Confirmed London moves the street festivals, closes roads, dragons have presdence. http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/4733685-chinese-new-year-2016-in-london
and in some way becomes more Chinese than the Chinese.
Every one has a camera, we try to blend in.
We normally meet up in East end of Cranbourne St inside the pret a manger.
It is best to PM a mobile #, cause from about 10:15 local we are in the Ch qtr taking pics.