See it All in London
There are a lot of places I want to see in my lifetime. Sadly, I’ve not had the opportunity to travel as much as I like in the past 8 years. I suppose I can chalk that up to an unwilling partner. Now, though, my schedule is mine to make. I have a lot of lost time to make up and I intend to get around to making it up very soon.
One place I would like to begin with is London. Actually, there are various places in the U.K. I want to see, but I imagine I will begin with the city and work my way out. When it comes to my tourist style, I am that person who likes to see the local museums and historic buildings. Yep, I’ll be a typical London Tourist.
I grew up just a smidge outside of Washington, DC. What that means is that until I was old enough to get out and explore other cities, I had no idea that museums, public buildings, parks and walking tours are usually not free. I think my first realization of this was going up to New York City while I was in high school so I could see the Museum of Modern Art and being shocked out of my socks that I had to pay to get in. Everything in DC is pretty much free and when I was growing up., my family took advantage of that fact by spending as much free time as possible in the District.
But, I digress. What I mean to say is that upon visiting London, I will want to make time for as many attractions as possible and since you have to pay to see them, the best deal in hand is to buy a London Pass. The Pass is a one-time fee card that gets you into 56 charging tourist attractions in London, as well as the ability to skip standing in lines. I’m actually OK with lines. I’ve become a much more patient person lately. Nonetheless, I’ll want to be able to squeeze in as much as possible and all time savers are welcome.
Globe Theatre, here I come.
Actually, here in NYC, you don’t ‘have’ to pay to go to certain musuems—if you tell them that you are without cash, you can get in to them.
Also, they accept ‘donations’ that are less than the entrance fee.
Just thought you would like to know.
P. SNelson
please to say that the ‘right’ way.
I thank you.
Our limited number of museums here can be pretty spendy, as well as drama performances. But there are some special passes you can get through the library. I didn’t get to take advantage of the free museums the few times I’ve been in D.C. because they all close by 5p.m. and I’m usually there for conference or other work. I’d be happy to pay a small fee if they’d stay open in the evening.