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A New Orleans Lawyer Seeks Historic Sights and Photo Ops During His Jaunt Overseas
ERNEST SVENSON HAS BEEN TO Paris, Tokyo, Amsterdam and Stockholm.
But he hasn't been able to make London yet, and that has made this New Orleans attorney feel like he's been missing out.
"I've seen a lot of European cities. But if you've seen European cities and London is not one of those cities, then there is'a big hole," he says. Not only that, but Svenson says he's especially interested in England's capital city because of its importance to legal history. "It's where the legal systems of 49 of our states came from-it's a touchstone place historically," he says.
So Svenson has decided to make a weeklong trip across the pond, enhancing his travel history while experiencing legal history firsthand. And he's looking to Life Audit for some itinerary advice.
Although Svenson isn't entirely sure what he wants to do, he does know he doesn't want to spend every day on an organized tour. He'd rather have a few predetermined destinations that he can get to on his own time, allowing him plenty of time to amble around the historic city and indulge his favorite pastime: photography. "I see the world differently with my camera," Svenson says.
Life Audit travel expert Laura Powell says Svenson is in for a treat. London is filled with historic legal sites, and because many of them are located in "The City"-the compact heart of historic London-he can wander on foot or take a ride on the underground railway, known as the "Tube," and still see interesting places to photograph.
To kick off this legal-themed trip, Powell recommends checking into the new and centrally located Courthouse Hotel Kempinski. The new five-star hotel once housed the country's second oldest magistrate's court, which, at times, served as temporary housing for the likes of Napoleon III, Oscar Wilde and Mick Jagger. The hotel has creatively reclaimed space while preserving its history, Powell says. There's a restaurant housed in the...