Chapel Choir of the Catholic Community
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We will have free time in each of the cities that we visit. To help make the most of it, here is some information about places to go and things to see.
MUSEUMS, EXHIBITS AND PARKS
Three London directories:And here are some traditional favorites:
- Museums (London Calling)
/- Museum directory (Smooth Hound Systems)
- Museums and Galleries (the Go-See Card)
- Buckingham Palace
- Care to visit the Queen?
- Tower of London
- The Royal Armouries, the Crown Jewels, history galore.
- British Museum
- World-famous collections of antiquities from Egypt, Western Asia, Greece and Rome, as well as Prehistoric and Romano-British, Medieval, Renaissance, Modern and Oriental collections.
- The British Library
- Formerly part of the British Museum, now housed separately. Home to illuminated Bibles, works of classic British authors, and one of the world's finest collections of printed and manuscript music.
- The Millenium Done (so maybe this one's not so traditional)
- The new complex on the Thames that will be open for the year 2000
- Royal Parks of London
- 8000 acres of park lands in the city of London including Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens among others
- Edinburgh Castle
- A great place to view the city, both past and present
- Old Town of Edinburgh
- The heart of the city
- The Scotch Whiskey Heritage Center
- Ever wonder how that stuff is made?
LONDON THEATER
Three directories (thank you, Guillermo) Shakespeare's Globe
A FEW ABBEYS, CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS
We're a Church Choir, after all, so here are a few to visit in advance:
PUB GUIDES
- London Pubs
- An unofficial page
- Britannia's Pub Guide
- Provided by Britannia Travel
- Pubs.com
- That's really what it's called!
- Edinburgh Pub Tour
- A fun web site. Lots of pictures and maps. Not for slow modems.
- The Guide to Guinness
- Just what the name implies
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