London, England: The Docklands - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
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London is growing and its underground is growing with it.
Each morning, a thunderous high-tech workforce surges into a district called the Docklands.
Today, the Docklands has been transformed. It fills a peninsula created by a bend in the tempames with gleaming skyscrapers springing out of a futuristic people zone.
London's Docklands illustrates how in order to fully experience the energy of a great city, you often need to get out of the historic Oldtown and explore its modern business district.
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More info about travel to London: https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/england/london Survey London's skyline (or a Tube map), and it becomes clear that this grand city is shifting east. The thundering heart of this new London is the Docklands. Nestled around a hairpin bend in the Thames, this area was a gritty, bustling harbor and warehouse district back in the 19th century, when Britannia ruled the waves. Neglected for decades, today it's been gentrified into a futuristic, skyscraper-filled landscape rising from the canals and docks. #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #london Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe. Check out more Rick Steves’ Europe travel resources: • “Rick Steves’ Europe” public television series: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show • “Travel with Rick Steves” public radio program: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/radio • European Tours: https://www.ricksteves.com/tours • Guidebooks: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/guidebooks • Travel Gear: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/ • Travel Classes: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/travel-talks • Rick Steves Audio Europe App: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Rick Steves, America's most respected authority on European travel, writes European travel guidebooks, and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio.