What are some not-to-be-missed sights to visit in London?

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Take a tour of the Globe Theater Tate Britain if you like Turner; Tate Modern if you like modern Great walking tours with various themes by London Walks, www.walks.com – No need to book; just show up at the posted tube stop and pay 10 pounds. Lots of fun. Walk across the Millennium Bridge to the Globe Afternoon tea at St Paul’s Cathedral British Museum if you like archeology British Library to see the Magna Carta and original literary documents Walk along Regent’s Canal by the British Museum Harrod’s or Fortnum and Mason Food Halls Walk in Hyde Park or Green Park Get a full English breakfast somewhere Have a pot pie from a pie shop (not Sweeney Todd’s!) Go to the Sir John Soane’s Museum in Lincoln Inn’s Fields

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