Bard necessities: London sightseeing

Need some light relief from all the doom and gloom that the worldwide economy is experiencing? Conscious that those little extras that have helped make life bearable in the past - have had to be downgraded or done away with. Have your usual vacation plans being cast to the wind?

Do not worry, help is at hand, on the anniversary of the birth of England's national playwright, William Shakespeare, visitors to London can still enjoy great value, flexible sightseeing. Shakespeare may be synonymous with Stratford upon Avon, but it is in London where he made his name.

Independent minded travellers can hear about acting in Shakespeare's day with the Ride and Stride and the City & South Bank Circular London audio downloadable tours. Both audio downloadable walking tours are brought to you by Walk Talk Tours. Discover how and why the original Globe Theatre ended up on the South Bank of the River Thames.

Today's Globe Theatre owes much to the tenacity of one man, the late American actor, Sam Wanamaker. The new Globe Theatre was built using Elizabethan construction techniques. It opened in 1996 and is the only modern building in the British capital to have a thatched roof.

One of the most frustrating things as a sightseer is having to strain to hear your guide. Sightseeing should be fun, you're on vacation. With a Walk Talk Tour London city walking tour you can replay any part of your commentary. To hear a short extract from the Ride & Stride London audio walking tour please click here.

There are five Walk Talk Tour city guides of London in all. Each mp3 walking tour of London is available in English, French, German and Spanish. Each Walk Talk Tour of London costs just £5.95 each. Buy two tours at the same time and get twenty per cent off.

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