About London

"England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the tower of Big Ben
The rosy red cheeks of the little children"
-Roger Miller-

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."
-Dr. Samuel Johnson-

The Roman choice of the swampy riverside site of Londinium in the first century CE was good one. London thrived and grew to become the bustling, prosperous metropolis of over 7 million souls it is today. Historians and history buffs alike will find much to explore and to delight in – not to mention the culture vultures, shop-‘til-you-drop folks, gourmets – in fact, any eclectic interests will be indulged. Here is a selection of websites that will inform, amuse and intrigue you.

Please share your favourites with us. To include them on this page, send to info@achillesmedia.com

P.S. Bring the best guidebook you can find!

Hard Information

• Weather Forecast
• Local Time
• The Currency

General Interest/Tourists

• Good All Purpose Site
• Always Informative, Always Opinionated
• A Standard, & a Wealth of Information
• The British Tourist Authority
• USA Today Take on London

Museums & Historical Sites (by no means all!)

• Holbein in England – At the Tate
• The Miracle Mile
• The 10 Best Historical Sites? You Decide…
• Very Historic, Very Interesting
• Great Overview & Planning Site
• My Favourite Museum

Shopping

• A Really Good Planning Guide
• Street Markets

Just Different…

• Day Trips from London
• The Bells, The Bells…

"This melancholy London - I sometimes imagine that the souls of the lost are compelled to walk through its streets perpetually. One feels them passing like a whiff of air." -William Butler Yeats-

"I journeyed to London, to the timekept City,
Where the River flows, with foreign flotations.
There I was told: we have too many churches,
And too few chop-houses."
T.S. Eliot