If you want a Friends-inspired London vacation, follow these tips. Stay at the London Marriott Hotel on Grosvenor Square. Every time you leave the hotel, put your London map on the ground and step into it. You’ll be doing what Joe did, exactly where he did it.
In Joey’s words, “London, baby!” Unlike the friends’ trip to the Barbados or Vegas, they actually traveled to London for the episodes set in London, England. It’s easy to tell! All the landmarks they explore and pose in front of can’t be faked.
Then check out all the main tourist attractions like Buckingham Palace, the Thames, Big Ben, the Tower of London, and Westminster Abbey. Joey calls it “hands down the best abbey I’ve ever seen,” and Prince William and Kate Middleton have since been married there! For pics outside the place where Ross and Emily held their wedding, visit St. John’s Church in Wapping. Then head to Trinity Square and buy yourself a classy Union Jack hat, just like Joey did (to Chandler’s disappointment). Maybe you’ll get lucky and buy it from Richard Branson himself!
Celebrity cameos are huge in the London episodes of Friends. Sarah Ferguson, the original duchess Fergie, runs into a London-loving Joey. Hugh Laurie even makes an appearance as Rachel’s seatmate on her plane ride over to Ross’ wedding, and he does a hilarious job of pretending to care about her relationship drama. Long live the (drama) queen!
