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The Top Ten Sights To See In London
ondon is one of the Circus.
biggest and most diverse
cities in the World. It has This is the geographical heart of
an excellent transport system, London. The statue itself is
but if your time is limited, what handsome, but it's more just to
sights should you make it your say you've been there. The only
priority to see? other interesting feature is the
neon advertising hoarding
The following list is drawn from adjacent. This, and Leicester
memory, on the basis that if I Square, are not much frequented
can recall them with fondness, by native Londoners; you will
they're most likely worth a only meet more tourists in these
visit: places.
1. Houses Of Parliament. 3. London Eye (or The Millenium
Wheel).
There are very fine buildings.
Admittance is free, but you may It offers excellent views of
have to queue. Due to security central London, and is quite
searches, you may not be able to romantic on a clear, moonlit
get in at all, as they have to night. This needs to be booked in
let the Members Of Parliaments advance, otherwise you may not be
(MPs) and their guests in first. able to get on. You can book this
The searches can take time. novelty online.
However, it's worth the wait. The 4. Tower Bridge.
interiors are very grand indeed,
and the staff are friendly. This is best traversed by night,
and in a London black cab. A fine
2. Statue Of Eros, Piccadilly example of Victorian workmanship.
remarkable, but it enables the
5. Tower Of London. ignorant tourist to pop up like a
gopher at their destination,
Here are kept the Crown Jewels. instead of negotiating the buses
This are impressive, but most and the streets.
impressive for me was a brief
film clip shown there of the 8. A Black Cab.
coronation of the current Queen
Elizabeth. A very moving piece of One could see the sites mentioned
ecclesiastical theatre. above in a black cab, at night.
This is a high-quality, licenced
Other than that, the ancient taxi service, and a nice, if
weaponry displayed has a kind of expensive way to get around.
thuggish dullness about it. Also
interesting are the ravens, who 9. The Side Streets.
have their wings clipped to stop
them flying off. You may see them Get off the main streets like
hopping about outside. Oxford Street and Charing Cross
Road, and travel in parallel on
6. A Red Double Decker Bus. the side streets. You'll see more
of the real London, and you'll be
You can pay a small fee, and pleasantly surprised at how much
travel on one of these for a few less crowded it is.
stops. A pleasant, interesting
and efficient means of transport. 10. Sites worth seeing outside
Central London: Portobello Road,
7. The Tube. Camden Market, Kew Gardens.
This is the underground train Likely to disappoint: Buckingham
system. In itself it's not Palace, Oxford Street,
Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar get lost, and even the locals may
Square. I'm afraid these are not not know where you need to go!
as interesting as their
propaganda. One would go to see
them just to boast you'd been. without it; you might think you align="center"> know the way, but you'll likely
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Niccolo Svengali is the webmaster of travel, hotel and education web sites in Palermo, Sicily. Published At: www.Isnare.com |
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