DON'TS in London

 

This post is for travelers: a few DON'TS of visiting London.

And the first thing you don't want to do is don't forget to look RIGHT! The biggest thing that gets tourists when they are here is they walk into traffic and think: I look left and right... wrong they drive on the left side of the road. I hope you don't forget to get your insurance because van you're going to get hit.

That's the first dump, the second don't is don't forget to tap out your oyster card. Public transportation in London is expensive, and if you're going to take it a tube allot it. You know three pounds for one ride that's like five dollars. That's four euros or five bucks. That's a lot of money what you want to do is get an oyster card. There are two different kinds of Oyster cards you can get. One is called a Visitor's Oyster Card you can only get this if you order it ahead of time. Or you can get a regular Oyster card which you can pick up at tons of shops around London. You can get it at the airport too. On the visitor Oyster card it's £6.40 and on a regular Oyster card it kind of varies it's around £7 pounds.

 

The third don't is don't just eat at the pubs when you come here. You can really spend a lot of money when you're here hitting the pubs and getting a beer for four or five pounds. That's like seven or eight dollars. You're going to be out with the pubs having some drinks with your friends or some of the locals you meet here and just know this is not a cheap experience. So don't expect to go home with a lot of money; but if you decide to go to the pub and order yourself a beer or a cider, you'll need to order by the pint, it's about 20oz of drink.

For number four - don't forget about the free stuff. There's a lot of great free museums and free things to do here in London, for example the British Museum. And this is connected with the fifth don't - Don’t forget to buy tickets online in advance for museums and certain sights. This will save you a lot of time and, sometimes, a lot of money too. You can also consider buying a London Pass, which will give you discounted access to several attractions around the city.

 

Might not be now sixth don't - don't expect to get anywhere on a Sunday morning. This is for European travelers. They're going to be using ryanair and easyjet, and they're gonna have those early early morning flights like 6:00 a.m.. From stansted or something like that Sunday mornings in London it seems like it's when they're always doing construction on a train trekker, or Maintenance on a Tube line or things like that and the Tube lines and stuff like that might not be working; you might not be able to get to the Tube to connect to the train and those kind of things. So if you have a chance, choose a flight later in the day on Sunday to fly out.

The seventh don't: Don’t forget your manners – say “please,” “thank you,” and “sorry” when appropriate. Londoners are known for their politeness, so it’s only respectable that you reciprocate it. In addition, follow the common rules of conduct, some of which are as follows: Don’t ever skip a line (also know as a “queue” in England), no matter if it’s while waiting for the Tube, to buy tickets for a show, or at the grocery store.


 One of the most important things that you MUST NOT do is don’t poke fun at or make offensive comments about the Royal Family, as they are highly esteemed and loved in the UK.

The next one - don’t make the “peace sign” with your hand. Certain gestures are not universal in their meaning, and England is no exception–this particular hand sign backwards is the equivalent to lifting your middle finger. (Be especially mindful when you’re ordering two drinks at a pub!)

Don’t forget to take your umbrella and sunglasses with you wherever you go, as London weather can be quite temperamental: A sunny day can turn into a rainy one at the drop of a hat depending on the season.
 
And the last one - Don’t leave London without having experienced afternoon tea!

See you later with  my next post: Things that you should not do in New York :)