London, England is not just home to Harry Potter. Although, I must admit I have never read the books about Harry, I do know there are tons of tours that include his adventures in London. But, there is more to London than that.

London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom, with history dating back to Roman times. At is center stand the House of Parliament, the iconic Big Ben clock tower and Westminster Abbey. A short tube ride away and across the Thames River is Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park. Other sites of the city are Piccadilly Circus (not really a circus but a theater district),  Windsor Castle, the Tower Bridge, the Eye of London and Covent Garden. Any one that has read romance novels knows these names and more. It’s okay, admit it, you look for Dorchester when you are there… And speaking of the tube, it is a fantastic way to get around London, and get to outlying counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire.

Outside of London you find Stonehenge, located in Wiltshire, England. Perhaps the most famous prehistoric monument, it is rumored to have been built by Celtic high priests known as druids. In many people’s minds, Stonehenge is the most mysterious place in the world. This set of stones laid out in concentric rings and horseshoe shapes on the empty Salisbury Plain, is, at the age of 4,000 years, one of the oldest, and certainly best preserved, megalithic (ancient stone) structures on Earth.

If you are lucky, you can find authentic fish and chips in a pub in London. It took us 3 tries before we had good ones, and believe me there are plenty of bad ones! I was shocked and happy to see that on Friday afternoons, office workers get to drink alcoholic beverages at their desks. And lastly, don’t forget to walk across the crosswalk on Abbey Road, made famous in September 1969 by The Beatles.