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When the great wit Dr Johnson said that if a man was tired of London, he was tired of life, he summed up the capital of England with his usual eloquence and more than 200 years later his wise words are as relevant as ever. This explains why so many visitors travel to London each year and with so much to see and do, they are never disappointed. From Roman ruins, through medieval streets, right up to the more recent arrivals like the London Eye, this city is alive with history wherever you go. Despite plague, fire and the Blitz, London survives to tell a fascinating tale that becomes ever more interesting with the passage of time. Now you can see the delightful sights of London on this ultimate city tour DVD. From royal palaces and green parks to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, enjoy a taste of London life, and just like Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens' eponymous hero who came here in search of his destiny, you'll definitely be asking for more.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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London as a Tourist gives the visitor a good general history of the city told in clear easy to listen to English. It's it a pity that we were not shown a few shots of inside the V&A museum, the Globe theatre, and several other sites, but on the whole I think that the DVD really makes someone want to visit London and learn even more about it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Well produced product. Good quality video with historic links for good measure. The narration is also good with simple,clear but informative content.
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This time you will be given a hint about food and restaurants, but only a hint at the end and centered essentially on exotic food like China town specialties. I guess they are ashamed again of their food, and absolutely without any reason. There are hundreds of restaurants and pubs that deserve a stop and a good half hour or hour to enjoy Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, but also traditional English, Welsh, Scottish or Irish food without speaking of the whole array of European cuisine. Macdonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken are not the only sole and mere feeding grubs you can find in London, far from it. And just go to a bakery or a delicatessen and see the choice they may have. This video has a second advantage, and from the very start. It gives more details about history, events and people from the distant past as well as the recent past. It puts a special accent on the South bank, with the Tate Modern, the Eye of course and what the Greater London Council building has become. But we only have a very distant view of the silhouette of the Gherkin and no sight of the Town Hall. Sherlock Holmes is not forgotten and Mme Tussaud's is mentioned. And the vision of Kensington Garden and Hyde Park is pacifying and enticing. But we could have seen the few Roman stones of the old Londinium that have been preserved in the vicinity of the Tower of London, and we could have spoken of music. London is a capital of music in the world with many stages, a tremendous number of pubs and show places, small and big, and so many studios and groups that are world famous that I would not be able to imagine London without all the music places I have visited, even if some have disappeared. The Roundhouse, the Marquee, the Albert Hall and the Promenade Concerts, and Saint Martin's in the Fields, a temple of recording and performing classical music of all styles. I also think that the Battersea Power Station that was put on the London skyline by a famous record in the 1960s or 1970s could have been shown too, just like the two other footbridges that cross the Thames, on the sides of an old railway bridge from Blackfriars to Waterloo. But if you go to London, take the Eurostar to discover the phenomenal station of Saint Pancras. The video is probably too old or not new enough to include it, but forget about Euston Station, or even King's Cross Station that are respectively typical of the ugliness of late 20th century functional construction and end of 19th century steam engine railways and industrial revolution. Have a good visit and let me know what you have discovered that is worth crossing the Channel because it can't be found on the continent or even abroad westwardly.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines
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