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English phone booth
Guard at Tower of London Guard, wearing a bearskin hat, at the Tower of London

The ubiquitous London taxis (below) are extremely clean and the hack drivers are very honest and tightly regulated. They are also very friendly and helpful

10 Downing Street

The red telephone booths, so much a part of London's charm are becoming a thing of the past due to the advent of cell phones.

London taxi The picture, above, is as close as we could get to the famous address, number 10 Downing Street, home of the English Prime Minister. The building with the white facade is the Prime Minister's office. Margaret Thatcher was in office at the time.