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This group of New Year's revelers struggled to light their lantern atop windy Primrose Hill. ...

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One special thing about experiencing the fireworks on Primrose Hill: lots of people were lighting...

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When I tell people that I "saw the New Year's fireworks in London", they may think of...

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Rather than endure the crushing mass of humanity downtown along the River Thames, Pete and...

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When you disembark from the train, don't "watch your step". Instead, "mind the...

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Inside the main lobby of the lodge. The reception desk is on the left; the door into the common room is on the right.

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An underground train races into the deserted Swiss Cottage stop.

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The Swiss Cottage subway station was the closest stop to our hostel. It also reminded me of my two favorite types of cheeses.

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The London Underground is known colloquially as "The Tube", or if you're British,...

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A police cruiser kept an eye out for trouble amidst the New Year's Eve nightlife in London's West End.

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After a long day at the Tower of London, Pete and I popped into this pub in Soho for fish 'n' chips and a few pints early on New Year's Eve.

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The atmosphere was cheery and festive inside, and it was only yet 6:00pm.

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Inside the White Tower (the large one that gives the Tower of London castle its name) is the...

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And you thought your car had a blind spot! Truth be told, this is a jousting helmet. In...

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Fancy swords for the ceremonial duties of bygone princes.

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At least six ravens are kept at the Tower at all times, in accordance with the belief that if...

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With his playful manner and dry wit, he kept the audience in stitches for the entire hour-long tour.

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More or less looking from the opposite direction. The curtain walls of the castle are on...

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