London – So Much To See
London is a unique incredible city, traditional yet cutting-edge, old world yet modern. It is a world city by any measure and it represents a quintessential international metropolis. While walking around the city you will feel you are in the capital of the world, since the city is the global center of retail, high-finance, commerce, fashion, transit, entertainment and emerging trends. London is also a symbolic city, one of the most distinctive worldwide. It is the home to the Queen, Big Ben, the tube or the double-decker buses.
Where to Stay
You have your choice of lots of hotels in London to check in to for business or just for your trip. From posh hotels like 41, which is adjacent to the Royal Mews of the Buckingham Palace road to the family-owned small hostels, you will find something for everyone. A great way to find a great place to stay is through an online travel site like Expedia. You can often find deals from Expedia to make your travel even more cost effective. An alternative to a hostel or a hotel is an apartment, which is a lot more comfortable, more cost effective and they will provide a unique experience in the city. There are agencies that rent apartments in London, the best being London Connection.
London Sightseeing
When you visit London, there are hundreds of sites and tours that will satisfy the most adventurous persons. England has been one of the most important cities of Europe for hundreds of years. The museums in London have a renown cultural heritage and an enormous wealth of artifacts from British history, western civilization and of course loads of oriental treasures from its colonial conquests.
The Design Museum is a must for everyone interested in contemporary design. Westminster Abbey is one of Britain’s grandest buildings and it represents the scene where many marriages, coronations and burials of the British monarchs have taken place. The National Gallery, situated in the pedestrian Trafalgar Square is one of the world’s most important and rare collections of Western European paintings. Its permanent collection consists of a lot of paintings from the past several hundred years. There you can find works by Cezanne, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Turner and many others.
The British Museum, which was founded in 1753, has collections of antiques from Western Asia, Greece and Rome, Egypt, Assyria as well as Medieval, Renaissance and Modern collections. Their collection consists of six and a half million objects of all sizes.
At the Tower of London, you make take a Yeoman tour or just enjoy the sight of the Crown Jewels. The Tower of London is definitely a must see and it has been a witness to more than 900 years of British history. Big Ben is the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster. You will find it on the northeastern part of the Houses of Parliament.
London Cuisine
Eating out in London is a very satisfying experience. If you are in the moode for an a Chinese restaurant, an Italian restaurant or a Thai restaurant you will find something for every taste. From inexpensive restaurants to afternoon tea to luxury dinner or Sunday roast, you can find in London anything the most demanding patron desires. Some ideas for eating out are the Middle Eastern delights, like The Afghan Kitchen, romantic restaurant with focus on great-tasting food. In Dalston. you may find the oldest Turkish restaurants in London, like Tas or Mangal 2.
No trip to London would be complete without afternoon tea at The Ritz, which is extremely popular and bookings are made weeks in advance. Other nice places include The Metropolitan, The Ritz or The Berkley.