Have you been intrigued by the Royals this past year? Beautiful weddings, births of heirs to the throne, fashion that is world renowned, I can keep going. Well I have caught the bug! My 35th wedding anniversary is coming up and I have started trying to shrink this beautiful world we live in and looking at where we will celebrate. I keep going back to London. Yes, I will admit that I am officially obsessed with all things royal and would love to explore all things London! To get me in the mood I love movies that take place in destinations. This will surely get anyone in the mood to visit London! Have you seen any of these movies?<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/gttwl/attachments/planavacation.ca/1551846341.208576.jpg"><hr> Movies have such a powerful effect on our imagination and no doubt they have influenced many people by inspiring them to travel to their favourite movie or television locations. If London is on your travel bucket list be sure to check out these movies to get you and your travel companion in the mood. Trying to convince a group of friends to go with you? These movies will help! What’s your favorite movie set in London? Ps. Mine is a toss-up between James Bond and Bridget Jones Diary - so similar, I know! Four Weddings and a Funeral Floppy-haired Charles (Hugh Grant) is looking for The One in Richard Curtis’s sweet, soppy movie. The capital provides a picture-perfect backdrop as Grant and his band of twenty-something aristo Londoners date, flirt and consider settling for sub-standard partners in an effort to get down the aisle. Proof that spending every sunny Saturday at a friend’s wedding is not a modern affliction. London location Charles lives (and has that romantic, rainy reunion) on Highbury Terrace in Highbury Fields, the lucky sod. He also wanders along the South Bank and has a matrimonial meltdown at Smithfield’s St Bartholomew the Great. A Fish Called Wanda John Cleese hauled Ealing comedy legend Charles Crichton out of retirement to co-write and direct this acid-tongued shout-out to the classic comedy crime caper. Cleese plays a barrister swept up in a robbery plot; Michael Palin outraged stutterers worldwide as an animal-loving getaway driver; and two Yanks, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Kline offer scathing observations on British life. London location The iconic scene where Kline dangles Cleese out of a window was shot at New Concordia Wharf in Bermondsey. TH Sherlock Holmes Sir Conan Doyle’s sleuth gets a post-modern update, with Robert Downey Jr playing a beefed-up version of Holmes. London location Shot in and around London (as well as Liverpool and Manchester), Ritchie’s London of yesteryear is a romantic place of heaving bosoms and ridiculously cool heroes.<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/gttwl/attachments/planavacation.ca/1551846378.5731988.jpg"><hr> Notting Hill It’s from the same makers as out Love Actually, but Notting Hill is a funny, light-hearted fantasy romance that has its tongue pressed enough into its cheek just about enough. Only In London: Notting Hill is one of London’s most multicultural hot spots, which means it’s odd that Curtis’ film doesn’t reflect that. Still, the area looks the best it ever has – though Portobello Road is where you’ll find Grant’s bookshop. Bridget Jones Diary Renée Zellweger stars as the perpetually-single Bridget in this canny update of Pride &amp; Prejudice. Only In London: Visit Borough Market and you’ll easily spot Bridget’s little flat near the pub, not to mention the restaurant that's the setting for Firth and Grant's hilarious dust-up. Bend It Like Beckham Two 18-year-old girls aspire to become professional football players in Gurinder Chadha’s gentle comedy. Only In London: Chadha captures the city’s cultural diversity beautifully as Parminder Nagra rebels against her orthodox Sikh upbringing – with Hounslow providing the perfect suburban backdrop. Oliver! Carol Reed’s classic musical in which young orphan Oliver (Mark Lester) falls in with a gang of street urchins who’ve been trained as pickpockets. Only In London: The city’s a smoggy place filled with danger in this movie adaptation of Dickens’ novel – you definitely believe somebody like Fagin could live here. 28 Days Later Sci-fi horror from Danny Boyle in which an incurable virus sweeps the UK, transforming people into ravenous zombies. Only In London: Trust us, it’s never this empty in London – not even at 4 am when the clubbers are all tucked up in bed. Which makes the sight of a deserted central London all the creepier… The Bourne Ultimatum Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) continues his hunt for answers while dodging the CIA. Only In London: Waterloo Station is a battlefield at the best of times, but it becomes a hustle-bustle setting for a fantastically tense action scene in Damon’s last Bourne film, as he attempts to protect Paddy Considine’s journalist.<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/gttwl/attachments/planavacation.ca/1551846422.7307653.jpg"><hr> Mary Poppins (1964) Joyous musical romp starring Julie Andrews as the titular nanny, who’s hired to look after two very unhappy children. Only In London: This is London as envisioned by Walt Disney Pictures, where everybody’s smartly dressed, the townhouses are towering and gorgeous, and there’s not so much as a single turd in the parks. Dare to dream, Disney… Brick Lane A Bangladeshi woman arrives in London, leaving behind her family and friends. Only In London: Cultural diversity is all part of London’s charm, and here we get a look at the East End’s Bangladeshi community, where the aftershock of 9/11 is strongly felt. Harry Potter Eight films adapted from JK Rowling’s bestselling book series, with Daniel Radcliffe as the lightning-scarred boy wizard. Only In London: Sad to say, Diagon Alley doesn’t actually exist in our beloved capital. That doesn’t stop Columbus, Yates et al from lavishing the city with adoring screen time, whether it’s the Millennium Bridge getting destroyed in Half-Blood Prince or those gorgeous over-city shots in Phoenix. And, of course, there’s King’s Cross station… The King's Speech Oscar-nabbing historical drama starring Colin Firth as King George VI, who struggles with a debilitating stammer. Only In London: Rush’s Harley Street practice should look familiar – it’s a Georgian townhouse 33 Portland Place, a popular location used in everything from Amy Winehouse’s ‘Rehab’ video to some less-well-known gay porn films… Sliding Doors A 1998 British-American romantic drama film written and directed by Peter Howitt and starring Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah, while also featuring John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Virginia McKenna. The film alternates between two parallel universes, based on the two paths the central character's life could take depending on whether she catches a train, and causing different outcomes in her life. Only In London: The bridge featured is the Albert Bridge between Battersea and Chelsea. The late-night scene when Paltrow and Hannah walk down the street was filmed in Primrose Gardens (formerly Stanley Gardens) in Belsize Park. Ready to head to London? I’d love to help you plan that trip for you and the people you care most about. Reach out and contact your Plan A Vacation travel expert today. We can create any package that will suit your travel needs. #youdreamweplan #gowherewehavebeen #planavacation CheersKaren Gill, Owner &amp; Travel Expert Plan A Vacation

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