London is particularly good for free museums and galleries. Toronto is not as good at that overall, but pretty much all of them have one day a week or a month that is free. Also the library has a certain number of free passes (especially for some of the less popular museums, which is great, because it gets you off the beaten path to learn things you might not have otherwise). I'm surprised at the difference in cost between the bus and the tube. In Toronto it is a flat fee regardless of the distance taken or the mode (get as far as you can within 2 hours, including round trips for one fee). A good thing for us to remember for next time we visit.
Your first tip is well meaning but you should add the caveat that this apparently comes with the privilege of living close to central. Most people who live and work in London do not live in Zone 1 where offices and events are. It's not possible to walk everywhere when your job is 40 mins to an hr tube ride away from your home. PS my old financial company said they were going to have a clothes swop in the basement but it got cancelled. Wondering if it was the same one . As a fellow London dweller great tips...
London is particularly good for free museums and galleries. Toronto is not as good at that overall, but pretty much all of them have one day a week or a month that is free. Also the library has a certain number of free passes (especially for some of the less popular museums, which is great, because it gets you off the beaten path to learn things you might not have otherwise).
I'm surprised at the difference in cost between the bus and the tube. In Toronto it is a flat fee regardless of the distance taken or the mode (get as far as you can within 2 hours, including round trips for one fee). A good thing for us to remember for next time we visit.
@@plainjanespath Good insight! thanks for watching :)
Your first tip is well meaning but you should add the caveat that this apparently comes with the privilege of living close to central. Most people who live and work in London do not live in Zone 1 where offices and events are. It's not possible to walk everywhere when your job is 40 mins to an hr tube ride away from your home. PS my old financial company said they were going to have a clothes swop in the basement but it got cancelled. Wondering if it was the same one . As a fellow London dweller great tips...