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transport system – a 43-second subway fare
from Leicester Square to Covent Garden
costs GBP4 – and the Zagat guide names
it as the most expensive city for dining out,
with an average meal costing GBP39.
Those of us not nestled comfortably in
Billionaires’ Row can only marvel at the many
cultural and architectural monuments to the
resilient capital’s industry, mercantile success
and wealth – and hope we don’t lose too
much of our own in the process.
Dining well in
London may
stretch the
budget, but
there is no
shortage
of choice
BRITISH MUSEUM
www.britishmuseum.org
Coins have formed a major part
of the British Museum’s collection
since the 18th century. The department
of coins and medals boasts
one of the world’s finest collections
of money-related paraphernalia and
holds almost one million objects.
MUSEUM OF LONDON
DOCKLANDS
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
The museum, a transformed 200year-old
warehouse, details the
history of London as a port from
Roman times until the birth of
Canary Wharf. “London, Sugar
and Slavery” is the country’s
only permanent exhibition
examining the historical
involvement of the capital in
the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
BRAMAH MUSEUM OF
TEA AND COFFEE
www.teaandcoff eemuseum.co.uk
This is the first museum dedicated
to the 400-year history
of the coffee and tea trades
through a largely British perspective.
It’s located near London
Bridge, where for hundreds
M U S E U M S A N D M O N E Y
Many of London’s museums reflect the source of the capital’s capital
of years, teas from India, Africa
and Asia have been offloaded,
sorted and sold on the banks of
the River Thames.
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
www.nmm.ac.uk
This is three separate sites, the Royal
Observatory, the Queen’s House and
the Maritime Galleries
in Greenwich that
together look at the
significance of the
maritime industry and
the stars (necessary
for navigation) on
the growth
and wealth of
London and
its residents.
Statue of Captain
James Cook at
Museum of
London
Docklands,
Canary Wharf
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