Not a good stroll if it's pissing down then...when has that stopped "real Londoners"?

I lived in London on and off for years and have never seen the sights..sure i driven past them or over them (tower bridge)..i have only been on the London eye..that's it..never been to tower London, st Paul's, Madame Tussauds, or been on a river boat etc etc...mind you i can tell you where all the good snooker halls are in south and or east London

The Paralympics are on over the next 11 days - if you are over here by then maybe try to get tickets for an event or 2 ...

No one mention the RAF museum in Hendon yet then?

So many things to see and do in London if you have the money that its hard to know where to start. What do you want to do? Chances are you can.

Wouldn't this be more appropriate?

I actually have taken an extra 10 days at the end of the course. I've seen the best of englands country side mandy times being from the North....Derbyshire, the Yorkshire Dales and the Peak District.

I want to focus on the London and round and abouts as ive not spent more than a few days there in the past.

This is one of my favourite places in London

http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/muse...usemuseum.aspx

Small, relatively unknown, fascinating. Beautiful art and design.

Three of my favourite small museums are:

Hornimans
Pollocks Toy Museum
and the Geffrye Museum/

But they are all overlaid with childhood memories for me, making it difficult to judge whether they'd appeal to someone visiting from Canada.

Last time I was there I went to see Babbage's brain at the Royal College of Surgeons museum.

How did that compute?

If you really don't know London that well, then a good day trip is to take the Docklands Railway from the Tower of London to the bottom of the Isle of Dogs (Island Gardens), and then walk through the foot tunnel under the Thames to Greenwich, have a wander through Greenwich and up the hill to the Observatory.

On the Docklands Railway, be sure to run fast and elbow all the pesky kids out of the way so you can get the front seat and pretend to be the driver. Then pretend that you can't feel their parents giving you daggers.

Not very well any more .

Since you have more time than I realised, I suggest one day walking in Hampstead. I'd suggest you combine it with a visit to Kenwood House, but the website says it is closed until autumn 2013. Your guide book will tell you about other museums in the area. I remember Hampstead village as a good place for a drink or a meal, but haven't been there for years, so can't recommend anywhere in particular.

You could combine a visit to Kew Gardens with Strawberry Hill House. A couple of years ago, they were offering joint tickets for Leighton House and Strawberry Hill House, but I don't know if they still are.

I'd also recommend the Thomas Coram Museum. The Coram Foundling Hospital was set up in the 18th Century to take in abandoned children, and still operates as a child protection charity. This might be of professional interest to you, if your work encompasses child protection. Also, some of the foundlings were sent to Canada. I visited it when it was not open to the public except by appointment, and as a child an family lawyer I found it fascinating, but since then it has been expanded and opened to the public.

All of which I already pointed out in previous posts

If you are interested in military stuff, then the War Museum is a must-see, but I don't recommend the Army Museum -- I visited last year and found it disappointing. Wellington House, on the other hand, is well worth a visit, although the entrance fee is a bit steep for such a small museum.