success
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I was going to say something similar but got in trouble the last time I did. 
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Mike Hankey wrote: Touristy meaning museums, galleries and fish and chips.
... and warm beer?
Do try the fish and chips from a small shop. Be warned: After that you'll never want to eat the Jamie Oliver Fish and Chips ever again. - snagged some free samples during the Vegas store opening, still feel more ripped off by that than the slots.
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Neither of us drink but I had planned on getting Fish and Chips from a small shop, heard it was the best. Here in the south (US) fish and chips are tolerable.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Go to Brick Lane in the east end for a curry.
Go to Camden market.
All the museums are good, and go to Soho for a beer.
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Bring a big bag of money 
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We're doing economy tour.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Don't bring a big bag of money, there are people there that can smell them.
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You may want to consider hopping on a train for a quick journey(45 minutes from Liverpool street) north to Cambridge to see the colleges, Kings Chapel and evensong is well worth the visit, as well as a punt on the Cam.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I went years ago for 2 weeks.
The tower of London was fun, north east side of the tower bridge. Big Ben walk and palace, that's a one day thing.
London at night walk, Picadilly area. Hang out in a pub, food everywhere.
The tube maps are way off scale. One night we drank too long past midnight in Picadilly, thought we could walk to Lancaster Gate and didn't realize how far it was, we stopped and asked a Bobby how far and he said you boys look in good shape, another 2 hours.
I met some girls there and went to their house for dinner in Surry Docks. Got to see how most of London lives and how tight money was there. Met some other girls that tried to scam me. That happened every night.
If I did it again, I'd rent a car and go to the BMW factory, look at the English channel. Ride the train to Paris for a day.
Do some British rail traveling north and east or west, just roll the dice on direction.
If it ain't broke don't fix it
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If you have time, take a boat tour to Greenwich.
There is the prime meridian at the Observatory and the Cutty Sark near the river.
I'd rather be phishing!
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The observatory has (or had two years ago) a very good exhibition on time and the attempts to measure time at sea (required for calculating longitude). It's well worth a visit!
Ad astra - both ways!
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Take a walk on the South Bank from Westminster Bridge to Borough Market and have lunch there, especially the grilled raclette sandwiches.
Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square, the usual places.
Use the tube, I think you can get a daily or weekly travel card. Buses are Ok but slow and black cabs are crazy expensive though they know London every which way.
Book a show in one of the theatres in the west end - plenty of places to get half price tickets.
Go for afternoon tea at a good hotel or even the Ritz.
Science and Natural History Museums are a must.
Enjoy!
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Mike Hankey wrote: for a week
Beyond the standard touristy things your are not going to have time with a week! London is full of interesting sh*t and if you do get bored with museums rent a car outside the M25 and go for a drive.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Maybe go and watc a musical. There are lots of theaters there
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