London neighborhood: North of Hyde Park—Middle Class London
Paddington, Bayswater, Notting Hill are middle class residential London, with lots of good, cheap B&Bs
Paddington, Bayswater, Notting Hill are middle class residential London, with lots of good, cheap B&Bs
The 17th century royal palace where Queen Victoria grew up and Prince William and Kate live
The world's oldest scientific zoo (as opposed to some royal menagerie) is home to more than 750 species
A 395-acre park with an Open Air Theatre, zoo, sports pitches, and flower gardens
Pair of Hyde Park pavilions devoted to contemporary art, architecture, and design
Madame Tussaud's is more than just a wax museum—but less than the must-see sight it is made out to be
A lovely venue for Shakespeare and musicals in the heart of Regent's Park
A postcard-worthy Victorian B&B in Notting Hill between Hyde Park and Portobello Road
The Leonard links four 18C Marlyebone townhouses for a British atmosphere with an Imperial touch
A cozy, moderate hotel in the Little Venice area of Maida Vale
A cheap hotel on a quiet square near Paddington Station
A moderate hotel in Bayswater, a bit north of Hyde Park
An elegant 18C pavilion where Queen Anne once entertained
On August 27, 1896, Britain declared war on its protectorate Zanzibar, where a pretender to the Sultanate had just siezed power.
At 9:02am, British ships in the habor began shelling the would-be Sultan's palace.
By 9:40, the shelling had stopped, the palace was on fire, and the pretender's flag had been cut down.
At 38 minutes, the Anglo-Zanzibar War remains the shortest war on record.
Some 500 Zanzibaris were killed.
One British Petty Officer was wounded.