London

 

London is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. There is a great deal to see and do in a city whose streets are always crowded. Let's take a ride in one of London's icons - the double decker bus - it is definitely the best way to tour the city. 

 

  

 

Time to start our sightseeing tour through London.

 

 

 

Now that's you have toured London, let's visit London's top tourist attractions. To get some more information just click on the pictures.

 

Big Ben

Big Ben is London's clock tower and one of its most famous icons.

 

Houses of Parliament

The Houses of Parliament also known as Westminster Palace is the seat of London's House of Lords and House of Commons.

 

 

Tower of London

The Tower of London was built over nine hundred years ago. It is a historical landmark. Its guardsmen, the Beefeeter, explain the history of this imposing former palace and prison, pointing out the scaffold sites where the executions took place. Visitors can also have a look at the Traitor's Gate where prisoners entered the Tower for the last time.

 

The Crown Jewels

You can watch the glittering Crown Jewels  away from the crowds in the Tower of London. They are safely guarded by the Yeoman Warders also known as Beefeeters.

 

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official royal residence of Her Majesty the Queen.

 

The Changing of the Guard

The Changing of the Guard ceremony is not to be missed! It takes place in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 every day in summer, every other day in winter. The New Guard marches to the Palace from Wellington Barracks with a Guards band, the Old Guard hands over in a ceremony during which the sentries are changed and then returns to barracks. The ceremony lasts about 45 minutes.
 

 

St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul's five churches have been built here with the first in the 7th century. It is considered Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece. Today it is the seat of the Bishop of London.

 

Westminster Abbey

Westmister Abbey is a beautiful gothic church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The Abbey has also seen many Royal Weddings and Funerals through the years. In 2011 it was the venue for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

 

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a famous square in central London. At the centre is Nelson's Column surrounded by fountains.

 

Thames River Cruises

Thames River Cruises is a chance to experience the city by water. Many of London's attractions are visible from the cruise.

 

London Eye

From the river Thames you can see  London Eye. Created for the Millennium celebration, it is one of  the highest observation wheels with a fantastic view over London.

 

 

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge is one of the world's most famous bridges constructed in 1894. It is an engineering marvel.

 

 

The British Museum

The British Museum is  considered to be one of the world's greatest museums of human history and culture. Its permanent collection, numbering some eight million works, is amongst the finest and largest in the world  and originates from all continents.

 

National Gallery

The National Gallery is an  art museum  in  Trafalgar Square. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.

 

Tate Modern

Tate Modern is a modern art gallery. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group. It is the most visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors every year. It is located in the former Bankside Power Station, in  Central London..

 

Convent Garden

Convent Garden was a vegetable garden in the Middle Ages. Later on,  it became a vegetable market as we can see in the 1964 film My Fair Lady.

 

 

 

Starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn,  the film was a huge success. Audrey Hepburn plays the role of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl  seeking speech lessons. 

 

 

 Today Convent Garden is a hub of restaurants, pubs and shops.

 

Sherlock Holmes Museum

The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a popular privately run museum in London, dedicated to the famous fictional detective  Sherlock Holmes . It opened in 1990 and is situated in Baker Street, bearing the number 221B  although it lies between numbers 237 and 241, near the north end of Baker Street in central London close to Regent's Park.

 

Madame Tussaud's

Madame Tussaud's  is a major tourist attraction  housed in the former London Planetarium. It is famous for recreating famous people, or celebrities, in wax. It is the original Madame Tussauds attraction, having been situated on Marylebone Road since 1884.

 

The Natural History Museum

The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within five main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology.

  

 

But this is not all about London. You can take a rest in Hyde Park or go for a stroll in Piccadilly Circus. What about some shopping? Walk along the hectic Oxford Street, visit  Harrod's - the expensive department stores and if you want a real bargain go to Portobello Road, where you can find anything you can think of from second-hand clothes to silverware.

 

If reading is one of your hobbies, you can't miss Charing Cross and its fantastic bookshops. Don't forget to stop by Foyles - a reader's paradise!  What about enjoying a play? Go to Shaftesbury Avenue, where you can find the most pleasant theatres.