Original London Walks, London

We went on the GHOSTS, GASLIGHT & GUINNESS tour on Wed. night. It was supposed to be given by Richard III, but instead it was given by Peter. First off, it had a total of 4 ghost stories in two hours. Most of it was Peter walking by museums and recommending them to us. When we first got there, he had us all pay, but didn't take a headcount. It was 5.50 pounds, by the way, which is about $9 now. When we stopped at a pub halfway through, he almost left two of the people in the walk because he didn't bother to check if everyone was there. He also made several slurs against Americans and New Yorkers during the walk. Finally, he told us to check out the College of Surgeons, which has Hunter Museum in it. This has the elephant man's bones and the first attempt at an autopsy. We went the next day and discovered that it was closed for renovation during 2004 and wouldn't be open until 2005.

Even if the tour was given minus the misinformation and the racial slurs, it wouldn't have been worth the money or the time. However, I would have let it go. The main reason that this deserves a bad review is because a tour guide should be aware if museums he is recommending are open. The museum had been closed all of 2004 and he gave this walk in September. Sometime in the past 9 months he should have figured that out. He also spent too much time telling us about his wife's career and who he knew in the acting world rather than about ghosts.