BTW trhe poppies are to remember all those who died in recent wars ie WWI to Iraq/Afghanistan.

In a previous role I have helped spend the money raised by poppy day, and I can confirm that it goes to very worthy recipients indeed.

P.s Brass monkey weather on it's way tonight. Wrap up warm.

These replies are great! I'm also going to London on my own November 20-25. The temperatures sound great...I'm from the mountains of West Virginia, so anything higher than 10 F is fabulous!

One of my friends is studying there this semester, so she'll be able to give me good tourist tips. If anyone has any special sites they like to visit, that would be great to know. I'm going to try to find less touristy places, if I can. Thanks!

I'm from Florida and had a lovely time in November 2003 in London during Rememberance Day weekend. I almost moved to London after such a great time! I hope kb reconsiders...

captkari85, I've been to London several times, so I have to some extent worked my way down my to-do list, although it gets longer rather than shorter.

This last trip, in October, we went to the South Bank (London Bridge tube stop) and saw the Southwark Cathedral and visited and had tea at the Brahmah Tea Museum. Both are located on Borough High Street within five or six blocks of each other.

We also finally went out to Hampstead and walked on the heath and saw the fabulous Kenwood House with its incredibly beautiful library and a surfeit of original paintings. We learned that it was used as a hospital for recuperating World War I soldiers and that part of the movie Notting Hill was filmed there.

The Sherlock Holmes Museum is small and fun if you are familiar with the stories, and one of my very favorite sites is the British Library.

Have fun in my favorite city.

captkari85, you might be interested in the suggestions in this thread about return visits to London:
http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...p;tid=34868001
There are many off the beaten track ideas.