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Mostrando entradas con la etiqueta London. Mostrar todas las entradas
Mostrando entradas con la etiqueta London. Mostrar todas las entradas
jueves, 4 de junio de 2009
London itineraries and some free activities
London has four monuments declared World Heritage sites: the Palace of Westminster, the Tower of London, the complex and park in Greenwich National Maritime Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
London has 238 attractions free entry include exhibitions hosted by the British Museum and the sites at Kenwood House or the works of artists such as Rembrandt, Reynolds and Turner, or Hackney City Farm for children.
They include the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum or the Museum of Science, in addition to the permanent exhibitions of London best known show, the vanguardism. The 'interaction' is "the most", bringing together history and culture with real life.
The most typical sites of the capital are the London Eye, the tallest panoramic Ferris wheel in the world, or the Madame Tussauds wax museum, but there are also lesser-known alternative and equally interesting, as Kensington Palace, Dali Universe, a permanent exhibition plasma surrealism of the most unknown great artist, or the photo gallery Photographers' Gallery.
Some of the best museums in London, the Tate Modern, the Saatchi Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts and National Portrait Gallery opening hours are offered on Friday and Saturday night. Sites such as the cinema hall BFI London IMAX Cinema, the Dali Universe and the Geffrye Museum give special concern for people with special needs.
30% of London is covered with greenery. London has 143 registered parks and gardens such as Hampstead Heath and Mile End Park.
The principal attractions of London are: the Tower of London, the Houses of the Parliament with his. Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Abbey Road, the Abbey of Westminster, Parliament Square, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, Regent's Park, The Mall, Buckingham's Palace, the Cathedral of San Paul, Piccadilly Circus, or Windsor's Castle.
London has four monuments declared World Heritage sites: the Palace of Westminster, the Tower of London, the complex and park in Greenwich National Maritime Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
London has 238 attractions free entry include exhibitions hosted by the British Museum and the sites at Kenwood House or the works of artists such as Rembrandt, Reynolds and Turner, or Hackney City Farm for children.
They include the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum or the Museum of Science, in addition to the permanent exhibitions of London best known show, the vanguardism. The 'interaction' is "the most", bringing together history and culture with real life.
The most typical sites of the capital are the London Eye, the tallest panoramic Ferris wheel in the world, or the Madame Tussauds wax museum, but there are also lesser-known alternative and equally interesting, as Kensington Palace, Dali Universe, a permanent exhibition plasma surrealism of the most unknown great artist, or the photo gallery Photographers' Gallery.
Some of the best museums in London, the Tate Modern, the Saatchi Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts and National Portrait Gallery opening hours are offered on Friday and Saturday night. Sites such as the cinema hall BFI London IMAX Cinema, the Dali Universe and the Geffrye Museum give special concern for people with special needs.
30% of London is covered with greenery. London has 143 registered parks and gardens such as Hampstead Heath and Mile End Park.
The principal attractions of London are: the Tower of London, the Houses of the Parliament with his. Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Abbey Road, the Abbey of Westminster, Parliament Square, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, Regent's Park, The Mall, Buckingham's Palace, the Cathedral of San Paul, Piccadilly Circus, or Windsor's Castle.
INTRODUCTION ABOUT RESTAURANTS IN LONDON
In London there are a lot of good things but the worst is the food. For this reason you have to search the best place and the cheapest. The first piece of advice is “ Ethnic food”. In London there is international food because this city is a mixture of cultures and this food is cheaper than the other types. It is cheaper and typical “takeaway” food; it’s food that you order and you can eat it where you want. If you want to eat well, you have to avoid chains like McDonald. We can find a lot of places for eat.
There are a lot of Chinese, Italian, Indian, Japanese, Pakistani, Spanish, Turkish and fast food restaurants.
RESTAURANTS
•Fast food Restaurants. Like McDonald, KFC, Burger king, Pizza Hut, Subway… Approximately £5 but this food has a los of fat! You can take a sandwich too in “subway” and eat it where you like and is cheaper (£3.29)
•Turkish food or kebabs. With Chinese food are the more popular foods in London. Wen can order a kebab and take away. Approximately a soft drink and a kebab cost £3.50 (depending the zone )
•Chinese food. It is so popular. This food is delicious, cheap and exotic. You can find these types of restaurants in Chinatown and in Candem town.
•Pakistani Restaurants Similar to Chinese food (but only with Pakistani’s especialities)
• Japanese Restaurants. There are no many Japanese restaurants in London. The prices are a little bit more expensive. We can find one Japanese restaurant called “Me, sushi!”
•Italian Restaurants They are the best in London! The prices depend on the fact of choosing one dish or another. High quality and an excellent flavor! There are a lot of these restaurants in London.
•Spanish Restaurants. They are a little bit expensive. They modify the recipes for British people ( and the dishes are worse ) You never have to go to a “tapas” bar, because each “tapa” costs £3.
• VitaOrganic Restaurants. There is a restaurant in London which serves you only ecologic food. You pay for each spoon of food. You can drink some juices. It is on 74, Wardour Street, W1F0TE
In London there are a lot of good things but the worst is the food. For this reason you have to search the best place and the cheapest. The first piece of advice is “ Ethnic food”. In London there is international food because this city is a mixture of cultures and this food is cheaper than the other types. It is cheaper and typical “takeaway” food; it’s food that you order and you can eat it where you want. If you want to eat well, you have to avoid chains like McDonald. We can find a lot of places for eat.
There are a lot of Chinese, Italian, Indian, Japanese, Pakistani, Spanish, Turkish and fast food restaurants.
RESTAURANTS
•Fast food Restaurants. Like McDonald, KFC, Burger king, Pizza Hut, Subway… Approximately £5 but this food has a los of fat! You can take a sandwich too in “subway” and eat it where you like and is cheaper (£3.29)
•Turkish food or kebabs. With Chinese food are the more popular foods in London. Wen can order a kebab and take away. Approximately a soft drink and a kebab cost £3.50 (depending the zone )
•Chinese food. It is so popular. This food is delicious, cheap and exotic. You can find these types of restaurants in Chinatown and in Candem town.
•Pakistani Restaurants Similar to Chinese food (but only with Pakistani’s especialities)
• Japanese Restaurants. There are no many Japanese restaurants in London. The prices are a little bit more expensive. We can find one Japanese restaurant called “Me, sushi!”
•Italian Restaurants They are the best in London! The prices depend on the fact of choosing one dish or another. High quality and an excellent flavor! There are a lot of these restaurants in London.
•Spanish Restaurants. They are a little bit expensive. They modify the recipes for British people ( and the dishes are worse ) You never have to go to a “tapas” bar, because each “tapa” costs £3.
• VitaOrganic Restaurants. There is a restaurant in London which serves you only ecologic food. You pay for each spoon of food. You can drink some juices. It is on 74, Wardour Street, W1F0TE
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lunes, 25 de mayo de 2009
Natural History Museum
The exciting experience of this museum begins after entering, on having seen the precious hall presided by the skeleton of an enormous Diplodocus besides a Mastodon found in Tagua Tagua's
It was constructed between 1873 and 1880 to shelter the increasing collection of skeletons, plants and fossils that were constituting a section of the
The classic style of the decoration takes us behind in the time and seems that we are going to cross with English gentlemen with bowler hat.
The museum divides principally in five areas: Botany, zoology, entomology (insects), mineralogy and paleontology. It (he, she) possesses a varied collection with more than 70 million specimens and objects in exhibition.
The most famous zone is the zone of paleontology, a very pleasant tour full of skeletons of dinosaur of the most diverse heights and types. The visit to this part ends in a room in which there is a great articulated tiranosaurio that creates realistic enough effects.
Of the rest of zones stands out the enormous collection of dissected animals that shape the zone of zoology and entomology. Considered one of the major collections of the world of animal specimens, stand out especially those t
hat were donated by
Impressive they are also the rooms dedicated to the minerals, with spectacular collections of precious stones.
General Information:
The entry is free to the general exhibition.
It opens every day of 10.00 - 17.50. The museum is in
The buses that stop nearby are 14, 49, 70, 74, 345, 360, 414 and C1.
Pieces of advice:
- The museum is thought to a great extent for children so families will not have problems to move. There are all kinds of services like restaurants, zones of picnic, and elevators for carts...
- After coming, after going through the con
trols of entry (you will have to show the content of bags that you take) look for a plane of the museum to know where everything is.
- The
- The own building of the museum makes the visit both externally and in the inside worthwhile.
- Harrods is 10 minutes on foot, is not a bad idea to programme one evening combined of purchases and culture visiting the museums and shopping at Knightsbridge.
- The museum shop is very interesting.
The museum is divided in four zones:
- Red zone: the marvels of our planet with the volcanoes, the earthquakes and our giant model of the Earth.
- Green zone: to investigate the ecology of the Earth. Dodo knows one. To explore the magnificent central Hall including Charles Darwin's statue and our new roof tree installation.
- Blue zone: the experience of the age of the dinosaurs. Discover a world of big mammals, the blue whale, and learn on the human body.
National Gallery
The museum is in Trafalgar Square.
It’s the principal art museum of London. The National Gallery has turned in a gallery of art of international name from his foundation into 1824. It was shaped principally by his first directors, included the painter Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, and increased by private donations, which nowadays compose two thirds of his permanent collection. It is more reduced in comparison with the Louvre. There are more than 2300 paintings since 1250. It is only necessary to pay the entry for certain exhibitions. The entry of the museum is free.
It’s considered one of the museum whit the highest variety and quality. Here we can just find paintings. There are a lot of private collections. The most important Italian artist are: Piero della Francesca, Rafael and Tiziano. Spanish paintings number is reduced but there are fundamental pieces.
The National Gallery has been lodged in three different buildings. The current building was begun by William Wilkins. From 2002 until 2006, the director of this institution has been Charles Saumarez Smith. From December, 2007, the direction of the Gallery is at the expense of the prestigious historian of the Art, Nicholas Penny.
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In this museum we have:
- Easy access for disabled persons.
- The best collection of art in the world.
- Visits every days.
- Audio guides.
- Restaurants and coffees.
- And other commune installation.
Shopping in London
Oxford Street:
It is one of the biggest streets in London and the biggest commercial street in the world. It has more than 300 shops and department stores like Debenhams, Selfridges, Marks and Spencer or John Lewis. Some of the shops that we can find they are:
It is one of the biggest streets in London and the biggest commercial street in the world. It has more than 300 shops and department stores like Debenhams, Selfridges, Marks and Spencer or John Lewis. Some of the shops that we can find they are:
•Disney Store
Swatch
Fossil
London Best Souvenirs
Marks & Spencer
Mango
Mango
Top Shop
Selfridges
John Lewis
John Lewis
Debenhams
Bhs
House of Fraser
Bershka
Primark
and more...Covent Garden:
A commercial district replete with shops of all kinds and with a central market full of shops of souvenirs. The streets of Covent Garden vibrate of street spectacles and offer to the visitor the unique experience of shopping, restaurants, coffee shops, with speciality in mode and crafts, in the full center of London.
-Underground: Covent Garden
Bond Street:
The zone of the shops of high place standing and the houses of most famous auctions. The lovers of the products Channel, Versace, Alexander McQueen or the jeweler's shop Tiffany's and the fans to buying in Sotheby's or Phillips, will find in this street their paradise.
-Underground:Bond Street
Soho:
Its cultural variety attracted to important literary and artistic gatherings and, nowadays, there is no place in London where so different people could meet. If the Soho has a "centre" this street is Old Compton Street, where there are plenty of fashionable cafeterias and boutiques.
Its cultural variety attracted to important literary and artistic gatherings and, nowadays, there is no place in London where so different people could meet. If the Soho has a "centre" this street is Old Compton Street, where there are plenty of fashionable cafeterias and boutiques.
-Underground: Piccadilly Circus, Leicester squareChinatown:
It is just in the full heart of the Soho, Chinatown is a neighborhood characterized by its shops, stores, boutiques and Chinese and Asian restaurants.
It is just in the full heart of the Soho, Chinatown is a neighborhood characterized by its shops, stores, boutiques and Chinese and Asian restaurants.
Here you will find the best variety of the Chinese and oriental gastronomy, spices, fish and all kinds of tracks related to the thousand-year-old culture. In addition, in this neighborhood, the visitor will be able to find products and Asian and African spices, which are impossible to find in the big supermarkets.
Carnaby Street:
It is the street of the 60´s fashion and has earned its reputation for the great diversity of shops of vintage that exist from this epoch. Newburgh's street offers the shops of a number of such known designers as Jean Paul Gaultier and Juan Richmond.
It is the street of the 60´s fashion and has earned its reputation for the great diversity of shops of vintage that exist from this epoch. Newburgh's street offers the shops of a number of such known designers as Jean Paul Gaultier and Juan Richmond.
And near Kingly Court, there are 3 floors of shops that offer products that cannot be found any other place of London.
-Underground: Oxford CircusHamleys:
Known as the best shop of toys of the world, certainly if you cross its 3 floors you´ll have to affirm that. A very nice personnel and more than 40.000 games and toys for all the ages.
It is one of the biggest shops of toys in London and one of the biggest of the world.
Bluewater:
It is an enormous mall and of leisure in the surrounding areas of the metropolitan area of London, called "Greater London". It is one of the biggest malls of the whole Europe, with more than 330 shops and a whole of 40 cafeterias, bars and restaurants, besides a cinema with 13 rooms. It is a paradise for the addicts to shopping.
It is an enormous mall and of leisure in the surrounding areas of the metropolitan area of London, called "Greater London". It is one of the biggest malls of the whole Europe, with more than 330 shops and a whole of 40 cafeterias, bars and restaurants, besides a cinema with 13 rooms. It is a paradise for the addicts to shopping.
BIG STORES
Harrods
The mall Harrods is a great store that is placed in Brompton Road, a street of Knightsbridge's neighborhood, in full center of the city of London. Besides the stores, the group Harrods possesses the Bank Harrods, the real estate agency Harrods and the air line Harrods.
Harrods London has a surface of about 20.000 square metres distributed into five floors. The closest underground is Knightsbridge.
The current owner of the store of London is the Egyptian magnate Mohamed Al. Recently, these stores have been rewarded with Imperial Mark - a former royal certificate with more than three hundred years of antiquity, after being taken off of the royal certificate of the duke of Edinburgh.
Harrods is in 87-135 of Brompton Road, its schedules are from Monday until Saturday of 10:00 to 20:00 and on Sundays of 12:00 to 18:00.
History
Harrods had origins in the East End of London at the beginning of the reign of queen Victoria. In 1835, Charles Henry Harrod established the shop in the sidewalk of opposite his house, in Stepney. Harrods, worried by the epidemic of cholera that was flogging London, knew a merchant who wanted to get away from the rent of a store of ultramarine in Knightsbridge, that´s why the shop was moved in 1849 to what at the time was the semi-rural Brompton Road.
Harrods grew and the shop acquired several contiguous buildings. It had a great transformation in 1861 when Harrod's son, Charles Digby Harrod, took charge of the business. On December 6, 1883, a fire destroyed the buildings of the stores, giving to the family the occasion to reconstruct them to a bigger scale.
In 1959 the House Fraser bought the stores. Harrods has been attacked by IRA in three occasions. It suffered many hurts but in spite of it re –opened before three days . Harrods was bought by the brothers Al in 1985 by 615 million pounds, since then the space of sales has been extended to include those who before were zones for the personnel and the storage, on the top basement and the floors.
TO EAT IN HARRODS
Certainly, why not ... in Harrods it is also possible to eat, and they are multitude of restaurants of Different types :
- American type, years 70
- Self-service, to eat rapidly,
- Japanese
- The luxurious Georgian, with a pianist chhering the food.
– A Spanish restaurant of snacks (tapas-bar).
As a curiosity we have to say that in Harrods's restaurants we will be able to taste Harrods beer, exquisite but expensive, a very typical exquisiteness of London.
Buy in Harrods
These most famous big stores are in Knghtsbridge's zone, closely together of Hyde park or Buckingham's palace, for saying some references known. They raise in a majestic and unmistakable building in the most animated commercial street. Harrods is one more point of any tourist visit to London and it is obvious on having entered that one sees many people walking and being photographed but a few buying. And it is that Harrods has reputation of being expensive, a bit in the general line of London, though since in everything there are products to better prices and everything depends on the pocket of the visitor.
Harrods has 7 floors.
The lower ground :
The Ground floor :
First floor:
Second floor:
Third floor:
Fourth floor:
Fifth floor:
LOCALITATION
Vocabulary
¿En qué planta se encuentra la ropa de. . .?
- What floor does one find women's clothes?
- What floor does one find men’s clothes?
- What floor does one find children's clothes?
¿ Cuánto cuesta esto?
How much does this cost?
¿ Se puede pagar … ?
-Can I pay with credit card / con tarjeta de crédito
-Can I pay in cash? / en efectivo
¿Dónde está el punto de Información?
-Where is the Information point ?
¿Tienes de esta prenda una talla . . .?
-Have you a bigger size of this . . . ? /Más grande
-Have you a smaller size of this . . .?/Más pequeña
¿Cuál es el restaurante . .?
-Which is the cheapest restaurant? / Más barato
-Which is the most expensive restaurant? / Más caro
-Which is the restaurant with best food? / Con mejor comida
¿Dónde estan los baños?
-Where are the toilettes?
¿Me puede indicar por donde salir?
-Can you indicate me the exit?
¿Cuánto cuesta el parking?
-How much does the parking cost?
lunes, 18 de mayo de 2009
Imperial War
Imperial War Museum London
General enquiries: +44 (0)20 7416 5000
Fax: +44 (0)207 416 5374
Contact details for IWM
Collections: see Collections
Opening times:
Collections: see Collections
Opening times:
It opens daily (except 24, 25 and 26 December) 10.00am - 6.00pm
Admission:
FREE (NB: special exhibitions may charge an admission fee)
Museum Guidebook
Museum Guidebook
you can now purchase a copy of our Museum Guidebook from our Online Shop
TOURIST INFORMATION
Attractions close to Imperial War Museum.
Attractions close to Imperial War Museum.
The London Eye
This is on the South Bank of the Thames. If you want to have a nice view, don’t doubt to get on.
The Houses of Parliament
The Houses of Parliament is on The North Bank of Thames at Westminster.
Florence Nightingale Museum
Florence Nightingale was the person who developed modern nursing. In this museum there is information about her life and work. You can find interesting information.
South Bank Centre
The South Bank Centre comprises The Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room and the Hayward Gallery. It shares the site with the independently managed National Theatre, the National Film Theatre and the British Film Institute.
National Theatre
In the National Theatre you can find spectacular musicals, new plays for all the family. There are three theatres housed by The National: the Olivier, the Lyttelton and the Cottesloe, all together under one roof.
Tate Britain
The national gallery of British art from 1500 to 2004. It includes the Turner Gallery.
Tate Modern
Tate Modern, housed in a spectacular former power station, is home the Tate's collection of modern and contemporary art.
Museum of Garden History
In this museum you can find the story of the history of gardening and the work of celebrated gardeners. There’s an important gardener family: the Tradescant (they were the gardeners of Charles I and Charles II)
PUBLIC TRANSPORTS AT LONDON
THE UNDERGROUND
There are more than 275 stations distributed all over the city, which means that you will always have a tube station near you. All the stations have tube maps,so you can consult them when you need it.
Direction of the trains
The trains and the platforms can usually be described as “eastbound”, “westbound”, “northbound” and “southbound” depending on the direction of the line. The trains that go left to right are “eastbound”; right to left, “westbound”; from the top to the bottom, “southbound”; and from the bottom aupwards “northbound”. In the front of the train and in the indicator of the platform you can see the last shutdown of the train, that usually is the end of the line.
Zones & map of tube
The underground net of London is divided into six “zones” that appear in the map like concentric circles. Zone 1 (center circle) represents downtown and if you move out of it, you will cross more zones.It is cheaper to travel in 3, 4, 5 zones and 6 than in 1 and 2 zones. Even so, when you travel you must pay by each zone through which you are going to pass.
First /last train
Public buses
Every city and town in Britain has a local bus service. These services are privatized and run by separate companies. The largest bus companies in Britain are First, Stagecoach, and Arrival, which run buses in most UK towns.
Outside London, buses usually travel to and from the town centre (the busiest part of town). Most towns have a bus station, where you'll be able to find maps and information about bus routes.
If you can't find a bus station, bus route information is usually posted on bus stops. When you see a bus approaching, its destination will be on the front. If you want to get on the bus, raise your hand to catch the driver's attention when the bus approaches the stop.
Tickets & fares
The cost of a bus ticket normally depends on how far you're travelling. Fares usually cost from £0.80-£1.50. Child fares cost around £0.40-£0.60. Single and return fares are available on some buses, but you normally need to buy a ticket for each individual journey (single tickets only).
You can buy your ticket when you get on board a bus, by telling the driver where you're going. 1-day and weekly travel cards are available in some towns, and these can be bought from the driver or from an information centre at the bus station. Tickets are valid for each separate journey rather than for a period of time, so if you get off the bus you'll need to buy a new ticket when getting on another bus.
There are over 6,500 buses in London operating 700 routes every day. Buses run all over London, serving over 17,000 bus stops, so you'll never be far from a bus route.
First/last buses
Some bus services only run during the day, from about 06:00 to 23:00. However, many routes run a 24-hour service. Night buses - prefixed with the letter 'N' (e.g. N24) - run during the night and offer a good alternative to the tube, (which closes around 00:00), and taxis which can be expensive.
Rush hours
If you can, you should avoid using the public transport during rush hours. At these times people are going to and from work and buses become extremely crowded. The morning rush hour is from about 08:00 to 09:30, and the evening one from about 17:00 to 18:30. Weekends are also a busy time for buses in central London, especially in places like Oxford Street.
Frequency
Most bus routes run every 5-10 minutes in central London, but may be less frequent in outer areas. Timetables are posted at each bus stop. Buses are less frequent at night and on Sundays and public holidays.
Journey timesJourney times vary depending on traffic, distance and destination. Your journey will take longer at rush hours and if there are any accidents on the bus route. Some bus stops display expected journey times for certain routes.
Travelling by coach
Britain's coaches are privatised and lots of operators run thousands of routes across the country. Coach travel is usually a lot cheaper than train travel, but takes longer.
National Express
National Express is the biggest coach operator with routes to over 1,000 destinations in the UK. With coaches making over 600 journeys a day, there's sure to be one going your way. National Express also runs coaches to and from 7 UK airports, and special services for events like Glastonbury Festival.
Megabus
Inspired by the boom in low-cost airlines, Megabus is another well-known company offering coach journeys all over Britain at very low prices. You can even find tickets for as little as £1. Megabus routes operate on over 40 major destinations across the UK, many going to and from London.
For more information on Megabus services and bookings, visit http://www.megabus.com/.
easyBus
easyBus.co.uk offers a low-cost high frequency airport transfers service from London to and from London's Airports with prices starting from just £2. Travelling from London to and from Luton Airport, Stansted Airport and Gatwick Airport is now fast, easy and great value with easyBus from Stelios and easyGroup.
There are more than 275 stations distributed all over the city, which means that you will always have a tube station near you. All the stations have tube maps,so you can consult them when you need it.
Direction of the trains
The trains and the platforms can usually be described as “eastbound”, “westbound”, “northbound” and “southbound” depending on the direction of the line. The trains that go left to right are “eastbound”; right to left, “westbound”; from the top to the bottom, “southbound”; and from the bottom aupwards “northbound”. In the front of the train and in the indicator of the platform you can see the last shutdown of the train, that usually is the end of the line.
Zones & map of tube
The underground net of London is divided into six “zones” that appear in the map like concentric circles. Zone 1 (center circle) represents downtown and if you move out of it, you will cross more zones.It is cheaper to travel in 3, 4, 5 zones and 6 than in 1 and 2 zones. Even so, when you travel you must pay by each zone through which you are going to pass.
First /last train
The tube doesn’t circulate all of time (24h per day). The tube begins to circulate between 05:15 and the 06:00 from Monday to Saturday, and the last train leaves the center from London at midnight. Sundays, the first train leaves at 7:00 h, and the last one leaves the center of London between 23:00 - 23: 30 h. The hour the first one and the last train pass depends on the line, the station, the direction and the last shutdown.
Rush hour
You shouldn’t use the public transport during the rush hour, when people go/return from the work and the tube is incredibly full. At the mornings, the rush hour is from 08:00 to 09:30 h, and in the evening, from 17:00 to 18:30 h.
Frequency
The frequency of the trains depends of the hour, the direction and the last station. Some lines have more frequency than others. In almost all the platforms there are panels where they indicate when the next tube will pass , which usually takes never more than 5 minutes. The underground is very precise and it only has delays in rush hour.
Duration of passages
The duration of the passage between the different stations depends of the distance. In center of London, there is about a 1-2 minutes from a shutdown to another one, and about a 2-3 minutes in the rest of the city.
BUSES & COACHES
Public buses
·Travelling by public bus
Every city and town in Britain has a local bus service. These services are privatized and run by separate companies. The largest bus companies in Britain are First, Stagecoach, and Arrival, which run buses in most UK towns.
Outside London, buses usually travel to and from the town centre (the busiest part of town). Most towns have a bus station, where you'll be able to find maps and information about bus routes.
If you can't find a bus station, bus route information is usually posted on bus stops. When you see a bus approaching, its destination will be on the front. If you want to get on the bus, raise your hand to catch the driver's attention when the bus approaches the stop.
Tickets & fares
The cost of a bus ticket normally depends on how far you're travelling. Fares usually cost from £0.80-£1.50. Child fares cost around £0.40-£0.60. Single and return fares are available on some buses, but you normally need to buy a ticket for each individual journey (single tickets only).
You can buy your ticket when you get on board a bus, by telling the driver where you're going. 1-day and weekly travel cards are available in some towns, and these can be bought from the driver or from an information centre at the bus station. Tickets are valid for each separate journey rather than for a period of time, so if you get off the bus you'll need to buy a new ticket when getting on another bus.
Bus passenger information
First/last buses
Some bus services only run during the day, from about 06:00 to 23:00. However, many routes run a 24-hour service. Night buses - prefixed with the letter 'N' (e.g. N24) - run during the night and offer a good alternative to the tube, (which closes around 00:00), and taxis which can be expensive.
Night buses
Some night buses follow a daytime bus route while others have completely new routes or follow tube line stops overground. The London night bus system is one of the best in the world and provides access to many parts of London.
If you are travelling from one of the outer zones to another part of London (which isn't central London) you may have to take 2 buses, one into central London and another out again.
Night buses come on duty before the tube shuts down, and run throughout the night. Services are less frequent than day services, usually every 30 minutes to an hour. You need to raise your hand to tell the bus to stop as it approaches the bus stop. Single fares are £2 and all travel cards are valid within their period of validity.
You can check which bus routes provide 24-hour and night bus services at bus stop information boards and at night bus information.
Some night buses follow a daytime bus route while others have completely new routes or follow tube line stops overground. The London night bus system is one of the best in the world and provides access to many parts of London.
If you are travelling from one of the outer zones to another part of London (which isn't central London) you may have to take 2 buses, one into central London and another out again.
Night buses come on duty before the tube shuts down, and run throughout the night. Services are less frequent than day services, usually every 30 minutes to an hour. You need to raise your hand to tell the bus to stop as it approaches the bus stop. Single fares are £2 and all travel cards are valid within their period of validity.
You can check which bus routes provide 24-hour and night bus services at bus stop information boards and at night bus information.
Rush hours
If you can, you should avoid using the public transport during rush hours. At these times people are going to and from work and buses become extremely crowded. The morning rush hour is from about 08:00 to 09:30, and the evening one from about 17:00 to 18:30. Weekends are also a busy time for buses in central London, especially in places like Oxford Street.
Frequency
Most bus routes run every 5-10 minutes in central London, but may be less frequent in outer areas. Timetables are posted at each bus stop. Buses are less frequent at night and on Sundays and public holidays.
Journey timesJourney times vary depending on traffic, distance and destination. Your journey will take longer at rush hours and if there are any accidents on the bus route. Some bus stops display expected journey times for certain routes.
Travelling by coach
Britain's coaches are privatised and lots of operators run thousands of routes across the country. Coach travel is usually a lot cheaper than train travel, but takes longer.
National Express
National Express is the biggest coach operator with routes to over 1,000 destinations in the UK. With coaches making over 600 journeys a day, there's sure to be one going your way. National Express also runs coaches to and from 7 UK airports, and special services for events like Glastonbury Festival.
Megabus
Inspired by the boom in low-cost airlines, Megabus is another well-known company offering coach journeys all over Britain at very low prices. You can even find tickets for as little as £1. Megabus routes operate on over 40 major destinations across the UK, many going to and from London.
For more information on Megabus services and bookings, visit http://www.megabus.com/.
easyBus
easyBus.co.uk offers a low-cost high frequency airport transfers service from London to and from London's Airports with prices starting from just £2. Travelling from London to and from Luton Airport, Stansted Airport and Gatwick Airport is now fast, easy and great value with easyBus from Stelios and easyGroup.
BRITISH MUSEUM
Getting Here
By Underground
The nearest underground stations to the Museum are:
Holborn (approximately 7 minutes on foot)
Tottenham Court Road (approx. 6 minutes on foot)
Russell Square (approx. 10 minutes on foot)
Goodge Street (approx. 13 minutes on foot)
The nearest underground stations to the Museum are:
Holborn (approximately 7 minutes on foot)
Tottenham Court Road (approx. 6 minutes on foot)
Russell Square (approx. 10 minutes on foot)
Goodge Street (approx. 13 minutes on foot)
By bus
The following buses stop near the Museum
The following buses stop near the Museum
1, 7, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242
Stop on New Oxford Street
10, 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390Stop on Tottenham Court Road,
northbound and Gower Street, southbound
59, 68, X68, 91, 168, 188Stop on Southampton Row
The British Museum is free to all:
The Museum is open every day 10.00–17.30
Open late Thursdays and Fridays
The British Museum is free to all visitors. A charge may be made for some special exhibitions.
Information Desk
+44 (0)20 7323 8299- For general information about the Museum
Collections enquiries
+44 (0)20 7323 8838- For questions about the Museum collection
Ticket Desk
+44 (0)20 7323 8181- For exhibition and eventticket booking
Switchboard
+44 (0)20 7323 8000- For all other enquiries
MAPS:
-Ground floor:
Americas
North America (Room 26) The JP Morgan Chase Gallery
Mexico (Room 27)
Ancient Egypt
Egyptian sculpture (Room 4)
Ancient Greece and Rome
Greece: Cycladic Islands (Room 11)
Greece: Minoans and Mycenaeans (Room 12) The Arthur I Fleischman Gallery
Greece 1050-520 BC (Room 13)
Greek vases (Room 14)
Athens and Lycia (Room 15)
Greece: Bassae Sculptures (Room 16)
Nereid Monument (Room 17)
Greece: Parthenon (Room 18)
Greece: Athens (Room 19)
Greeks and Lycians 400- 325 BC (Room 20)
Mausoleum of Halikarnassos (Room 21)
The world of Alexander (Room 22)
Greek and Roman sculpture (Room 23)
Asia
China, India, South Asia and Southeast Asia (Room 33) The Joseph E Hotung Gallery
India: Amaravati (Room 33a) The Asahi Shimbun Gallery
Chinese jade (Room 33b) The Selwyn and Ellie Alleyne Gallery
Korea (Room 67) The Korea Foundation Gallery
Middle East
Assyrian sculpture and Balawat Gates (Room 6)
Assyria: Nimrud (Room 7-8)
Assyria: Nineveh (Room 9)
Assyria: Lion hunts, Siege of Lachish and Khorsabad (Room 10)
The Islamic world (Room 34) The John Addis Gallery
Themes
Enlightenment (Room 1)
Living and Dying (Room 24) The Wellcome Trust Gallery
Exhibitions and changing displays
Changing Museum (Room 2)
Special exhibitions (Room 3)
Reading Room
-Lower floor:
Africa
Africa (Room 25) The Sainsbury Galleries
Ancient Greece and Rome
Greek and Roman architecture (Room 77)
Classical inscriptions (Room 78)
Early Ephesus (Room 82) The Wolfson Gallery — Gallery currently closed
Roman sculpture (Room 83-4) The Wolfson Galleries — Gallery currently closed
Roman portraits (Room 85) The Wolfson Gallery — Gallery currently closed
Clore Education Centre
Hugh and Catherine Stevenson Lecture Theatre
Claus Moser Room
BP Lecture Theatre
The Studio
Raymond and Beverly Sackler Rooms
Samsung Digital Discovery Centre
-Upper floor:
Ancient Egypt
The tomb-chapel of Nebamun: Ancient Egyptian life and death (Room 61) The Michael Cohen Gallery
Egyptian death and afterlife:mummies (Room 62-3) The Roxie Walker Galleries
Early Egypt (Room 64) The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery
Egypt and Nubia (Room 65) The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery
Ethiopia and Coptic Egypt (Room 66)
Ancient Greece and Rome
Greek and Roman life (Room 69)
Roman Empire (Room 70) The Wolfson Gallery
Etruscan world (Room 71)
Ancient Cyprus (Room 72) The A G Leventis Gallery
Greeks in Italy (Room 73)
Europe
Medieval Europe (Room 40) The Paul and Jill Ruddock Gallery
Europe AD 300–1100 (Room 41)
The Waddesdon Bequest (Room 45)
Europe 1400–1800 (Room 46)
Europe 1800–1900 (Room 47)
Europe 1900 to the present (Room 48)
Roman Britain (Room 49) The Weston Gallery
Britain and Europe 800 BC–AD 43 (Room 50)
Ancient Europe 4000-800 BC (Room 51)
Middle East
Ancient Iran (Room 52) The Rahim Irvani Gallery
Ancient South Arabia (Room 53) The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery
Ancient Turkey (Room 54) The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery
Mesopotamia 1500–539 BC (Room 55) The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery
Mesopotamia 6000–1500 BC (Room 56) The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery
Ancient Levant (Room 57-69)
Themes
Clocks and watches (Room 38-9) The Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Gallery
Money (Room 68) The HSBC Gallery
Exhibitions and changing displays
Prints and drawings (Room 90)
Special exhibition (Room 91)
Special exhibition (Room 69a)
Court Restaurant
Upper floor, Great Court
Top quality cuisine from around the world in the Museum’s magnificent Great Court.
Teahouse
11.00-15.00
Lunch
12.00-15.00
Afternoon tea
15.00-17.30
Dinner (Thursdays and Fridays)
17.30-22.30
Download our current menus: Lunch/Dinner/Afternoon tea menuSpecial exhibition menu
Reservations:+44 (0)20 7323 8990alternatively +44 (0)7920 712 561
Gallery Café
Ground floor, next to Room 12
Hearty meals, pasta, sandwiches, snacks, soups, salads, desserts, cakes, and hot and cold drinks, all in a family-friendly atmosphere.
Monday-Sunday
10.00-17.00
Court Cafés
Ground floor, Great Court
A large selection of freshly made sandwiches and snacks, salads, desserts, cakes, and hot and cold drinks.
Sunday-Wednesday
09.00-17.30
Thurday-Saturday
09.00-21.00
Family picnic area
Lower floor, downstairs on the south side of Great Court
At weekends and during school holidays, families with children are welcome to use the Ford Centre for Young Visitors as a picnic style eating area.
High chairs are available in all the cafés and the restaurant.
Access information
Lifts
There are lifts throughout the Museum and the vast majority of galleries, and all special exhibitions are fully accessible. You can find out the location of the lifts and how to get to the galleries by picking up a free plan of the Museum from the Information Desk in the Great Court.
Large print guides
There are large print versions of What’s on, the free plan of the Museum and selected gallery guides. These are available from the Information Desk.
Touch tours and handling sessions
A touch tour is available for the Egyptian Sculpture Gallery (Room 4) and the Parthenon Sculptures (Room 18). Please ask at the Information Desk for further details.
Group visit
Organising a group visit:
We advise you let us know if you are bringing a large party to the Museum. Please telephone the Ticket Desk on +44 (0)20 7323 8181 or email tickets@britishmuseum.org
If you would like to arrange a guided tour for a group of 10 or more people, or a guided tour in a foreign language, please email groups@britishmuseum.orgMinimum charge for a group tour £100.
FUTURE EXHIBITIONS
Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur
28 May – 23 August 2009 / Room 35 / £8, Members free
A rare chance to see paintings in the royal collection of the Mehrangarh Museum Trust, Jodhpur
The exhibition will feature a loan of 56 paintings from India, none of which have been displayed before in Europe. It is a fantastic opportunity to experience the unique art tradition that flourished in the royal courts between the 17th and 19th centuries.
The paintings included in the exhibition range from a handful of miniatures to monumental artworks depicting the palaces, wives and families of the Jodhpur rulers.
Later works depict epic narratives and demonstrate the devotion of Maharaja Man Singh to an esoteric yogic tradition. Jodhpur artists rose to the challenge of creating images for metaphysical concepts and yoga narratives which had never previously been the focus of the region's court art.
TOURS OF THE MUSEUM
At the museum, you can see a lot of things, like:
The Rosetta stone: From Fort St Julien, el-Rashid (Rosetta), EgyptPtolemaic Period, 196 BC
The inscription on the Rosetta stone is a decree passed by a council of priests, one of a series that affirm the royal cult of the 13-year-old Ptolemy V on the first anniversary of his coronation. The decree is inscribed on the stone three times, in hieroglyphic (suitable for a priestly decree), demotic (the native script used for daily purposes), and Greek (the language of the administration).
The Rosetta stone has been exhibited in the British Museum since 1802, with only one break. Towards the end of the First World War, in 1917, when the Museum was concerned about heavy bombing in London, they moved it to safety along with other, portable, 'important' objects. The Rosetta stone spent the next two years in a station on the Postal Tube Railway fifty feet below the ground at Holborn.
Parthenon sculptures:
The Parthenon was built as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It was the centrepiece of an ambitious building programme on the Acropolis of Athens. The temple’s great size and lavish use of white marble was intended to show off the city’s power and wealth at the height of its empire.
The mummy of Katebet: From Thebes, EgyptLate 18th or early 19th Dynasty, around 1300-1280 BC
Set of amour: From Japan. Momoyama period, late 16th century (cuirass and sleeves; Edo period, 17th century (helmet), 18th-19th century (remainder)
The helmet, though made in the seventeenth century, is in the tradition of earlier pieces which were often given a hideous face-mask with bristling whiskers to strike terror into the enemy.
King of Ife: Yoruba, probably 12th-14th century AD .From Ife, Nigeria.
One of the most famous items in the Ethnographic collections. This is the head of the Oni, the king of Ife, wearing a crown partly painted in red to represent carnelian beads.
Group of sancai ceramic tomb figures: From northern China, probably Henan province. Tang dynasty, early 8th century AD.
About one metre high, these are among the tallest known burial figures from the Tang dynasty (AD 618-906). The group comprises two fabulous beasts (one with a human face), two fierce lokapala, guardian figures usually seen at the entrance to temples, and in the centre, two officials, one military, one civil. The military official has armour over his green robe and a bird of prey on his hat.
The Flood Tablet: Neo-Assyrian, 7th century BC. From Nineveh, northern Iraq.
The most famous cuneiform tablet from Mesopotamia. The Assyrian King Ashurbanipal (reigned 669-631 BC) collected a library of thousands of cuneiform tablets in his palace at Nineveh. They recorded myths, legends and scientific information. Among them was the story of the adventures of Gilgamesh, a legendary ruler of Uruk, and his search for immortality. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a huge work, the longest literary work in Akkadian (the language of Babylonia and Assyria). It was widely known, with versions also found at Hattusas, capital of the Hittites, and Megiddo in the Levant.
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TRAFALGAR SQUARE
What is it? It is one of the most important squares of London.
Where is it placed? On the west of St Martin-in-the-Fields church and on the south of the National Gallery.
When was it built? It was built in 1829, and it was rebuilt to turn it into a pedestrian zone.
Characteristics: The most important reference in this touristic square is the Nelson column. It has 50 meters. Around the monument, there are big lions made of bronze, in front of the fountains that illuminate the square at night.
One of the streets that begin in this square is Charing Cross: this is the place from which all the distances in England are calculated.
Every Christmas, it is decorated with a big Christmas tree which Norwergian people gives British people as a present for the liberation from the Nazis.
Getting here:
The Tube:
Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern lines) is the closest Tube station, with an entrance/exit on Trafalgar Square.
The following stations are within a few minutes' walk:
Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly lines),Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines),Embankment (Bakerloo, Northern, District and Circle lines)
Mainline train:
Charing Cross mainline rail station is about a three minute walk from the Square.
Buses:
Routes 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 53, 77A, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176, 453 go past Trafalgar Square. Also routes 22 and 94 terminate nearby, at Piccadilly Circus. Many of London's night buses serve Trafalgar Square.
WESTMINSTER PALACE
What is it? This is the place where the British people meet in two rooms of the United Kingdom Parlament: Lords’ room and Commons' room.
Where is it? It is placed in the north shore of Tamesis river, on the Westminster bay.
When was it built? It was rebuilt after a fire in 1834 by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin.
Characteristics: The building is divided into two parts: Commons’ House and Lords’ House. The green color belongs to the first ones, the red to the second ones. It contains more than a thousand rooms. The halls are elongated, decorated with pictures of 15 meters. There are details along visit: the roof, the walls, the furniture, the lamps and the works of art.
It is the place where they celebrate important meetings of State, the most important of which is the Parliament Opening Ceremony.
Its style is neogothic and it was built by Charles Barry.
Westminster palace includes many towers. The highest is Victory Tower, which measures 98.5 meters; the Central Tower measures 91 meters (it is the smallest one) and on the northwest the mos famous tower, Clock Tower, which measures 96 m.
Timetable:
The timetable for the free visit of the Commons’ Room is from Monday to Thursday, from 16.15, and Friday, at 10.00.
Parliamentary Discussion are on Monday, from 14.30 to 22.30; Tuesday and Wednesday from 11.00 to 19.30; Thursday until 18.30 and Friday from 09.30 to 15.00.
NOTE: Guided visits are from July to October.
LONDON EYE
What is it? London Eye, called Millennium Wheel too, is a big Wheel that is used as a viewpoint.
Where is it? It is placed between Westminster and Hungerford bridges.
When was it built? It was inaugurated by Tony Blair on the 31st December 1999. It was closed to the people until March 2000 because there were technical problems. Since that moment it has been a reference point and a touristic attraction of London.
Characteristics: London Eye measures 135 meters above the Thames River. The big wheel has 35 capsules sealed and climatized held in an extern circumference. It turns at 0.9km/h, with every complete turn lasting 30 minutes. The speed is so slowly that it doesn’t stop for the people to go out. It just stops to receive disabled people and the elder.
London Eye looks like bike wheel held by radios. The total weight is 1700 tons.
Timetable:
May and June 10.00am - 9.00pm daily
July and August10.00am - 9.30pm daily
September10.00am - 9.00pm daily
October to Aprildaily 10.00am - 8.00pm
Price:
1 January – 31 march 1 April – 31 December
Adult: UKP 15.50 Adult: UKP 17.00
Child, 5 – 15: UKP 7.75 Child, 5 – 15: UKP 8.50
Child, under 5: Free Child, under 5: Free
Senior, 60+ : UKP 12.00 Senior, 60+ : UKP 14.00
Registered Disabled: UKP 12.00 Registered Disabled: UKP 14.00
Getting here:
By tube
Waterloo is the closest tube station to the London Eye. Waterloo is about five minutes walking distance. Exit the station following signs for the South Bank.
By rail
The closest rail stations to the London Eye are Waterloo and Charing Cross. Waterloo is the closest rail station to the London Eye.
By bus
Buses to the London Eye include the 211, 77 and 381.
By car
Usually, it is quicker and easier to take public transport to reach the London Eye. If you do need to drive, there are three car parks within walking distance around the South Bank area.
By boat
You can travel here from the O2 or the Millbank. For more information see River Cruises pages.
PICADILLY CIRCUS
What is it? Is a famous road junction and public space.
Where is it? It localizated at the West End in London, in Westminster district.
When was it built? It was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the main shopping streets
Characteristics: Nowadays it is connected with Shaftesbury Avenue and the Haymarket, Coventry Street and Glasshouse Street. Piccadilly Circus is an important meeting point and a touristic place, because it’s near the main shopping and entertainment areas in the centre of West End, and it’s the biggest intersection for traffic.
It is famous for its big video screens and advertising walls made of neon, held in the building situated at the northe area of the square, the big fountain in memory of Shaftesbury and the statue of Eros, called Angel of Christian Charity. This statue has many important buildings around, including the London Pavilion and Criterion Theatre. Under the square is Piccadilly Circus underground’s station.
Getting there:
It is placed at 184 Pearl Street. You can go by underground. The station is called like the square, Picadilly Circus. It is very near the square.
ROYAL BOTANIC KEW GARDENS
What is it? Kew Gardens are extensive gardens and botanical glasshouses. It is a botanic investigation center too and it has one of the most important bank of seeds in the world.
Where is it? It is placed between Richmond and Kew, in southwest London.
When was it built? Current gardens are from 1759, when the princess Augusta, mother of George III, wanted to use 3,5 hectares of her property as a botanic garden.
Characteristics: It is used as a growing, conservation and preservation of the worldwide flora. It is organized in zones with gardens of different flowers inside the park, two greenhouses with tropical flowers, a bamboo garden, another Japanese garden, and strange animals such as poisonous frogs, multicolor lizards and the famous giant plant called Amorphophallus titanum. The garden has representative structures called Gran Pagoda and some museums. We find also the Marianne North Gallery.
Timetable: It is open to the people all the year.
Open and Closing times, Sun 29 Mar to Sat 29 Aug
Monday to Friday
Saturday & Sunday
Kew Gardens
9.30am
6.30pm(last entry 6pm)
7.30pm(last entry 7pm)
Glasshouses & Galleries
9.30am
5.30pm
5.30pm
Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop Walkway
9.30am
5.30pm(last entry 5.15pm)
6.30pm(last entry 6.15pm)
Climbers and Creepers
10.30am
5.30pm
5.30pm
Kew Palace
10.30am
(From 10 April)4.15pm
(From 10 April)4.15pm
Price: Free, once inside the Gardens.
Enquiries: by email
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
What is it? Is the residence of the Royal British Family. It is used for ceremony and State visits and touristic visits. The Palace is a place where the British people meet in difficult times and festivity days.
Where is it? In London, at the western end of St James Park.
When was it built? It was built by the first duke of Buckingham in 1703 and bought by the King George III in 1762 to turn it into a private residence.
Characteristics: The main halls of the Palace are: Music Room, whose arch dominates the facade; Throne room and Green Room; Guard room, which contains a great marble statue of Prince Albert; Arch room, crossed by people to celebrate the Queen’s parties in the garden’s palace.
On the east, the rooms are decorated with an oriental style, and in the centre we can find the famous balcony with crystal doors of the central hall.
Timetable:
26 of July to 28 of September of 2009: 9.45 – 18.00 (last hour to visit at 15.45). A visit lasts from two hours to two and a half.
If you want to see the Changing Life Guards, you can see it from Mondays to Saturdays at 11.00 am and at 10.00am on Sundays.
Price:
State Hall’s, Buckingham Palace
Adults: 16.50
Adults over 60/ Students (with card): 15
Younger than 17: 9.50
Younger than 5:
Families: 44 (2 adults and 3 children younger than 17)
A Royal Day Out
(State Hall’s, Royal depot and Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace)
Adults: 29, 50 pounds
Over than 60 / Students (with card): 26, 50 pounds
Younger than 17 : 16,50 pounds
Younger than 5 : Free
Families: 78 pounds (2 adults and 3 children younger than 17)
By train: London Victoria station
By underground: Victoria, Green Park and Hyde Park Corner stations
By bus: using the routes 11, 211, 239, C1 and C10
By car: There are some tour operators that included a visit to the State Hall’s
Tel: +44 (0)20 7766 7300
Fax: +44 (0)20 7930 9625
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