Places to visit when your in London
Written by MichaelZ on February 28, 2009 – 12:34 am -Down in london for the weekend on work and dont really want to spend all the time around the London conference venues? London has plenty to offer the bored -as you can see from this list.
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- The london eye- A modern day version of Vienna’s Prater ferris wheel which stands opposite parliament and dominates the river skyline. Jump into a cab and see a spectacular view of the city. Check the weather forecasts, as the gloomy days can sometimes spoil the landscape view your given when your up there, and when its hot the temperature in the capsule can be unbearable. Closed to repair work during the first few months of the year.
- Big Ben -a contender for Britain’s most well known landmark. Unfortunately not open for the public to go and have a look, but if your near the house of parliament it may be worth getting close for a view. There are cells within the tower clock which are reserved for members of parliament, which havent been used since 1880 -given the Britains financial state, maybe we should look at bringing them back…..
- Buckingham palace- the official residence of Her majesty queen Elizabeth II, it became the official royal palace when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne. The palace is actually owned by the nation and not the royal family, so some of the rooms can be viewed by the public daily during the summer months. There’s the changing of the guard to see in the forecourt and the palaces state rooms, which have been available to view since 1993 in August and September.
- The tower of London -Once a fortress, a palace and a prison, the tower reisides on the north bank of the river Thames. Serving as a place of execution, armory, the royal mint and since 1303, the home of the crown jewels. Annoying the guards or the ravens insnt advised, as it still works pretty well as a prison.
- London zoo -The world’s oldest scientific zoo, was opened on April 27th, 1828 and was opened to the public in 1847, it houses 755 species of animals with 15,104 individuals, making it the largest collections in the United kingdom. With animals ranging from Tasmanian devils to Komodo dragons and Mexican redknee tarantulas.
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