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If that is not really you and you prefer to look at things rather than buy them, please take a tube to Baker Street. Sherlock Holmes and Beatles memorabilia will lighten your pockets but for real entertainment go to Madame Tussaud`s wax museum and the London Planetarium. Pictures You may have been warned before about the dangers of queuing at other places and trust us, Madame Tussaud`s museum is the place where we emphasise good shoes and patience especially during school holidays.
People have shown great interest in Madame Tussaud`s work ever since she arrived in London in 1802. Presidents, pop stars, actors, serial killers, musicians and many others are all represented here. The museum consists of several 'themed' sections such as; Garden party with politicians and TV personalities, 200 Years section with exhibits of historical figures, Chamber of Horrors, Spirit of London and so on. For tickets and opening time call 0870 400 3000.
Still
looking and not buying?? Then go to the Bayswater Road (nearest tube station Lancaster Gate).
Just on the northern side of the Hyde Park you will come across dozens of artists
who bring their paintings here so you can appraise them and maybe buy from them.
Although many of whom of these artists are amateurs you may be pleasantly surprised
by the craftsmanship displayed.
Exiting from Knightsbridge tube station which is situated south of Hyde Park, we have two options to choose from. If you take the left exit from the tube station you will emerge at one end of Brompton Road.
Harrods store, the most famous shop in London is here. The shop is a red terracotta building which was completed in 1905 and its interior decoration includes Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. It began, in 1849, as a small grocer`s shop and was further developed by the son of the founder, Henry Harrods.
It can boast that it is the store that has delivered an elephant to Ronald Reagan,
gooseberries to Saudi Arabia and a skunk to an American`s ex-wife. This was the
first store in the world to install an escalator and Victorian customers were
so overcome by the experience of riding a "moving staircase" that the
store posted attendants at the top of the to administer brandy to gentlemen and
smelling salts to the ladies.
Currently
it is owned by the Egyptian Mohamed Al Fayed and employs in excess of 3000 staff.
It is four acres in size and with more than 300 departments, bars, restaurants
and even own pub this store is London`s third top attraction with around 30,000
customers passing it trough on daily basis. Most of them just pass trough, though
simply because of the expensive nature of the things. All along Brompton Road
that runs into Fulham Road you can see a wider variety of shops.
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Sloane
Street is
the second street that starts also from the Knightsbridge tube station but on
your right side as you exit the tube.
Sloane Street is packed with designer shops and runs all the way to Sloane Square, which is
at the top of the Kings Road. Our restaurant suggestion for this area is Peter
Jones - huge department store in Slone Square. You can have a coffee/lunch in
the restaurant and enjoy great view over the whole area.
The Kings Road has all kinds of shops that you would expect to find in such an expensive and luxurious area, but mainly the things that make it special and well known are antiques and clothes boutiques. If that is what makes your heart beat faster then go to Sloane Square tube station and you will come out at the top of this street. Please do not confuse the King`s Road with King Street(W6) which is in Hammersmith.
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