Full Day Bath, Windsor and Stonehenge 8:15 AM (

Enjoy a full day tour of Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath. Depart London for Windsor Castle, which has been occupied by successive monarchs for over 900 years. William the Conqueror through the current Queen have all lived at Windsor. Visit St. George's Chapel and the State Apartments. Next, drive through Runnymede, where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215. Arrive at Stonehenge, the mystical stone circle on the vast Salisbury plain. Considered the world's best-known megalithic monument of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, the site was originally thought to be a place of early Druid worship. Its origins date back nearly 5,000 years, and even today it remains a remarkable and mysterious feat of ancient engineering and design. Continue to Bath for a tour of the Georgian city's delightful crescents, terraces and architecture. Enjoy a private torch-lit tour of the Roman Baths and Georgian Pump Room before returning to London this afternoon.

Departs at 8:15 a.m. from Victoria Coach Station. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure time. Drop off location to be advised locally.

Magic of London Tour (L2) 8:15 AM

On this guided visit through London, tour the Tower of London before it is open to the public, complete with your own Yeoman Warder guide. Accompanied by a traditional Beefeater, you will see Traitors Gate, the scaffold site where prisoners where executed, and be among the first to see the Crown Jewels. Following your tour, continue to view the icons of London on a panoramic drive, passing such sites as Westminster Abbey, Whitehall, Downing Street, the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Big Ben, and Harrods. When held, witness the Changing of the Guard* at Buckingham Palace. Afterwards, enjoy a scenic cruise on the Thames River, where you will view St. Paul's Cathedral and Shakespeare's Globe Theater. Enjoy a traditional pub lunch on London's Southbank, then visit the grand interior of Westminster Abbey** in the company of a professional guide. Conclude the tour with a visit to Harrods world-famous department store, where you will enjoy traditional cream tea and scones. *The Changing of the Guard is subject to occurrence. If it is not taking place, the tour will view Buckingham Palace and visit the Horseguards Parade. **When Westminster Abbey is closed, the tour will visit St. Paul's Cathedral instead. Departs at 8:15 a.m., Gate 6, Victoria Coach Station, or call ahead to arrange a hotel pick up. Drop off in city center.

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Luxury London Afternoon Tour 2:30 PM (L3)

Enjoy an afternoon tour of the city that includes a guided visit to Westminster Abbey and the "Poets Corner." View the unique pageant of British history such as the Confessors Shrine, the tombs of the Kings and Queens, and countless memorials to the famous and profound. Continue to Knightsbridge for a visit to Harrods, London's world-famous department store. Here you will enjoy traditional tea and scones.

Departs at 2:30 p.m. from Thistle Victoria. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure time. Drop off location to be advised locally.

London Stock Exchange

Exchange needed a scalable, reliable, high-performance stock exchange ticker plant to replace its earlier system. Roughly 40 per cent of the Exchange’s revenues are generated by the sale of real-time information about stock prices. Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework in Windows Server® 2003 and the Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 database, the new Infolect® system has been built to achieve unprecedented levels of performance, As part of its strategy to win more trading business and new customers, the London Stock availability, and business agility. Launched in September 2005, it is maintaining the London Stock Exchange’s world-leading service reliability record while reducing latency by a factor of 15. Its successful implementation, with support from Microsoft and Accenture, shows the London Stock Exchange’s leadership in developing next-generation trading systems.