London bus routes - Prof O'Boyle

Question of the week: Do you have a favourite bus route?

"Why purchase an expensive ticket on a sight-seeing bus tour of London when you can hop on a number 11 bus and see many of London’s greatest tourist attractions? Starting its journey in Fulham (with its trendy bars and pubs), the bus plies it route up the King’s Road in Chelsea, past designer boutiques and the Saatchi Gallery. Taking in Sloane Square, with Cadogan Concert Hall, The Royal Court Theatre, and the south end of Sloane Street (London’s Rodeo Drive), the bus makes it way to Victoria, passing the stunning Byzantine-style Roman Catholic Cathedral of Westminster. It then heads on to Parliament Square, with excellent views of Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. It then proceeds up Whitehall, past the great departments of state and Downing Street, and on to Trafalgar Square, the natural habit of Notre Dame students. It then passes along the Strand, past the Royal Courts of Justice and down Fleet Street (once the centre of Britain’s newspaper industry). It then rises up Ludgate Hill, past St Paul’s Cathedral and on to the Mansion House (The Lord Mayor of London’s residence), the Bank of England, and the Old Stock Exchange. The bus terminates at Liverpool Street Station, just a stone’s throw from Spittalfields Market and Brick Lane, an ideal place to end your journey with an authentic curry! What more could you ask of a single bus route!"- Prof O'Boyle

* Photo by James Cridland, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.