Depart the United States for London, England

Passport, credit cards, flat information, plane ticket, theatre ticket information

Meet your airport pick-up service at the INFORMATION BOOTH after you have come through Her Majesty's Customs.

Arrive at the flat and meet your Meeter-Greeter

Collect your groceries at the local store and obtain your London Travel Pass at the nearest tube stop.

Take the tube to Green Park Tube Stop and walk past Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, Trafalgar Square, The Admiralty Building, 10 Downing Street, the Houses of Parliament and home from Westminster Tube Stop.

You will be good and tired and ready for a good sleep.

AM visit to the Tower of London (tube stop: Tower Hill) to see the Crown Jewels and this marvelous Norman fortification. Don't forget to see the Norman Chapel.

Catch the double decker bus #15 to St. Paul's Cathedral. If you have the energy, climb to the dome for a most spectacular panoramic view. Be sure not to miss the vaults. Fabulous.

Grab a pub lunch near Trafalgar Square.

Spend the afternoon at your leisure inside the National Gallery

A quiet night at home? I think so.

Proceed to Westminster Bridge for a 1/2 day visit to Greenwich: "where time begins," The Cutty Sark, The Queen's House., The Royal Naval Academy

Afternoon visit to the Royal Mews and the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace (tube stop: Green Park)

Have a good dinner at Rules Restaurant at 6:00 pm, before theatre

Attend a play in the West End. Be sure to collect your tickets at the theatre one hour before curtain. Take with you the credit card which booked your tickets, a picture I.D., and your ticket information from your ticket agent.

Day trip to Windsor Castle. Take a taxi to Paddington Station for Windsor, changing at Slough. Windsor is a lovely little town and an excellent place for shopping. Visit the State Apartments as well as the Royal Mews which displays some of the royal carriages.

Have an excellent carvery dinner at the carvery at the Tower Thistle Hotel next to the Tower of London. Arrive one hour before your reservation to have a drink in the hotel bar which overlooks Tower Bridge, an experience you will never forget.

A day of museums or spend the day shopping!

AM visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum This is a wonderful experience
Tube Stop: South Kensington

PM visit to the British Museum: The Elgin Marbles,The Magna Carta, The Rosetta Stone, original letters and memorability (Thomas Hardy, The Beatles, etc.)

If you are still going, do visit the WALLACE COLLECTION which is the finest museum anywhere for 18th century decorative arts.

If you are with kids (of any age), go have a wonderful hamburger at the HARD ROCK CAFE. (Tube Stop: Green Park)

A day out of London: Take the train from Waterloo for the Isle of Wight. The train goes to Portsmouth Harbor; the Sea Link crosses the Solent for Ryde (a wonderful little seaside town) and the local bus takes one directly to Queen Victoria's magnificent villa at Osborne. It is a most wonderful day. The round-trip ticket includes train and ferry crossing. DURING WINTER, GO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND/OR THEATRE MATINNEE.

Evening at the theatre and a farewell dinner at a local restaurant close to your flat. You will have spotted one by now.

Today is your last day in London visiting important sites. I would spend the time visiting two of the most important sites in English history: The Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. Take your Michelin Guide with you which takes you step-by-step through Westminster Abbey. If you are interested in a tour through the Houses of Parliament, give us a call and we will put you in touch with a guide who can help you visit the inside of Parliament (The Palace of Westminster).

Depart the flat 3 hours before departure time from either Heathrow or Gatwick airports. You must be at the airport 2 hours prior to departure. Mrs. Maureen Walker or one of her assistants will be happy to see that you are picked up and returned to the airport to meet your flight.