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I have four days in the city and I need to make plans for where I should go. Top ten? Any advice?
I have four days in the city and I need to make plans for where I should go. Top ten? Any advice?
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You have to see some of the tourist spots. That ‘s why you’re going there. So Big Ben, Parliament, St. Paul’s, The Tower of London and Picadilly Circus are automatic. Add a few museums, but especially the British Museum. You can’t see it all, so don’t try, but you can see some of the clothes worn by Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria and suits of real armor and a Shakespeare play in his own handwriting. You’ve got to take a ride on the tube, see Buckingham Palace. The changing of the guard has so many people around it, you may not see very much. Get a little out of mainstream London and eat in a real English Pub. The beer is served, if it’s real British beer, just a little cooler than room temperature. It’s not what you’re used to, but the difference is why you’re going there anyway. Have the fish and chips. Take a ride in a London taxi, walk through Herrod’s department store and one of the Marks and Spencer’s. Have fun. It’s a good place.
Madam Tussuad’s, London zoo, the dungeons, London eye, the war museum and the science museum.
Here’s hoping you get some good weather!
There are so many amazing sights to see in London, but you’ve got to see the classics – after all, you couldn’t very leave saying you hadn’t seen Buckingham Palace, for example!
Here’s my personal Top 10 (besides Buckingham Palace!), but others will have different ones:
1. Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
2. St Paul’s Cathedral
3, The London Eye
4. Kew Gardens
5. Harrods
6. Picadilly Circus
7. Leicester Square
8. Covent Garden
9. Oxfor Street
10. Trafalgar Square
1. London Eye
The London Eye really has to be included in a trip to London. The 32 capsules carry around 10,000 visitors every day. Because of the way the capsules are suspended it allows for a full 360 degree-panorama when you’re at the top of the wheel. Don’t forget your camera!
2. Tower of London
The Tower of London is where the Crown Jewels are housed, which are quite spectacular. It’s also where you can stand on the execution site of three English queens! The Tower Bridge Exhibition is also worth seeing and is only a short walk away.
3. Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s official residence. The State Rooms of the Palace are open to visitors during the Annual Summer Opening in August and September. If you are visiting at a different time of the year go along to see the Changing of the Guard which happens on scheduled days so check before setting off, and arrive early to get a good position to watch the action!
4. Trafalgar Square
Come and marvel at Nelson’s Column and the four huge lion statues. Feeding the pigeons is now discouraged so please don’t bring them any treats.
On the north side of the square you can visit the National Gallery and just around the corner on St. Martin’s Lane is the National Portrait Gallery. Both have both permanent displays and special exhibitions so check what’s on before you go.
5. Tate Modern
The Tate Modern is situated within a converted power station and has an imposing position opposite St. Paul’s Cathedral along the River Thames. You can visit again and again as it’s free and the modern art displays change quite frequently.
6. Royal Parks
I regularly hear people tell me the Queen Mary’s Rose Gardens in Regent’s Park is their favorite spot in London, and who am I to argue? I would also recommend St. James’s Park as it offers one of the best views of Buckingham Palace. Hyde Park is enormous and includes the ever popular Diana Memorial Playground and the Peter Pan Statue.
7. British Museum
Don’t be fooled into thinking the British Museum is full of artifacts from old England. No, in days gone by the English were incredible warriors and the British Museum is full of the treasures the soldiers brought back from distance shores. Those treasures include the Rosetta Stone, the Easter Island statue, and the earliest known image of Christ. You will find a lot of Ancient Greek and Egyptian treasures including the Elgin Marbles.
8. Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is all about discovering the natural world around us and appeals to all age groups. The Blue Whale is outrageous to see as you really can’t imagine how big a life-size model has to be until you walk underneath it. Don’t miss ‘The Power Within’ where you can experience what an earthquake feels like.
9.Big Ben
Is only a short walk down Whitehall from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square. The building is stunning from Parliament Square, but it is worth taking a walk over Westminster Bridge and getting the view from the South Bank. Big Ben is actually the name of the bell in the clock tower which chimes every 15 minutes. Tours inside the Houses of Parliament for overseas visitors are only available during August and September.
10. VA (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Near the Natural History Museum and Science Museum in South Kensington, the VA is a great museum of art and design, and holds over 3000 years worth of artifacts from many of the world’s richest cultures, including the most comprehensive collection of British design and art from 1500 to 1900. There’s furniture, ceramics, photography, sculpture, and much more.
Don’t miss a river boat trip along The Thames, where you’ll get to view lots of major landmarks.
Try to take a trip on The London Eye for unbeatable views across London, especially at sunset on a clear day.
The museums and art galleries around London are all worth a visit. As are the street markets – wonderful for the culture, people watching and of course the odd shopping bargain.
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