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1. Tower of London
With some 2.7 million visitors in 2015, the Tower of London is the most visited paid for attraction in the UK. It goes without saying therefore that a bit of planning before going there will help the...
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2. Buckingham Palace
It is a "must see" in London the changing of the guards, in the royal palace. Many hundred people compress against the grids, to see a show that, in the palace's yard, has not much to see. Part of...
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3. Coke Cola London Eye
London eye is definitely an amazing place to visit as i think it is the most beautiful place in the world but it doesn't mean that other places are not attractive or not good for tourists. Here i have...
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4. British Museum
I'm not a fan of museums but once I stayed in the area, so why not? It's not as big as the Louvre in Paris but it's interesting. They had a very good Egyptian collection (probably permanent - best to...
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5. Tower Bridge
I must confess that I haven’t got a clue how many bridges London has, and I’m sure there must be someone out there who can tell me, but I don’t need anyone to tell me which bridge is the most...
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6. St. Paul's Cathedral
The two best known churches in London have to be Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral, so if you only have time to visit one, which one should you choose? Architecturally, they are very...
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7. Westminster Abbey
London has 31 Boroughs, 1 City ( The City of London), and Westminster, which is both a Borough and a City. Westminster is where many of London’s attractions are concentrated, and consequently one of...
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8. Houses of Parliament - Palace of Westminster
Most of us like taking pictures of our travel destinations, and those of you who come to London and want to take pictures of The Houses of Parliament could do worse than coming over to the opposite...
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9. Trafalgar Square
Britain's smallest police station is located by the south east corner of Trafalgar square. I'm sure a lot of people and tourists alike had walked past it without realising that it used to be a police...
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10. Hyde Park
One of the most visited parks in London it must be Hyde Park with so many attractions and over three hundred and fifty acres of landscape to explore. It was first opened to the public in 1637 by...
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11. Piccadilly
Piccadilly Circus in West-End is the very heart of the center of London. I love sitting there and watching the myriad of people walking by. When staying in London I used to stay at Regent Palace Hotel...
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12. Memorials Monuments & Statues
There are many fine statues in London, the place is literally awash with them and I certainly do not propose to list them all on my pages here as there are plenty of excellent websites devoted to that...
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13. Covent Garden
The area itself is absolutely charming, a little bit touristy, but it is unavoidable. That is why maybe it is not a good idea to buy something in the shops, but walking around and watching...
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14. Tate Modern
The Tate Modern was opened in 2000 in the former Bankside Power Station. It is the world famous museum for modern and contemporary art. There might be various opinions about the exhibition, but it is...
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15. Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname of the thirteen-ton Great Bell of Westminster and was named after the first commissioner of works, Sir Benjamin Hall. The tower officially known as Elizabeth Tower, renamed to...
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16. Kensington Palace & Gardens
This small what it looks like as a Gate House that have not being used for years is at the entrance to Kensington Gardens from Exhibition Road and opposite the Coalbrookdale Gates. As this what the...
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17. Madame Tussauds London
I was a little disappointed about the numbers of Statues. There were many celebrities missing. But I loved the tour in an automatic vehicle at the end which showed us the cultural history of London....
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18. The National Gallery
I’d be the first to admit that visiting art galleries isn’t normally a top priority of mine when travelling, but that doesn’t mean to say that I haven’t any interest at all. Looking at works of art is...
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19. River Thames
Every year the whole of September in London they have a festival to celebrate the river Thames. The festival has started ten years ago and is supported by the Mayor of London, London First, The Port...
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20. Natural History Museum
Last visit December 2014 Natural history museums are usually not top on my list of things to see, it took me 18 visits to London to visit the natural history museum and only because it was raining...
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21. City of London - The Square Mile
The obvious place to start a descriptive tour of London has to be where the city as we know it was born. If you’ve read my tip on London’s Boroughs you will already realise that the City of London is...
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22. Other Gardens, Parks & Squares
In the summer after work I do get to go to a few places around the City just to relax have a coffee and read the newspaper before I go home. Is my me time and one of the places that I do go is the...
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23. South Bank
If you’ve started to follow my review of The Queen’s Walk on the south bank of the Thames, then continuing along the path towards Tower Bridge from the London Eye will bring you to the Hungerford...
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24. Camden & Camden Markets
Model Grimaldi was English and became very popular at the end of the 17th century as an entertainer in London. He was a comedian,actor and dancer who was born in 1878 and died iñ 1837. He expanded the...
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25. Walking and Walking Tours
If you are visiting Tower Bridge and you have got time there's more things to do and see on the other side of it at Shad Thames. There's the restaurants and coffee bars in the old warehouse's , the...
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There is a St George's Festival being held at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens today starting at midday. Attractions include archery and falconry displays, a fire-breathing dragon, a medieval knights battle, Morris dancers, and Punch and Judy show. For more information go to www.vauxhalltrust.co.uk
This may be of interest to anyone planning a visit to London in 2014 - a list of ten forthcoming art exhibitions:
londonist.com/2013/12/10-art...