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We see Tower Bridge under construction in 1893, a traffic jam as horse-drawn carts and trucks bring produce to Covent Garden in 1930 and a bus stuck in a crater created by the ing of the Balham tube station during the Blitz. Some of the pictures are accompanied by interviews with the shops owners. You have sent The Montague On The Gardens. Email The Montague On The Gardens to a friend. Treat yourself with a stay at the luxurious Covent Garden Hotel this Christmas. Similarly, Covent Garden is routinely (not entirely fairly, in my view) avoided by locals who cant square the enthusiasm of the crowds of tourists with the quality of shops on offer. The hotel is located close to major London tourist spots like Covent Garden, Theater Land, The National Gallery, The British Museum, Buckingham Palace and many more. The hotel offers restaurant, bar, and coffee shop. But you might just as easily pop in for a coffee after a trip to one of the galleries on Trafalgar Square, or for a refreshing drink after touring Covent Gardens many shops. SEND YOUR LOVED ONES A GIFT THAT THEY WILL REALLY ENJOY. The revolving doors (4) lead to the Opera House box office, the information desk and to the book and gift shop selling all things opera-related.

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It also offers plans for the future and has a gift shop with colourful, vintage posters from the tube and other iconic transport designs. Its our favourite place to pick up gifts in London. My affinity for this shop might be the closest Ill come to understanding how it is you las can aimlessly wander around shops just looking at things for hours and come away empty-handed. I discovered this place because I was looking for maps for my boyfriends birthday gift. It is an inspiring place to shop, whether youre looking for a unique gift or just a treat for yourself. Other classic childhood fun can be found at The Moomin Shop or the TinTin Shop, a must for fans of Herges Belgian hero and his friends. New - never opened or used in original packaging. Like New - packaging may have been opened. Harrods Shop Exclusive free gift when spending 25 or more in the Harrods shop on the ground floor. St Pauls Cathedral Free Entrance (normal cost 9.50) Plus 10% discount in the shop and 20% discount after 14.00 hrs in the refectory. Ms Burnham started her career in London at Covent Garden in the Fonteyn and Nureyev era, making costumes and props for designers Nicholas Georgiadis, Yolanda Sonnabend, David Walker, Julia Trevelyan Oman, Maria Bjornson, Barry Kay, and Sally Jacobs. Have you sorted out the must-have gifts stocking fillers for your favourite theatre lover.

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Roger Foss has your ultimate shopping list all wrapped up. Christmas is fast approaching. There are discounts at some of the gift shops too. It was kind of nice to see all of the main places in 2 days as well, so we had the rest of the time to visit free things like galleries and parks and go shopping. Its perfect if you like to plan ahead - its totally worth it. Review by Mark D, June 2012. Hotel amenities include Livingwell Express gym with sauna and steam room, laundry / valet service, baggage storage, currency exchange, safe deposit box, 24 hour room service, business center, tour assistance, gift shop, and secretarial services. The Generator Hostel is nothing if not well located, within a five-minute walk of the Russell Square Tube station, and very near the British Library and British Museum, with Covent Garden and Piccadilly Circus not too much farther afield. Their world famous flagship store is based in Covent Garden (12-14 Long Acre, WC2E 9LP) and with over 150 years of experience helping travellers plan their journeys - from Florence Nightingale to Michael Palin - its easy to see why Stanfords is your one-stop travel shop. Amenities include a restaurant, coffee shop, room service, cocktail lounge, Internet cafe, tour desk, business center, gift shop, guest laundry facilities, concierge, safe-deposit service at front desk and dry cleaning / laundry service. 100 Shopping Voucher for Westfield London With more than 300 shops and 65 restaurants, Westfield London is the Londons ultimate luxury shopping destination, and we are delighted to offer the winning couple a 100 gift card to spend onsite. The clothes shops tend to suit a more mature customer (with a more mature budget), but youll have fun shopping here if you remain oblivious to shop assistants who can be on the snooty side. I did also pick up a pair of Toms, though, because here is a travel tip: wearing Frye boots three walking-intensive days in a row, as lovely and comfortable as they usually are, is ous for your feet. So whether one arrives at Conrad Algarve in search of racecars, golf courses, fine dining, a sandy escape, or Covent Garden style shopping, one leaves with a lasting impression. Straddling Rt 102 in Stockbridge, the Berkshire Botanical Gardens are well worth a visit for anyone the least bit interested in gardening.

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If you are in the area while this is in color, do take the time to walk thru the gardens. Stanfords Travel Bookshop on Long Acre in Covent Garden is the ideal place to pick up a unique gift / postcard for those back home. Piccadilly Circus is next door, where antique book shops mix with the latest restaurants and Covent Garden is not far. Oxford Streets origins date back to Roman times, but now holds over 300 shops with five million square feet of shopping space. Visit the small but perfect Courtauld Institute Gallery in Covent Garden on the grounds of the restored 18th-century classical Somerset House. Find a new Roman treasure for your garden back home at Il Giardino di Domenico Persiani, a refreshing open-air terra-cotta shop in Repubblica. Nestled on the northern tip of Wandsworth Common, youll find every conceivable container, plant, plant accessory, gardening tool, gardening gift and more in this well laid-out garden centre. Possibly my favourite non-food shop in the whole of London is the shop at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. Ahavas all female staff were repeatedly bullied, not knowing whether they would arrive at work to find the locks glued, the shop front daubed in red paint or whether anti-Israel activists would invade the shop with heavy concrete blocks to lock themselves onto so making their removal from the shop virtually impossible. So yes, todays Covent Garden is a wildly popular tourist hotspot - full of fancy-pants shops and coffee bars. Christmas 2012 gift guide for photographers. Back then though it was a huge fruit, veg and flower market, attracting well, you can see who it attracted - wonderful looking characters. Hotel were happy to keep our luggage after we checked out so we could do some sight seeing and shopping Cons: The room advertised (and payed for.)was 2 double beds but the room we got was one bed and a single sofa bed - very disappointed.

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905-357-7710 Note: branches in St Catharines, Dundas and Waterloo carry Tintin books, not the gift items. The hotel is right next to the shopping area, so See full review. Offering 4-star comfort in the heart of Londons prime shopping district, the Thistle Marble Arch offers nearly 700 spacious and contemporary rooms, all boasting every conceivable amenity and convenience.

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