I just found out my husband and I will be traveling to London next year!

Thanks, snowy22315. I actually have seen the Tower of London and it was awesome and the history there is unbelievable! Also, spent nearly a whole day in Westminster Abbey and it's great.

We did go to a British Museum. I think it was a history museum. We didn't go to any art museums, though. I'd definitely like to do that this time. The Madame Tussaud idea is also a great one. I'm gonna write that one down.

Thanks, snowy22315.

Thanks for the congrats. I want to do plenty of upfront research so that we have a good plan for what we want to see while in London. I'll be taking some pictures, that's for sure.

I may even buy a new camera as my current camera requires a PhD in photography to get a decent picture! It cost a fortune and I think I'd rather just have a simple to operate $200 camera like a Sony Cybershot or something.

Hi kimbers867.
I love Princess Diana! I thought the memorial for her was on an island somewhere. I didn't realize there was something like that on the mainland. I'll have to check into that. Great idea! Thanks for your response.

She is buried on an island at her brother's estate, use to be their dad's. But I know they made a memorial park with running water in London somewhere.

What does your husband do, that allows you to travel to London?

If you find the info, will you post it here. I don't have much time today or I would be looking for it.

Hello Reesers.
I will definitely check in to the London Pass thing. It sounds like you got a decent deal for it. When we went before, we rode the tubes everywhere. They are so easy to understand and we never got lost even once. I think we saw Kensington Palace, but didn't go inside it. We also saw changing of the guard, which I believe was at Buckingham Palace.

I'm not familiar with the London Eye. I'll check that out on the internet. Yes, Madam Tussauds is definitely on the list this time.

Thanks for your ideas, Reeser. Take Care.

Hi wondericequeen.
Yes, we are very much looking forward to the trip, even though the flights will be the pits. Keep saving and maybe you will be taking your dream trip someday soon.

I love doing the upfront research for a trip. That's at least half the fun! I appreciate your response.

Yes, ellie333, I will be in your backyard one of these days! Loved your suggestion to take a river cruise on the Thames. We could see the architecture of the city and take some good pictures. We did go to the Tower of London before and it was truly magnificent. We spent practically a whole day there.

Also, we visited a couple of parks but I can't remember if Hyde Park was one of them. We went to a park where people can just start talking about any subject they want and people will gather round and listen.

Madame Tussauds is a place I'd love to go. Hope to do some shopping also.

Thanks for responding.

Hi katiedoubleu.
Of course, I want everyone's suggestions. Yes, we really enjoyed the Tower of London on our previous trip. It was pretty awesome, I must say. Also, Westminster Abbey was fantastic. I don't remember going in other churches, but we might have walked by some. If you think of other suggestions, please do let me know.

Thanks for your response.

Hi paid2write. That is cool that you lived in London for 20 years. Bet you know all the best haunts! We are not yet sure how long the visit will be as my husband will be working 2 days and he may also be invited to speak in Scotland and Wales. So, we will try to stay 4 or 5 days at each place before/after he works.

The suggestion to see Shakespeare's Globe is a wonderful idea! I think I've seen something about that in one of our travel books. I've got to get them out and start perusing the pages.

Thanks for your offer to provide more info about places to see. I do appreciate that and I might take you up on it. Take care, paid2write.

Gosh, jillhill, I bet a trip to the Netherlands was quite interesting! That would be a great place to visit. Frankly, I would love to see any and every part of Europe. There is so much history there. Plus, the sights to see are just incredible, I'm sure.

I, too, get in to the whole cultural thing. In fact, I always try to learn the language and my husband gets so impressed with my ability to say "hello" and "how are you" in the language. What's so great about England is that I can understand most of what they are talking about without any study!

That is the best part. I learn enough to get through airports! I learned how to say please, thank you, speak english please etc....went through the Amsterdam airport scared to death but they all speak english anyway..the only time I had a language barrier is when we went to Belguim...and I really didn't know what I was ordering off menues! LOL...I also went just into Germany but alreay speak some of that as my grandparents spoke german.....it's so much fun to learn about and experience other countries! I know you'll have soooo much fun!

I think I understand what you mean, urbandekay. On our first trip to England, we took tours of Bath, went to the countryside, and saw Stonehenge. We went to Salisbury to a church that was quite large and had a lot of famous people entombed. I must say, the countryside was breathtakingly beautiful with its rolls of hay scattered all over the pathwork of land. Lovely.

Thanks for reminding me of the importance of seeing sights not only in London. Take care.

My daughter and I traveled to London last year for the first time and I enjoyed every single minute of it. We did the normal London sites, Buckingham Palace, Etc. In fact if you closely at my profile picture, that's the Houses of Parliament in the back ground. We also went to Bath and visited Stonehenge. We also went to a place called LaCock Abbey. That's where they filmed a couple of the Harry Potter movies. It's also where the George Inn is located. It was built in 1361 and is one of the most historic pubs in the country. I enjoyed London and England very much. The history is unbelievable. I can't wait to go back again.