Things to do in London on Valentines Day
Jan 20th, 2005 | 03:49 PM
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We'll be there that day as well. Are the restaurants impossible to get into that night like they are in the US?
I'm traveling with my mother, so I'm not looking for anything romantic - but we <i>will</i> need to eat that night.
David, how about a romantic walk along the south bank of the Thames between Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge.
I'm traveling with my mother, so I'm not looking for anything romantic - but we <i>will</i> need to eat that night.
David, how about a romantic walk along the south bank of the Thames between Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge.
Jan 21st, 2005 | 12:31 AM
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Restaurants - except those that have no possibile connection with romance - are very difficult to get into without a reservation that day. And even the naffest chains reposition themselves to offer hokey Valentine's Day menus and fill every seat.
You've very little chance of a cliche romantic dinner without booking ahead. Fortunately, though, London is awash with real eateries that don't go in for this kind of claptrap, and true romance has nothing to do with candles, smarmy waiters and overpriced heart-shaped pink food.
You won't starve. And if you like London, virtually anything with the right person is romantic. If you don't, or if it's the wrong person, all the rose champagne, satin sheets and hot air balloons in the world won't stop the experience being drab and fake.
Go for a walk through some bit of Regency or Victorian London and eat somewhere ethnic. This is about you ntwo, not about lining the hospitality industry's profits.
You've very little chance of a cliche romantic dinner without booking ahead. Fortunately, though, London is awash with real eateries that don't go in for this kind of claptrap, and true romance has nothing to do with candles, smarmy waiters and overpriced heart-shaped pink food.
You won't starve. And if you like London, virtually anything with the right person is romantic. If you don't, or if it's the wrong person, all the rose champagne, satin sheets and hot air balloons in the world won't stop the experience being drab and fake.
Go for a walk through some bit of Regency or Victorian London and eat somewhere ethnic. This is about you ntwo, not about lining the hospitality industry's profits.
Jan 21st, 2005 | 10:58 AM
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I was in London for work several years ago over Valentine's day. Since I was with co-workers and none of us were with our significant others, we opted to go to the theater together to see Miss Saigon. Such a great and sad love story! So.. find a great play/musical with a great love story and go see that!
Jan 21st, 2005 | 12:40 PM
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I'm tempted to say take a train to Paris but that's just what I WISH I could do...
You could visit the Wallace Collection and its "Boucher Seductive Visions" exhibit then dine at one of the many eateries on Marylebone High Street. If you like Indian, we really enjoy Woodlands at #77. It's delicious and completely vegetarian but I'm not sure if it would have the right ambience. For a big splash, you could go to Orrery at #55. It has one Michelin star, a seasonal menu and wonderful staff.
I also like the idea of a play. Last week we saw "By the Bog of Cats" and really enjoyed it. It's a story about love and betrayal so again maybe not the mood you're hoping to set. But a good play nonetheless.
Lastly, you could visit the pretty
St. Marylebone Parish Church where Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning married. Just behind the church is a beautiful garden where you could recite "Sonnets from the Portuguese" to your beloved.
Good luck.
You could visit the Wallace Collection and its "Boucher Seductive Visions" exhibit then dine at one of the many eateries on Marylebone High Street. If you like Indian, we really enjoy Woodlands at #77. It's delicious and completely vegetarian but I'm not sure if it would have the right ambience. For a big splash, you could go to Orrery at #55. It has one Michelin star, a seasonal menu and wonderful staff.
I also like the idea of a play. Last week we saw "By the Bog of Cats" and really enjoyed it. It's a story about love and betrayal so again maybe not the mood you're hoping to set. But a good play nonetheless.
Lastly, you could visit the pretty
St. Marylebone Parish Church where Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning married. Just behind the church is a beautiful garden where you could recite "Sonnets from the Portuguese" to your beloved.
Good luck.
