Smart Travels Europe with Rudy Maxa: London / English Countryside

Two episodes plus bonus clips: London came close to ruling the world. With a legacy that includes Shakespeare and the Beatles, London endlessly reinvents itself. Sip tea and savor traditional sights such as Buckingham Palace and the changing of the guard. See where Charles Dickens penned Oliver Twist, and get a birds-eye view of contemporary London from the London Eye observation wheel. Check out the art at the newly opened Tate Modern Art Museum. The English Countryside outside of London echoes with storybook images. Around every hedgerow are mythic castles, ruined abbeys and prehistoric monuments. Stop at Hampton Court, where Henry VIII wooed Anne Boleyn. Gaze on Oxford's dreamy spires and browse in the real Alice in Wonderland's candy store. Visit Jane Austen's house, puzzle over the megaliths of Stonehenge, and pursue Camelot in the royal city of Winchester. * Silver Telly Award-Documentary

• history
• nonfiction
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