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ISBN 978-0-87637-156-5
Excerpted from Fodor’s London 2013 (978-0-307-92930-3)
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PHOTO CREDITS
London Cover, BildagenturHuber/Picture Finders/Fototeca 9x12
Album 1, Aprottarott/istockphoto
Album 2, British Toursit Authority
Album 3, Serafinomozzo/istockphoto
Album 4, Zoran Ivanovich Photo/istockphoto
Album 5, JohnnyGreig/istockphoto
Album 6, Matyas Arvai/shutterstock.com
Album 7, Btrenkel/istockphoto
Album 8, Station96/istockphoto
Album 9, Aprott/istockphoto
Album 10, Mirrormere/istockphoto
London Contents, fazon1/istockphoto
Experience London, CraigT/Shutterstock.com
London Today, Angelina Dimitrova/Shutterstock.com
What’s Where, Steven Allan/iStockphoto
London Planner, Jarno Gonzalez Zarraonandia/Shutterstock.com
London Top Attractions, David Peta/Shutterstock.com
London’s Ryal Legacy, Wikipedia.org
The 2012 Olympic Games, London 2012
Give the Sports Scene A Go, British Tourist Authority
Free (And Almost Free) Things to Do, Visit London
Great Itineraries, Visit London
A London Historic Pub Crawl, Douglas Freer/Shutterstock.com
Afternoon Tea, istockphoto/Thinkstock
London Like A Local, Borough Market by Adam Raoof http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamraoof/21502778/ AttributionLicense
London With Kids, British Tourist Authority
Exploring London, Chris Jenner/Shutterstock.com
Westminster and Royal London, JeniFoto/shutterstock.com
St. James’s and Mayfair, Jess Moss
SOHO and Covent Garden, British Tourist Authority
Bloomsbury and Legal London, Benkid77/wikipedia.org
The City, Mike1024/Wikimedia.org
The East End, Columbia Road Flower Market by Katrin Morenz http://www.flickr.com/photos/diekatrin/3788721950/ Attribution ShareAlike License
The South Bank, Jess Moss
Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge, fazon1/istockphoto
Notting Hill and Bayswater, Visit London
Regent’s Park and Hampstead, Daniele Silva/shutterstock.com
Greenwich, Mcginnly/wikipedia.org
The Thames Upstream, British Tourist Authority
Where to Eat, The Orange
The Scene, Damian Russell
Restaurants by Neighborhoods, Harwood Arms
Where to Stay, Mandarin Oriental
The Scene, The Stafford
Hotels by Neighborhood, Church Street Hotel
Pubs and Nightlife, Lamb and Flag pub, Covent Garden by Phil Whitehouse http://www.flickr.com/photos/philliecasablanca/2033195503/Attribution License
The Scene, Jess Moss
Pubs by Neighborhood, Jess Moss
Nightlife by Neighborhood, British Tourist Authority
Arts and Entertainment, Visit London
The Scene, British Tourist Authority
The Performing Arts by Neighborhood, Hugo Glendinning
Shopping, www.kohsamui.co.uk
The Scene, Visit London
Shopping by Neighborhood, British Tourist Authority
Side Trips from London, British Tourist Authority
Getting Oriented, British Tourist Authority/ Tourism South East
Cambridge, Matt Trommer/istockphoto
Canterbury, Sarah Franklin/istockphoto
Oxford, MinistryOfJoy/istockphoto
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Jorisvo/istockphoto
Windsor Castle, Jeremy Voisey/istockphoto
Understanding London, Jan Kranendonk/iStockphoto
London At-A-Glance, Paul B. Moore/Shutterstock.com
English Vocabulary, Visit London
Books and Movies, Kaho Mitsuki/wikipedia.org
Travel Smart London, Dmitriy Bryndin/Shutterstock.com
Getting Here and Around, Hemera/Thinkstock
Essentials, Shutterstock.com
London Maps, James D. Hay/shutterstock.com