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My London Trip That Was Not to Be touched all the bases â royal getaways, tea at Claridgeâs, the National Gallery, Scotland Yard and, of course, theater in the West End. When COVID-19 put an end to all that, I had an epiphany: I could dial up YouTube on my smart TV and try to replicate my two-week itinerary.
I had booked the trip for September because of major annual London events, especially Open House weekend, when many important buildings normally shut to visitors are open. I had drawn up my list months earlier. I was dying to get into the striking Lloydâs of London insurance company headquarters, never normally open, and I did, in a BBC video on YouTube. Then there was New Scotland Yard, courtesy of a PBS special, âSecrets of Scotland Yard,â archived on YouTube. Lambeth Palace, the ancient London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, rarely open and only for groups, was there on my TV. Same for Lancaster House, once a part of the St. Jamesâs Palace