{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"First Trip to London","description":"On this week\u2019s episode, the boys right a major wrong: in over 150 episodes, they\u2019ve never done an episode on London for first-timers! England\u2019s capital city can be overwhelming\u2014world-class museums on every corner, historically significant architecture left and right, churches and zoos and gardens and parks and theater and libraries! What is a tourist with limited time to do?? This episode tells you. Things we talk about in this week\u2019s episode: Obscure Musuems of London Episode https:\/\/outofofficepod.com\/podcast\/episode-141-obscure-museums-of-london-part-1-return-trip\/ River Thames https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/the-long-and-winding-history-of-the-thames-139049496\/  Handy Guide to Neighborhoods of London https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/48-london-neighborhoods-a-quick-reference-guide_b_7557148  Planning your public transportation https:\/\/tfl.gov.uk\/maps_\/tfl-go  Taxis and \u201cThe Knowledge\u201d (NYer article was behind a paywall so here is a NYT) https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/10\/t-magazine\/london-taxi-test-knowledge.html  Westminster Abbey https:\/\/www.westminster-abbey.org\/  Saint Paul\u2019s https:\/\/www.stpauls.co.uk\/  Houses of Parliament https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/visiting\/  Tower of London https:\/\/www.hrp.org.uk\/tower-of-london\/  Buckingham Palace and Changing of the Guard https:\/\/www.visitlondon.com\/things-to-do\/event\/8725947-changing-the-guard  Hampton Court Palace https:\/\/www.hrp.org.uk\/hampton-court-palace\/#gs.ysui4s  Shakespeare\u2019s Globe https:\/\/www.shakespearesglobe.com\/ West End https:\/\/officiallondontheatre.com\/london-west-end-guide\/  British Museum https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/  Tate Modern https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/visit\/tate-modern Tate Britain https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/visit\/tate-britain    Victoria and Albert https:\/\/www.vam.ac.uk\/   V&A David story https:\/\/www.vam.ac.uk\/articles\/the-story-of-michelangelos-david    Natural History Museum https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/    Churchill War Rooms https:\/\/winstonchurchill.org\/visit\/churchill-war-rooms\/    British Library https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/discovering-our-collections    John Soane Museum https:\/\/www.soane.org\/    Trafalgar Square https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trafalgar_Square    Piccadilly Circus https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piccadilly_Circus    Hyde Park https:\/\/www.royalparks.org.uk\/parks\/hyde-park    Kew Gardens https:\/\/www.kew.org\/kew-gardens\/visit-kew-gardens  We love Rick Steves\u2019s London guide for first-timers and, for those who are looking to get way off the beaten path, Jonglez Publishing\u2019s \u201cSecret London.\u201d   ","author_name":"Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.outofofficepod.com\/","html":"