| An upcoming rival to the City in the | | | | |
| financial sector is the Docklands in the east | | | | The museum in Docklands is a must see for |
| of London. As a city built on its booming | | | | those travelling to London. It tracks the |
| river trade, the Docklands were developed to | | | | history of the river and the people who made |
| cope with the rise in business during the | | | | their livelihoods along its banks and on its |
| height of the British Empire. For visitors | | | | boats and barges. The museum lays out the |
| interested in the nautical history of London | | | | history of the area from the time of Roman |
| or for those visiting London on business, the | | | | settlement right up to modern times. The |
| Docklands is becoming increasingly popular as | | | | museum is housed in a converted Georgian |
| a place to stay and see the sights especially | | | | warehouse and in all contains 12 major |
| if staying away from the hustle and bustle of | | | | galleries and services geared at children and |
| the West End is preferred. There is also a | | | | educational services. The museum also hosts |
| good chance that if you are in the area on | | | | a range of changing temporary exhibitions in |
| business you will be headed to one of the | | | | addition to its permanent collection. |
| conference centres located there! | | | | |
| | | | River views tend to create seafood cravings |
| The Docklands is best known for the tallest | | | | and a great place to satiate this feeling is |
| building in Britain - Canary Wharf Tower, on | | | | to head across the river on one of the |
| Canary Wharf which looks much like a huge | | | | ferries to Greenwich's San Miguel Bar which |
| thumb pushing the river Thames southward. | | | | specialises in seafood tapas. Great |
| Canary Wharf boasts some of the best shopping | | | | Spanish-influenced décor and ambiance adds |
| in London with a multi-level indoor shopping | | | | to every meal taken, especially if |
| centre in Cabot Place East and Cabot Place | | | | accompanied by sangria or a glass of Spanish |
| West. For those not interested in shopping, | | | | wine. |
| there is also paintball and dragonboat | | | | |
| racing. The neighbourhood also has lots of | | | | The area is close to London City Airport or |
| places to eat and drink and unlike many other | | | | can be reached by the futuristic Docklands |
| areas in London, a table can be easily found | | | | Light Railway (DLR) or Jubilee line and there |
| on Friday and Saturday nights as most of the | | | | are many places to stay in the area with an |
| people seen during the day are there for work | | | | abundance of hotels in London both in the |
| and the area becomes markedly quieter once | | | | Docklands and farther a-field around the |
| the workday ends. | | | | city. |