London

Trip to London

London is the capital of Great Britain. This is one place not to be missed when I am travel to Britain. The trip to London is only slightly longer than the previous trip by a night. This is because I could not afford more time for traveling due to upcoming quizzes. To complete all the attraction in London will cost quite a bit and also will take at least 6 days recommended by the city tourist board. Since I am there only for 2 days and 2 night, I could only visit a fraction of it’s attractions.

These are the places that I have visited.
Chinatown
Westminster Abbey
St Paul’s cathedral
Tower Bridge
Tower of London
Buckingham Palace
Regent Park
Hyde Park (speaker Conner)
Green Park
James Park
Parliament Building
London Eye
Trafalgar Square
Downing Street
University College London

Took pictures at
Sherlock Homes Museum
Madame Tussaud



London is a beautiful place but it is not as crowded as I would think. In fact at night it is just as bad as other city in Britain. Only a few streets such as Chinatown and those with pubs and clubs are slightly crowed. Over at London the Chinatown is much more alive because it has more shops, restaurant and of course people as compared to that in Manchester. But yet Manchester claims to be the largest Chinatown in Europe. Probably only the Chinese arch. Otherwise I don’t see how it is comparable to that in London. Also there is a wide variety of Chinese food and but still quite expensive. There is one particular Chinese restaurant that sells food very cheap and I believe has the largest number of seats. It occupies up to 3 levels. The food is Cantonese style so is the service. And so this is the restaurant I have my 2 dinner at.

Most of the attraction can be reviewed from travel guide however I will only talk about two attractions which is Buckingham palace and also London eye. There are 3 main things to see at Buckingham palace. First is the queen. Unfortunately that is quite impossible. Second is the change of guards. During the much anticipated moment, the spaces in front of the gates are flooded with people who are trying to catch a glimpse of the ceremony. Due to the crowded, I cannot see much therefore nothing much to comment on. The last is of course the Queen’s jewelry. This can be found in the queen’s gallery. However only a few sets of jewelry is being displayed. I guess she kept some to wear for occasions huh. Actually the main jewelry is being held at London tower. These were the one use during her coronation back in 1953 I think. And they are very nice and pretty. Other than the jewelry at the queen’s gallery, there is also a display on art work by the Dutch from the 16 – 17 century. These arts are very good and mostly to be price as priceless (Then again maybe not since it is on display to the public). Anyone interested to know how the work looks like, you can do a bit of research by googling the net for the information.

The last attraction I will be talking will be London eye. The tallest architecture in London, stand at 135 meters above river Thames. It is also the world largest fairies wheel. It take about half and hour to complete one revolution. The ride itself is very smooth. I did not even feel that it is revolving unless I look out of the glass panel. The view from the top of the eye is fantastic. I can see almost the whole of London if not because of the night. But even in the day, London itself is quite foggy unless it is a clear day which is quite rare. Overall the ride is very relaxing which is comparable to the ride down river cam in Cambridge.

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