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Summary: DK GUIDE TO LONDON
Review: I WENT TO LONDON IN APRIL 2000 WITH HOUSE OF LLOYD. I TOOK LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF STATUES, FOUNTAINS AND OTHER TOURIST ATTRACTIONS. ONCE THE PHOTOS WERE DEVELOPED I HAD NO CLUE OF WHAT THEY WERE! I FOUND A COPY OF THE DK GUIDE TO LONDON AND WAS AMAZED! EVERY PHOTO I TOOK WAS IN THIS GUIDE! IT WAS WORTH... TO ME! FROM NOW ON WHEN I TRAVEL I WILL MAKE SURE I HAVE A DK GUIDE WITH ME. I MISSED SO MUCH IN LONDON, AND IT WAS SO CLOSE TO ME. IF I WOULD HAVE THIS GUIDE WITH ME, I WOULD HAVE SEEN LOTS MORE AND SAVED LOTS OF MONEY! I WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO PLAN A BETTER SCHEDULE AND SAVE TIME AND MONEY. I THOUGHT FODOR'S GUIDES WERE THE BEST. NO WAY! DK BEATS THEMS 1000% PERCENT! YOU ARE MY FAVORITE FROM NOW ON!
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Summary: Excellent travel companion
Review: This is an extraordinary book! As much as I am skeptical of books with glossy pictures, this book proved to be an invaluable guide. The walks recommended are tremendous and a "must do" while in London. This book is self sufficient and is all you need to make your trip a memorable one.
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Summary: The Best Guidebook
Review: I am very impressed by the DK Eyewitness guide to London. I used this book to plan my trip to London and was amazed at the depth of material presented in the book (not to mention all of the great pictures). It is well organized and has great suggestions in order to make the most of your stay. I had a great time in London and I will make sure to take this book with me on my next trip.
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Summary: absolutely indispensable
Review: The tube map was expecially great in helping me plan my sightseeing- I knew before I got there which stations to go to and how far from the attractions they were. The street maps were also very helpful. I intend to get an eyewitness guide every time I travel.
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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: Do not go to London without this book! I read this book before going and was able to get an idea of what London was about, but when I arrived, this book did not leave my hands! This guide divides London into sections and we were able to go out and explore by using those areas. The street-by-street and Tube maps were invaluable and we were never lost. I am the worst with directions, but I knew extactly where I was during each day. With the maps, I navigated instead of my husband! The cut aways and guides to the various museums and attractions were also invaluable. We were able to walk into any attraction and know what the star features were and not have to miss a thing. The resturant guide took us to the best place for fish and chips and the history section gave us an idea of what the city is all about. I was able to give two fellow U.S. tourists directions to the theatre district and to their specific theatre becaus I had my Eyewitness Guide and they did not.You can forget the credit cards, but DO NOT LEAVE HOME WITH THIS ONE!
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Summary: Another Eyewitness fan
Review: The shelves of bookshops groan under the weight of guides to London. This one is a winner for me. It doesn't pretend to be hip, it doesn't attempt to herd you in certain directions by ascribing "stars" to the attractions. It contains some of the lesser gems, and all the big attractions. What I like best is that it is arranged according to areas of London that are explorable on foot. When you travel under London on the 'Monopoly Board' tube, you could be amnywhere. there is not necessarily one logical place to start in explorations of this most fascinating of cities. With this book, it doesn't really matter! Just come up from below ground, and start. Some other guide books try to list the Top Ten Sights - which could take you from one end of this sprawling metropolis to the other. This book allows logical (and delightful) discoveries, no matter where you fetch up on any particular day. let's face it, if you're out at Greenwich, you;re not going to race off to kew gardens, you're more likely to want to poke around the environs you are in. A real winner!
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Summary: Dorling Kindersley - Hats off!!
Review: If you are planning to tour central London, this is THE guide you should buy. There is nothing better. DK is amazing. I have used it to visit each and every attraction listed, and it works really well. Each attraction is explained in detail with colour photographs for most. You can actually read the book and plan your trip to the hour! The added bonus are the maps. Wow! Forget A-Z. Forget Collins. The maps are SO EASILY READABLE! Finally, a few shortcomings are: (1) the pictorial sketch-maps are not very accurate, but that is not so bad. (2) the outside boundaries of the pictorial maps do not mention the street names, so you have to look up the map pages and plan (3) web site addresses should have been listed with each attraction (4) the approximate cost of admission per adult is not listed where applicable. But, in most cases, I could find these on the web (5) the opening timings for attractions are not correct in a few cases (eg Royal Naval College, Greenwich) (6) the book weighs quite a lot! But the guide has good glossy paper and is bound very well. Besides these not very significant shortcomings, this is the greatest guide I have used. It made my touring really enjoyable. Finally, if you look through the pages, you will realize what kind of effort and research must have gone into preparing this guide. No wonder it is so good! Hats off to editors/researchers/artists at DK. (DK's other books are really great, too)
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Summary: a wonderful resource
Review: Visually sublime, this book made my stay in London wonderful. I am 19 and living on a student's budget, and this book contains a plethora of activities in all price ranges. This guide ranges from the touristy things to the obscure. There are even reviews of clubs and restaurants and a lifesaving map. Also helpful is the shopping, market, and specialty stores section. And despite other comments I have read, I never left home without it. It's not too heavy unless you're not carrying a bag.. You can't stick it in your pocket, but who would want a guide book that you could? Its only faults were some inaccurate museum hours and a limited review of restaurants. Otherwise, I loved it. It's a cool souvenir, too, since it's packed with beautiful photos of some things that you can't photograph like the interior of Westminister Abbey.
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Summary: Don't leave home without this book!
Review: I purchased this guide well before my trip to London and read it cover to cover. I was able to plan many of my activities and budget the trip without ever leaving my livingroom. Even though this was my first trip abroad, the information contained in the guide made me feel as if I was a seasoned travel veteran..from how to use The Tube for transportation (get a London Visitor's Pass) to opearting hours and admission prices for all of the places I wanted to see to a translation of the "English" language (a "subway" is not a train that runs underground). If you are in need of a very useful travel companion for your trip to London, this guide is well worth the price.
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Summary: Comprehensive, beautifully constructed - a sound reference.
Review: Even as a seasoned traveler to London, I found things I'd never before had the pleasure to enjoy. I bought this book for a friend planning a first time trip and liked it so much that I had to buy another copy for myself. This is series is now my first choice when seeking travel guides.
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