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JULY 2012
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THREE PERFECT DAYS
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LONDON
family photos, you proceed to devour the
meatballs with burrata cheese, exemplary
homemade artichoke ravioli inmint bu er,
and spicy green beans. A er all that, your
only option is bed. Well, a taxi ride, then a
round of cocktails at the American Bar at
The Savoy. Then one more. Then bed.
DAY TWO
| Aghast at the amount of food
you ate yesterday, you opt for coffee and
oranges in your suite. Then, a er having
your bags sent over to your next hotel,
Blakes
in South Kensington, you strike
out for a constitutional along the Victoria
Embankment to Westminster Pier, in the
shadow of Parliament. Here your River
Bus to the historic district of Greenwich, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site, awaits. The
20-minute boat trip is lovely, providing
a duck’s-eye view of St. Paul’s, the Tower
Bridge and the Gherkin.
Having docked in Greenwich and
spent some time wandering the pastoral
grounds of the grand
Old Royal Naval
College
,
you find that, against all odds,
your stomach is again clamoring for sus-
tenance. You step into the modish eatery
Inside
, and order cream of broccoli soup
ROCK SOLID
Legendary London music bars
The Ship, above, and The Hope & Anchor, right;
far right, the Adelphi Theatre