Teach Middle East Magazine Issue 3 Volume 2 Jan-Feb 2015 | Page 41

Travel Featured A view of Tower Bridge on the River Thames in London. One of the high-end stores on Bond Street. A view of the London Eye. After Camden Town, hop on bus number 168 and head to Covent Gardens. Yes I know, we were just in North London, so why are we headed back to the centre of London? Well, for Londoners who enjoy shopping, theatre, restaurants, bars, history and culture, Covent Gardens offers it all. You can spend all day Saturday from as early as 10am to the early hours of Sunday morning enjoying the sights and sounds of Covent Gardens. You can enjoy a full show just by watching the various street performers. They perform in the open air and it’s nice to remember to give them a tip. A bonus is that Covent Gardens is within walking distance of Soho, the River Thames and Trafalgar Square. If you have had enough of the excitement of the centre of London, then here is something more serene. Get on the number 149 or 279 bus, or the over ground train and head for the Lea Valley River Park. River Lee Country Park, as it is officially called, stretches b