{"id":121,"date":"2026-08-20T16:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/?p=121"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:15:30","slug":"londyn-po-30-letech-navrat-do-mesta-meho-srdce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/londyn-po-30-letech-navrat-do-mesta-meho-srdce","title":{"rendered":"London after 30 years: return to the city of my heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lond\u00fdn je moje prvn\u00ed velk\u00e1 l\u00e1ska\u2026 a n\u011bkter\u00e9 l\u00e1sky z\u016fstanou na cel\u00fd \u017eivot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Po otev\u0159en\u00ed \u017eelezn\u00e9 opony to byla moje prvn\u00ed cesta do zahrani\u010d\u00ed na vlastn\u00ed p\u011bst. V dob\u011b, kdy neexistovaly mobiln\u00ed telefony a m\u00e1lokdo v \u010cR m\u011bl pevnou linku, Google Maps ani soci\u00e1ln\u00ed s\u00edt\u011b. Jen mapa, p\u00e1r informac\u00ed a velk\u00e1 d\u00e1vka odvahy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byla jsem jedna z prvn\u00edch au pair vyslan\u00fdch \u010deskou agenturou, tak\u017ee trochu \u201epokusn\u00fd kr\u00e1l\u00edk\u201c. Cesta autobusem s v\u00edzem v pase a nejistotou, jestli m\u011b v\u016fbec na hranic\u00edch pust\u00ed. V hlav\u011b mi b\u011b\u017eela jedin\u00e1 ot\u00e1zka: \u201eCo kdy\u017e mi \u0159eknou, \u017ee do zem\u011b nem\u016f\u017eu vstoupit a po\u0161lou m\u011b zp\u00e1tky?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Na\u0161t\u011bst\u00ed se tak nestalo. Po 26 hodin\u00e1ch v autobuse jsem vystoupila v tehdy pro m\u011b obrovsk\u00e9m a trochu chaotick\u00e9m Lond\u00fdn\u011b. Byl za\u010d\u00e1tek b\u0159ezna roku 1994. Zat\u00edmco v \u010cesku byla je\u0161t\u011b zima a sn\u00edh, Lond\u00fdn u\u017e pomalu v\u00edtal jaro. V parc\u00edch kvetly prvn\u00ed krokusy a stromy se za\u010d\u00ednaly zelenat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mo\u017en\u00e1 pr\u00e1v\u011b proto byl m\u016fj prvn\u00ed c\u00edl jasn\u00fd \u2013 St James\u2019s Park<\/strong>. M\u00edsto, kter\u00e9 jsem si zamilovala hned p\u0159i prvn\u00ed n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bv\u011b a kter\u00e9 jsem po t\u0159iceti letech cht\u011bla uk\u00e1zat i sv\u00fdm syn\u016fm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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St James\u2019s Park z roku 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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St James\u2019s Park z n\u00e1vratu po 30 letech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lond\u00fdn bez internetu, ale s chut\u00ed objevovat<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

V devades\u00e1t\u00fdch letech se mi Lond\u00fdn zd\u00e1l nekone\u010dn\u011b velk\u00fd. Ka\u017ed\u00fd v\u00edkend jsem vyr\u00e1\u017eela objevovat dal\u0161\u00ed m\u00edsta s jednodenn\u00ed travel card v ruce. Bez navigace, bez aplikac\u00ed a bez p\u0159esn\u011b napl\u00e1novan\u00fdch itiner\u00e1\u0159\u016f. Bylo to opravdov\u00e9 objevov\u00e1n\u00ed. Jedna pam\u00e1tka \u010dasto znamenala cel\u00fd den. N\u011bkter\u00e1 m\u00edsta jsem nav\u0161t\u011bvovala opakovan\u011b, proto\u017ee jsem si je cht\u011bla u\u017e\u00edt a ne jen \u201eod\u0161krtnout\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jedn\u00edm z m\u00edst, kter\u00e9 jsem cht\u011bla po letech nav\u0161t\u00edvit znovu, byl Greenwich a nult\u00fd poledn\u00edk<\/strong>. Kdo by necht\u011bl st\u00e1t jednou nohou na v\u00fdchodn\u00ed a druhou na z\u00e1padn\u00ed polokouli? Kdysi jsem zde str\u00e1vila cel\u00fd den. Proch\u00e1zela jsem Greenwich Park, u\u017e\u00edvala si piknik a hlavn\u011b n\u00e1dhern\u00fd v\u00fdhled na Lond\u00fdn z kopce u observato\u0159e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tentokr\u00e1t to bylo trochu jin\u00e9. Na objednanou prohl\u00eddku observato\u0159e jsme m\u00e1lem nestihli p\u0159ij\u00edt, proto\u017ee cesta autobusem byla sama o sob\u011b mal\u00e9 dobrodru\u017estv\u00ed. P\u0159ijeli jsme pozd\u011b a nav\u00edc n\u00e1s chytil revizor. Den p\u0159edt\u00edm jsem mlad\u0161\u00edmu synovi koupila podle rady pr\u016fvod\u010d\u00edho na stanici metra v Eppingu jednodenn\u00ed travel card. Bohu\u017eel mi u\u017e nikdo nevysv\u011btlil, \u017ee neplat\u00ed 24 hodin od zakoupen\u00ed, ale pouze do p\u016flnoci dan\u00e9ho dne. Na\u0161t\u011bst\u00ed byl revizor rozumn\u00fd. Kdy\u017e vid\u011bl m\u011b, m\u00e9 dva syny a moje up\u0159\u00edmn\u00e9 p\u0159ekvapen\u00ed, pokutu n\u00e1m odpustil. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Greenwich \u2013 nult\u00fd poledn\u00edk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

M\u00edsta, kter\u00e1 se zm\u011bnila, i ta, kter\u00e1 z\u016fstala stejn\u00e1<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dal\u0161\u00edm m\u00edstem, kter\u00e9 jsem cht\u011bla znovu vid\u011bt, bylo British Museum<\/strong>. Pr\u00e1v\u011b sem jsem se chodila schovat p\u0159ed lond\u00fdnsk\u00fdm po\u010das\u00edm. Tehdy \u010dlov\u011bk jednodu\u0161e ve\u0161el dovnit\u0159 a mohl str\u00e1vit hodiny objevov\u00e1n\u00edm. Dnes je muzeum st\u00e1le zdarma, ale n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvu je pot\u0159eba pl\u00e1novat dop\u0159edu a rezervovat si \u010das. Zm\u011bnila se tak\u00e9 vstupn\u00ed hala \u2013 je modern\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed a dopln\u011bn\u00e1 o obchody i ob\u010derstven\u00ed. P\u0159esto m\u00e1 st\u00e1le svoji jedine\u010dnou atmosf\u00e9ru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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British Museum \u2013 m\u00edsto, kam jsem se chodila schovat p\u0159ed lond\u00fdnsk\u00fdm po\u010das\u00edm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b jsme nemohli vynechat lond\u00fdnsk\u00e9 ikony \u2013 \u010dervenou telefonn\u00ed budku, \u010derven\u00fd double decker, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge nebo Trafalgar Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telefonn\u00ed budka byla kdysi zp\u016fsobem, jak se spojit se sv\u011btem. Dnes je sp\u00ed\u0161 symbolem Lond\u00fdna a obl\u00edbenou fotografickou zast\u00e1vkou turist\u016f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Na Trafalgar Square si dodnes pamatuji hlavn\u011b hork\u00e9 l\u00e9to p\u0159ed t\u0159iceti lety, kdy mi m\u00edstn\u00ed ka\u0161na poslou\u017eila jako p\u0159\u00edjemn\u00e9 osv\u011b\u017een\u00ed. U\u017e tehdy to bylo m\u00edsto pln\u00e9 lid\u00ed z cel\u00e9ho sv\u011bta, setk\u00e1v\u00e1n\u00ed a pov\u00edd\u00e1n\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Telefonn\u00ed budka \u2013 tehdy zp\u016fsob, jak se spojit se sv\u011btem. Dnes jeden ze symbol\u016f Lond\u00fdna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waterstones \u2013 m\u00edsto, kter\u00e9 p\u0159e\u017eilo \u010das<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jednou z m\u00fdch nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00edch lond\u00fdnsk\u00fdch vzpom\u00ednek je knihkupectv\u00ed Waterstones na Trafalgar Square<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vzniklo v roce 1984 a pro m\u011b to nebylo jen oby\u010dejn\u00e9 knihkupectv\u00ed. Tr\u00e1vila jsem zde hodiny hled\u00e1n\u00edm knih, cestovn\u00edch pr\u016fvodc\u016f a \u010dasopis\u016f s pracovn\u00edmi nab\u00eddkami. P\u0159ipom\u00edn\u00e1m \u2013 internet tehdy neexistoval. Pokud jste cht\u011bli n\u011bco objevit, museli jste hledat jinak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O to v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed byla moje radost, kdy\u017e jsem zjistila, \u017ee toto m\u00edsto st\u00e1le existuje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Waterstones na Trafalgar Square \u2013 m\u00edsto, kde jsem p\u0159ed t\u0159iceti lety tr\u00e1vila hodiny mezi knihami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lond\u00fdn, kter\u00fd je st\u00e1le m\u00fdm domovem<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Po n\u00e1vratu mohu \u0159\u00edct jedin\u00e9 \u2013 Lond\u00fdn je pro m\u011b st\u00e1le domovem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Je zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed vr\u00e1tit se po t\u0159iceti letech a zjistit, \u017ee m\u011bsto, kter\u00e9 mi kdysi p\u0159ipadalo obrovsk\u00e9, je najednou mnohem men\u0161\u00ed. V\u0161echno je dostupn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, v\u0161echno se d\u00e1 naj\u00edt b\u011bhem p\u00e1r vte\u0159in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jen n\u011bkter\u00e9 v\u011bci u\u017e zmizely. T\u0159eba prav\u00e9 fish and chips zabalen\u00e9 v novin\u00e1ch do kornoutu u\u017e si dnes nekoup\u00edte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00fdm syn\u016fm se Lond\u00fdn moc l\u00edbil. Mn\u011b zase umo\u017enil vr\u00e1tit se na chv\u00edli zp\u00e1tky do roku 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A p\u0159itom jsem objevila i \u00fapln\u011b nov\u00fd Lond\u00fdn. T\u0159eba modern\u00ed \u010dtvr\u0165 Canary Wharf<\/strong>, kterou j\u00e1 pamatuji je\u0161t\u011b jako lond\u00fdnsk\u00e9 Docklands \u2013 trochu \u0161pinav\u00e9 a hlavn\u011b ne dostupn\u00e9, prob\u00edhala tu v\u00fdstavba, tak\u017ee staveni\u0161t\u011b. M\u00edsto star\u00fdch dok\u016f dnes stoj\u00ed jedna z nejmodern\u011bj\u0161\u00edch \u010d\u00e1st\u00ed m\u011bsta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proto\u017ee Lond\u00fdn se st\u00e1le m\u011bn\u00ed. A mo\u017en\u00e1 pr\u00e1v\u011b proto je v n\u011bm po\u0159\u00e1d co objevovat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canary Wharf. Lond\u00fdn se zm\u011bnil. N\u011bkter\u00e1 m\u00edsta zmizela, jin\u00e1 vznikla. Ale pro m\u011b z\u016fst\u00e1v\u00e1 domovem.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chcete proj\u00edt Lond\u00fdn v m\u00fdch stop\u00e1ch?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

P\u0159ipravila jsem pro v\u00e1s itiner\u00e1\u0159 London in 4 days<\/strong>, podle kter\u00e9ho jsme m\u011bsto pro\u0161li my. Najdete v n\u011bm trasu jednotliv\u00fdch dn\u00ed, tipy na m\u00edsta, kter\u00e1 stoj\u00ed za n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvu, praktick\u00e9 informace i na\u0161e zku\u0161enosti z cesty se syny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pokud chcete poznat Lond\u00fdn bez stresu a objevit ho trochu m\u00fdma o\u010dima, m\u016f\u017eete se vydat na mnou vyzkou\u0161enou cestu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lond\u00fdn je moje prvn\u00ed velk\u00e1 l\u00e1ska\u2026 a n\u011bkter\u00e9 l\u00e1sky z\u016fstanou na cel\u00fd \u017eivot. Po otev\u0159en\u00ed \u017eelezn\u00e9 opony to byla moje prvn\u00ed cesta do zahrani\u010d\u00ed na vlastn\u00ed p\u011bst. V dob\u011b, kdy neexistovaly mobiln\u00ed telefony a m\u00e1lokdo v \u010cR m\u011bl pevnou linku, Google Maps ani soci\u00e1ln\u00ed s\u00edt\u011b. Jen mapa, p\u00e1r informac\u00ed a velk\u00e1 d\u00e1vka odvahy. Byla jsem jedna […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cestovni-tipy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212,"href":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions\/212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorewithiveta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}