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A Preflight Strategy for Maximizing 3.5 Days in London<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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We sampled London at the end of September\/beginning of October and left plenty more to see for our next trip.\u00a0 The title of this post might suggest that Howie and I think that it\u2019s a great idea to devote only 3.5 days to a major city, but that would only be partially true.\u00a0 There were three reasons that we took this approach: (1) we wanted to check in on our son who is studying in London this semester; (2) I can only enjoy most big cities for a couple of days and our 10 day Scotland tour after London provided a nice counterbalance; and (3) we only had two weeks to fit it all in before Howie had to get back to work.<\/span><\/p>
If you\u2019ve already spent a few hours trying to figure out your itinerary and feel overwhelmed by the options, we\u2019ve been there, too.\u00a0 Planning for a trip to London is not like planning a trip to the beach. We would recommend the following preflight strategy to maximize your precious time in London.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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1.<\/b>\u00a0Customize Your Itinerary<\/b><\/h2>
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For a general discussion of how we usually create our itineraries, see the AWAY-DECIDE<\/a> page<\/span>.\u00a0 For this trip, we relied heavily on the <\/span>Rick Steves Great Britain<\/span><\/i><\/a> guidebook and found the advice to be timely, accurate, and very helpful.\u00a0 If you just want a quick list of top London attractions, <\/span>the Rick Steves website<\/span><\/a> also ranks them at the \u201cAt a Glance\u201d tab.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>
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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Buckingham Palace State Rooms<\/span><\/li><li>Churchill War Rooms<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Westminster Abbey<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Theatre<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Tower of London<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Request a Tappable Credit Card for the Tube<\/b><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a friend\u2019s recommendation, I called my credit card company and ordered Howie and me tappable versions of our favorite credit card (with no foreign transaction fees).\u00a0 We carried our credit cards in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.containerstore.com\/s\/travel\/security\/rfid-blocking-credit-card-sleeves\/12d?productId=10034830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RFID-blocking sleeves<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and pulled them out to tap the card reader when entering and leaving London\u2019s underground transit (Tube) turnstiles.\u00a0 See the Transport of London instructions <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tfl.gov.uk\/fares\/how-to-pay-and-where-to-buy-tickets-and-oyster\/pay-as-you-go\/contactless-and-mobile-pay-as-you-go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 You can also use mobile pay applications (like Google Pay and Apple Pay) on your phones unless, of course, your phone battery is dead after a long day of being a busy tourist and you left your portable charger at home.<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Create a Handy Restaurant List with Website Links and Make Some Reservations<\/b><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding and negotiating where and when you want to eat lunch and dinner can be unnecessarily time-consuming when you\u2019re hungry and rushed for time.\u00a0 For each day of our itinerary, I used Google Maps and used the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Tower+of+London\/@51.5081124,-0.0759493,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xa8bf49dde1d56467!8m2!3d51.5081124!4d-0.0759493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNearby\u201d button<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to search for restaurants close to where we would be touring.\u00a0 I then identified a few restaurants for each meal\/each day, copied their website links into a list, and emailed it to Howie along with the daily itinerary.\u00a0 Howie then took a quick look at the restaurant menus to confirm the choices or suggest other options, and we were done with our research long before takeoff.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We didn\u2019t always consult the restaurant list, but it made it much easier to come up with a quick daily plan.\u00a0 Note that restaurants in the UK cities of London, Edinburgh, Inverness, and Oban regularly accepted reservations even for a party of two or three, so we made reservations whenever possible to conserve even more time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Print Out Walking\/Public Transit Directions<\/b><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your Internet access is spotty (despite paying a hefty fee for international cell service), it can be helpful to have a paper copy of your daily walking\/public transit directions in your pocket.\u00a0 At home, I used <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/\/\/@51.5546586,-1.1168241,8z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Maps directions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to choose the best route for the particular date and time on our itinerary.\u00a0 I then printed out the directions and stapled them to our tour tickets for that day.<\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>2.<\/b> <b>Conquer Jet Lag At Home<\/b><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With only 3.5 days of fun, you don\u2019t have the luxury of time to take it easy and gradually adjust to the time difference.\u00a0 You can find my general strategy to conquer jet lag at home and sleep on the plane in our handy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/handaathomeandaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/HA-International-Trip-Countdown-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Trip Countdown Checklist<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this trip, I finished packing three days before leaving for the airport and then gradually adjusted to the time change at home:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Day 3 \u2014 Finish Packing Except Toiletries<\/b><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the weather at your destination<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Print out instructions to get to your hotel<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><b>Day 2 \u2014 Jet Lag at Home<\/b><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set alarm for <\/span><b>4 a.m.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CT) for the next morning (it will 10 a.m. in London)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Day 1 \u2014 Jet Lag at Home<\/b><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to bed super early and set the alarm for <\/span><b>2 a.m.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CT) for the next morning (it will be 8 a.m. in London).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Day 0 \u2014 Take Evening Flight to London<\/b><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep on the plane and be able to function on the first day of the trip.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope that this list will help you tackle the preflight tasks that you can do at home to maximize your time in the vibrant city of London.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>3.<\/b> <b>H+A Takeaways<\/b><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For our London trip<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we had the following takeaways:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Packing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Our weather in late September\/early October was rainy and humid with temperatures ranging from a low of 36 to a high of 64 degrees F.\u00a0 Although we packed in layers, what we didn\u2019t realize is that the Tube and some public buildings did not have air conditioning. Unlike the locals, we were used to sunny 95 degree F weather and had lived for months in temperature-controlled indoor environments.\u00a0 We were shocked that people were dressed in scarves, boots, and puffer vests (worn either over or under suit coats) while Howie and I wanted to strip down to our tee-shirts and regretted not wearing shorts whenever we were in the depths of the airless Tube or the British Museum.\u00a0 Finally, we were glad that we had packed our hooded rain jackets, automatic umbrellas, and waterproof shoes. We never had to pull out our sunglasses.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Cash:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although it\u2019s prudent to have some cash on hand in a foreign country, we found that we did not need any on this trip.\u00a0 For specific tips, see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/22\/travel\/europe-vacation-credit-cards.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Pack Your Wallet for a Trip to Europe<\/span><\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Airport Transportation:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, it doesn\u2019t make sense to schlep your luggage onto public transportation.\u00a0 For reasons of speed and cost, we decided to take the Heathrow Express Train from Heathrow airport to Paddington Station (which was within a short walking distance to our hotel) upon arrival.\u00a0 It was, however, faster and less expensive to take an Uber from the British Museum area than to get to the station to take the Heathrow Express back to the airport. For more detail, see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theplanetd.com\/get-from-london-airports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Get From London Airports to the City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Luggage Size:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think that you are going to schlep your luggage onto public transportation to and from the airport, carefully consider whether you can haul that luggage (in good humor) up and down multiple flights of Tube stairs.\u00a0 Although Howie was fine, juggling 40+ pounds of bags (25\u201d roller and 13\u201d carryon) up and down flights of stairs was a little too much for me to handle.\u00a0 If I had to do it over, I would have brought a 21\u201d roller instead.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><b>Refresher Course:\u00a0 <\/b>Depending on what sights you\u2019re planning to see, try to do some basic research about the city of London and the Royal Family before your trip.\u00a0 If the last time that you studied the history of London was in high school, you\u2019ll need to do a little more legwork than the first two seasons of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80025678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Crown<\/a> to get up to speed.\u00a0 At the very least, refresh your memory by taking a look at some historical timelines or summaries:<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoflondon.gov.uk\/things-to-do\/visit-the-city\/our-history\/Pages\/timeline.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cityoflondon.gov.uk\/things-to-do\/visit-the-city\/our-history\/Pages\/timeline.aspx<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historic-uk.com\/HistoryUK\/HistoryofBritain\/Timeline-of-Events-AD-700-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.historic-uk.com\/HistoryUK\/HistoryofBritain\/Timeline-of-Events-AD-700-2012\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/London\/History\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/London\/History<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Best experiences<\/b>:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpauls.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rct.uk\/visit\/the-state-rooms-buckingham-palace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buckingham Palace State Rooms<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/visits\/churchill-war-rooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Churchill War Rooms<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Best fast food<\/b>:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pret.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pret A Manger<\/a> (freshly prepared each day and unsold food is donated to charity at the end of the day)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Planning a trip?\u00a0 We have organized our research below to get you started:<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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data-settings=\"{"jet_parallax_layout_list":[{"jet_parallax_layout_image":{"url":"","id":""},"_id":"5b5a225","jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet":{"url":"","id":""},"jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile":{"url":"","id":""},"jet_parallax_layout_speed":{"unit":"%","size":50,"sizes":[]},"jet_parallax_layout_type":"scroll","jet_parallax_layout_direction":null,"jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction":null,"jet_parallax_layout_z_index":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_x":50,"jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_y":50,"jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_size":"auto","jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile":"","jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop":"transform","jet_parallax_layout_on":["desktop","tablet"]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65e73101\" data-id=\"65e73101\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20eb6bc4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20eb6bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{"_animation":"fadeIn","_animation_delay":600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>GENERAL GUIDES<\/b><\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ricksteves.com\/europe\/england\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rick Steves Explore Europe:\u00a0 London<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Tourism-g186338-London_England-Vacations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tripadvisor:\u00a0 London<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/england\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lonely Planet:\u00a0 London<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fodors.com\/world\/europe\/england\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fodor’s:\u00a0 London Travel Guide<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frommers.com\/destinations\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frommer\u2019s:\u00a0 Things To Do In London<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelandleisure.com\/travel-guide\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel+Leisure:\u00a0 London Travel Guide<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afar.com\/travel-guides\/united-kingdom\/london\/guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFAR Travel Guide:\u00a0 London<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitlondon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit London Official Visitor Guide<\/a><\/span><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>LONDON ITINERARY ARTICLES<\/b><\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/europeupclose.com\/article\/3-days-in-london-itinerary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan Your 3 Days in London Itinerary For First Timer Visitors<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/theplanetd.com\/3-days-in-london-itinerary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Days in London \u2013 The Ultimate London Itinerary<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totraveltoo.com\/4-days-in-london-the-perfect-trip-itinerary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Days in London \u2013 The Perfect Trip Itinerary<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/travelwithbender.com\/travel-blog\/united-kingdom\/5-days-in-london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Days in London: Best Museums, City Icons & Discount Attractions Pass<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/theplanetd.com\/things-to-do-in-london-england\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22 of the Top Things To Do in London, England<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/travelpast50.com\/royal-botanic-gardens-kew-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aladyinlondon.com\/2019\/09\/stately-homes-london.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady\u2019s 9 Beautiful Stately Homes in London You Should Visit<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/europeupclose.com\/article\/eat-sleep-play-in-chelsea-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat, Sleep, Play in Chelsea, London<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: 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