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Posted - 2008.01.07 10:07:00 -
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So many places to visit in London that it will keep you occupied for a while at least: London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Buckinham Palace, Horseguards Parade, Natural History Museum, Tower of London etc etc.
Try to get to see at least one of the West End shows, its an experience to say the least. Not just musicals but there are lots of comedys too. Check out the Comedy Store by Liverpool Street Station, a good laugh.
I would highly recommend that you take a train journey to Paris or Brussels. Cheap, quick and both are equally beautiful cities. Bruge in Belgium is my favourite, a very short distance from Brussels and well worth the visit.
Only 16 nearly 17? As long as you dont look like an absolute baby that wont be a hindernace to drinking in the UK. Your American accent will automatically open the doors to many places and get you plenty of girl action. Just say you are 18, ooops forgoten me passport honest I 'ave guvnor, and you should be fine.
There are not many places to go if you want the sea. Some of the lesser occupied beaches are the best looking though some of the South Coast resorts can be fine. Try to spend a day in Brighton to get the 'oldy worldy my god do the brits actually still have crap holidays like these' experience (Brighton is only 35 miles from london). Brighton though has a great nightlife.
If you are determined to visit as much as the UK as possible, avoid most cities in England, head to Edinburgh in Scotland - very pretty city, the people are nice (if always drunk and hard to understand). In fact, most of Scotland is just pure class to look at.
I would say Wales (as a proud Welshman), especially mid-wales for the spectacular scenary. The people are very welcoming once they realise that you are not english and not Liverpulian 
York is a beautiful city, very old, steeped in history. Norwich is quite nice except its a boring journey to get there. The Norfolk Broads is a great day out: hire a boat and look at scenary that will make you cry for its pure beauty.
South West England is very nice, great beaches, adequate surfing. Bournmouth has a reputation for hot nights out, plenty of drunk teenage girls. Yank chat will certainly see you well there. Visit 'Lands End'.
If you have a spare day, take a cheap flight to Ireland (fly from The City of London airport). My wife says Dublin is very nice, so do my kids. As I cant stand the Irish and i'll never step foot there, i'll take their word for it and recommend it to you.
The food is OK but unless you are willing to really fork out the cash its fairly bland and sameish. Avoid UK versions of American food like McD's, BK or KFC. We take the very best parts of these fast food chains, throw them away and add a British flavour to them.
You will be made to feel very welcome by the vast majority of British people. As much as we sometimes get upset with you damn yankies, we love you to bits and will always take your side. EVERYONE loves an american accent here. You might get the odd nub in a pub try to lecture you on foreign policy (after they've had a few too many) but say you dont care and they'll drop the subject and ask you if you know anyone famous. 
Have fun.
 Originally by: Ian Holloway
Smooth as a cashmere codpiece
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