John Sykes

London is full of strange and beautiful sights. It is a place for traditions and rebels, for the establishment and every alternative subculture. This book celebrates the diversity of the city. It invites you to see Little Ben or the fake 10 Downing Street, and answers both conventional and unusual questions. What, apart from Rolling Scones, will you see at God’s Own Junkyard? Where does an old-school gentleman buy his wine and umbrellas? Why did Robbie Williams feud with his next-door neighbour? How has the city commemorated the Queen Mother and Princess Diana? In which park do 100-year-old naked ladies cavort on the banks of the Thames? Where did Lenin and Julian Assange campaign for their beliefs? And which bridge rolls itself up?

London har allt och mer därtill. Staden är märklig och vacker, lika konventionell och traditionell som den är galen och subversiv. Efter ett par besök kan det vara svårt att hitta nya platser att besöka. Men inte längre – 111 platser i London du måste se visar vägen till huvudstadens ovanliga och annorlunda ställen. Vad kan du köpa på Guds egna skrotupplag? Kan en underjordisk cykelväg ta dig hela vägen till Skottland? Var köper en gentleman sin konst, sitt vin och sina paraplyer? Och vilket hus ritades av James Bonds ärkefiende? Boken tar läsaren bortom turistattraktioner som Big Ben, London Eye och Buckingham Palace, och berättar om personer, händelser, byggnader, butiker, pubar, konstverk och kuriositeter som gör London till just London. Bokens 111 bilder och berättelser bjuder in till att uppleva helt nya sidor av metropolen och låter dig upptäcka London på ett nytt och inspirerande sätt.

Cologne is one of the oldest centers of Jewish life in Europe. This city tour takes you on an impressive journey through centuries of Jewish history - from the Middle Ages to the present day.

London is full of strange and beautiful sights. It is a place for traditions and rebels, for the establishment and every alternative subculture. This book celebrates the diversity of the city. It invites you to see Little Ben or the fake 10 Downing Street, and answers both conventional and unusual questions. What, apart from Rolling Scones, will you see at God’s Own Junkyard? Where does an old-school gentleman buy his wine and umbrellas? Why did Robbie Williams feud with his next-door neighbour? How has the city commemorated the Queen Mother and Princess Diana? In which park do 100-year-old naked ladies cavort on the banks of the Thames? Where did Lenin and Julian Assange campaign for their beliefs? And which bridge rolls itself up?

En guidebog til 111 anderledes, ukendte og særlige steder i London. Så du slipper for at rende i hælene på alle de andre turister, så du ikke går glip af de små, sjældne detaljer, og så du oplever byen på en ny måde.London har det hele og mere til. Denne rejseguide giver et personligt bud på, hvad der er værd at opleve.Bogen giver inspiration til en anderledes og eventyrlig sightseeing i det London, der ikke er beskrevet i de traditionelle turistguides. Den åbenbarer ukendte sider af byen og lader sin læser opleve den på en ny og fascine­rende måde. Find ud af:Hvor kongen af Korsika blev begravet.Hvilken vinhandler, der har optegnelser over sine kunders kropsvægt.Hvilken undergrundsstation, der gennemstrømmes af et vandløb.Hvor du finder de bedste og mest fortryllende haver og parker.Og 107 andre spændende ting om London.Bogen kan bruges både af den turist, der har besøgt den britiske hovedstad flere gange før, og af den, som for første gang skal opleve den spraglede og pulserende storby. Den guider til oplevelser inden for både shopping, kultur og historie. God tur til det med kant, det spøjse og de små, hemmelige oaser! Der er rigtig meget at gå på opdagelse i.John Sykes er englænder og har boet i London i mange år. Han har skrevet en lang række guidebøger om London og Storbritannien.

London is full of strange and beautiful sights. It is a place for traditions and rebels, for the establishment and every alternative subculture. This book celebrates the diversity of the city. It invites you to see Little Ben or the fake 10 Downing Street, and answers both conventional and unusual questions. What, apart from Rolling Scones, will you see at God’s Own Junkyard? Where does an old-school gentleman buy his wine and umbrellas? Why did Robbie Williams feud with his next-door neighbour? How has the city commemorated the Queen Mother and Princess Diana? In which park do 100-year-old naked ladies cavort on the banks of the Thames? Where did Lenin and Julian Assange campaign for their beliefs? And which bridge rolls itself up?

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.