Code-Tourism

Code-tourism in London... After a few hours of coding at home, I usually get bored and feel like I'm missing out. So here is a new concept: coding while visiting London. I take my laptop with me and start wandering around. You need a 3G connection for this, Wifi is not enough. Visit a museum, have a bicycle ride, then sit down somewhere in a park, a library or a coffee-shop to do some coding for an hour. Good places to tourist-code:

• Waterstones Picadilly: huge book-shop with comfy sofas.
• Starbucks, Holland Park avenue. Comfortable seats and relaxing music. Bicycle racks outside. Crap 3G signal though.
• Foyles, Charing Cross Road: the most complete bookshop for computing I know in London. No sofas though. You cannot take books to the coffee area.
• Pret-a-Manger, Kensington High Street. Good seats. Bicycle racks outside.
• Bincho, OXO Tower. Japanese Grill Restaurant. Cool view to the Thames, very quiet during the week.
• British Library: the cafe inside has plenty of tables next to a huge books tower.