App Shopper: London: Royal Parks Guide & Audio (Travel)

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Sep 24 '09	New App: $4.99, v1.0

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London: Royal Parks Guide & Audio

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SHORTLISTED FOR BEST TOURISM EXPERIENCE IN BT VISIT LONDON AWARDS 2009

• Go hunting with Henry the Eighth
• Overhear some final words at Speaker’s Corner
• Attend the disastrous premiere of Handel’s Fireworks Music
• Take a view on the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain

and much more...

The Royal Parks are among London’s most popular tourist attractions - millions of people enjoy their stunning scenery, beautiful buildings, varied wildlife and range of amenities and activities.

This one-of-a-kind app is the perfect companion to experiencing the five Royal Parks in Central London without the need for books, maps or guides. Use it at home, on a plane, on the Tube, in the parks - the encounter begins well before arriving and continues long after leaving.

To make the most of a visit there are ideas to consider before setting off, along with visitor information, travel planner and useful links. When in London there are suggestions for all manner of things to see and do in the parks and their surroundings. Points of interest and local facilities are marked on an interactive offline area map that includes introduction, contact details and weblinks. When online they appear in a directory of the 100 nearest points of interest, listed by proximity and plotted on Google Maps.

Don’t forget your headphones because there’s an hour of atmospheric audio guide to use how you want to. Enjoy before you go, listen again in the parks and keep as a lasting memento. With pristine sound quality and filled with high quality music, cinematic sound design and dramatic reconstructions it’s a captivating way to become immersed in the many fascinating stories connected with the parks.

Features:

• Easy navigation menus
• Zoomable area map with tappable points of interest
• Locate function (when online)
• 100 nearest points of interest plotted on Google Maps (when online)
• Photo gallery
• Introduction and links to other Royal Parks
• 160kbps high quality sound
• No need to go online
• 60 minutes / 12 tracks of rich audio:

1 Introduction. 2 Henry the Eighth. 3 St James's Park Charles II. 4 St James's Park Theatricals. 5 Hyde Park Diana Memorial. 6 Hyde Park Great Exhibition. 7 Hyde Park Tyburn. 8 Hyde Park Speaker's Corner. 9 Kensington Gardens Albert Memorial. 10 Green Park Fireworks. 11 Regent's Park and the Regent. 12 Connections.

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