Frommer's^® Irreverent Guide to London , 4th Edition

by Balliett & Fitzgerald

• ISBN13: 9780764523984
• ISBN10: 0764523988
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Frommers

Summary

Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles, 4th Edition gives you the lowdown on: How to survive a smog alert Where to stay in Catalina and pretend you're a 1920s millionaire Why Tail O' the Pup is the city's most significant architectural statement Beaming up to the Star Trek bridge at LAX Where to catch the Groundlings-the improv group that launched the careers of Jon Lovitz, Lisa Kudrow, and Will Ferrell And much more!

Table of Contents

Introduction

Neighborhood Map

You Probably Didn't Know

Accommodations

Winning the Reservations Game

Is There a Right Address?

The Lowdown

Old faithfuls

Grand duchesses

Favorite uncles

Where to misbehave

Britishest

Worst simulated English

Eurotrashiest

Was that RuPaul in the elevator?

Suite deals

Silent nights

Best park view

May I get that for you, sir?

Bargain beds

The millionaire look, at Scrooge rates

Family values

For history buffs and Anglophiles

For enemies of chintz and Regency

Best health club

Taking care of business

The twilight zone

Try these when there's no room

The Index

An A-to-Z list of places to stay, with vital statistics

Maps

Central London Accommodations

Dining

Only in London

How to Dress

When to Eat

Getting the Right Table

Where the Chefs Are

The Lowdown

Book before you fly

Celebrate here

Suddenly starving in Covent Garden

Caught in Portobello with low blood sugar

Most comforting

For grown-ups

For kids

Party hearties

Pre- and post-theater

Stargazing

Beautiful people

Most romantique

Britburgers

Really old but still alive

Overrated

Auld London towne

Cockneys and East Enders

Vegging out

Something fishy

For oenophiles

But is it pizza?

Neighborhood places where Londoners go

Is this a pub or a restaurant?

Tapas: the craze that stayed

Cheap 'n' cheerful

Indian institutions

Best Asian

The rest of the world

The French connection

Old Italian

Noov Italian

Best prix-fixe

The great British breakfast

Tea for two

The next Big Thing

The Index

An A-to-Z list of restaurants, with their vital statistics

Maps

Central London Dining

Mayfair, St. James's, & Piccaddilly Dining

Diversions

Getting Your Bearings

Getting from Here to There

The Lowdown

Is this your first time?

London's special moments

Only in London

What if it's raining?

When the sun shines

The oldest things

The newest

Don't bother

Go out of your way for

Inspiring spires

Who lived here?

Their Majesties live here

Modern art

The old masters

Art al fresco

Won't bore the kids

Photo ops

A day of grunge

A day of romance

For gardeners

For the impecunious

Go east

The wild west

Northern lights

The deep south

Street scenes

Unwinding

The Index

An A-to-Z list of diversions, with their vital statistics

Maps

Diversions in and near the City

Central London Diversions

Getting Outside

The Lowdown

Parks to get lost in

Perfect petite parks

Green escapes from tourism

Best central jogging

Balls

Horsing around

Teeing off

On the water

In the swim

Climbing the walls

Downhill racing

On ice

Getting fit indoors

Shopping

What To Buy

Target Zones

Bargain Hunting

Trading with the Natives

Hours of Business

Sales Tax

The Lowdown

The big stores

Rattling the chains

The big names

Homegrown talent

For riot girls and boys

Labels for less

For sir, with $$$

Cutting costs

Your own crown jewels

Gifts that scream London

Guy gifts

Remarkable markets

Very old things

Money's no object

Money's too tight to mention

For bookworms

For aural obsessives

For the green thumb

Small fry

For gastronomes and epicures

For sweet teeth

The Index

An A-to-Z list of shops, with their vital statistics

Nightlife

Sources

The Lowdown

Personality pubs

Beards and real ale

Cruising, schmoozing, meeting (straight)

Cruising, schmoozing, meeting (gay)

East meets West

Late license

Two-step, waltz, salsa, and boogie

Where to be invited by members

Cocktail, anyone?

Jazz standards

The Index

An A-to-Z list of nightspots, with their vital statistics

Entertainment

Sources

Getting Tickets

The Lowdown

The West End and the Nationals

On the fringe

Way out on the fringe

Verdi to Schnittke

Mozart to Martinu

Pew music

The dance

Ha ha ha ha

Jolly good sports

The Index

An A-to-Z list of venues, with their vital statistics

Hotlines & Other Basics

Airports

Baby-sitters

Buses

Car Rental

Climate

Consulates and Embassies

Currency

Dentists

Doctors

Electricity

Emergencies

Festivals and Special Events

Gay & Lesbian Hot Lines

Holidays

Hotel Hotline

The Internet

Newspapers

Opening & Closing Times

Parking

Passports & Visas

Pharmacy

Postal Service

Radio Stations

Standards of Measure

Subways

Taxes

Taxis

Telephones

Tipping

Tours

Travelers With Disabilities

Tubes

Visitor Information

Index

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