Smart Travels Europe with Rudy Maxa London & English Countryside
London, a city that has come close to ruling the world. With a legacy that includes Shakespeare and the Beatles, London seems to endlessly reinvent itself. Sip tea and savor traditional sights such as Buckingham Palace and the Changing of the Guard. See where Charles Dickens penned Oliver Twist, and get a bird’s-eye view of contemporary London from the London Eye observation wheel. Check out the art at the newly opened Tate Modern Art Museum. TIPS on using cell phones, cash machines, and taking the “tube”.
The countryside outside of London echoes with storybook images. Around every hedgerow are mythic castles, ruined abbeys and prehistoric monuments. Stop at Hampton Court, where Henry VIII wooed Anne Boleyn. Gaze on Oxford’s dreamy spires and browse in the real Alice in Wonderland’s candy store. Visit Jane Austen’s house, puzzle over the mysterious megaliths of Stonehenge, and pursue tales of Camelot in the royal city of Winchester. TIPS on driving in England and visiting country pubs.
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Find just what you’re looking for by location or topic, browse quickly by text or image, and watch in letterbox or enhanced for 16×9 widescreen TV (for those of you with widescreen TVs). Seen nationally on AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION.