Trav-ellingtonista: Round 2
London took a few licks in the last bout and so came out swinging with some of the most beautiful public parks I have seen. Hyde Park and Green Park being my favourites. The fact that they have squirells just makes it that much cooler.
But then Wellington tagged in and took down both Tokyo and London with a steel chair to the back, thus holding aloft the coveted Metropolis title belt.
- Wellington: Bars open to the break of dawn public transport open till 3am (on some routes) and taxis are usually cheap as chips.
- Tokyo: Bars open till the break o' break of dawn, Transport finishes at midnight, taxis cost a bomb.
- London: the transport and the bars BOTH stop at (or before) midnight.
We discovered this on Saturday when we strolled into our first bar after dinner (the very arty Foundry in Old Street) and we're told that the bar was closed. CLOSED! at 11 on a Saturday night! The only places that were open were very dodgy clubs with long lines of slappers outside.
We were actually taken by locals. And we did have a Time Out. And the bar closed just as we got there.
We stayed for a bit anyway it is a bloody cool bar (except for the closing time).
Get a copy of Time Out.
There are plenty of bars open past 11pm in London.
In central London Westminster council keeps tight conrol over opening hours as there's a lot of residents in the area. If you're a visitor then do some research on places to go beforehand rather than visiting places randomly -- you'll have a much better time.