Vast, vibrant and truly multicultural, London is one of the world’s great cities. Located in the southeast of England, on the River Thames, it is the capital of England and the United Kingdom (UK) and has been the heart of its political, cultural and business life for centuries.
Over the centuries, London has developed and expanded, despite the many dangers that might have defeated a lesser place – the Great Plague, the Great Fire, the bitter English Civil War and even a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament. But most recently and resiliently, London and its citizens survived the German Luftwaffe attempts to bomb the city to oblivion during the World War II ‘Blitz’.
Today London is one of the most popular tourist cities in the world. With many musuems, gallerys, open green spaces and historical monuments open to the public.
Transportation in London
By Road: The M25 encircles Greater London. The M1, M11, M20, M23, M3, M4 and M40 radiate from the capital to the rest of Britain. The M1 goes north all the way to Leeds, the M11 northeast to Cambridge and East Anglia, the M20 southeast to Folkestone (from where the A20 continues to Dover), the M23 goes south to Gatwick airport (and continues as the A23 to Brighton), the M3 southwest to Southampton, the M4 west to Heathrow airport and Bristol, and the M40 northwest to Oxford and Birmingham.
By Coach: National and international services use Victoria Coach Station, a short walk from Victoria train station. Facilities include bureaux de change, ATMs, travel and hotel agencies, information desks, left-luggage office and kiosks. National Express operates services throughout the UK. Eurolines has departures to over 500 European destinations.
By Air: London is serviced by 5 major airports, Stansted Airport, London Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, London Luton Airport, London Gatwick Airport. Offering services to every major city in the world, as well as a lot of smaller cities and towns in Europe.
Buckingham Palace, the London home of the Queen, is hugely popular with tourists. They flock to the palace, to witness royal pageantry dating back centuries at the Changing of the Guard ceremony, which takes place daily at 1130 from April to July and on alternate days at other times of the year. The infamous royal fortress on Tower Hill, the Tower of London, was begun by William the Conqueror in 1078 and remained a royal residence until the mid-16th century. Today, it houses the priceless Crown Jewels and the Royal Armouries collection. Towering 135m (444ft) into the heavens, right in the heart of London, the BA London Eye is literally an unmissable attraction. The world’s tallest observation wheel has become London’s most popular attraction. Opened in 2000, the Tate Modern is a £130-million project that is regarded as a model of urban regeneration, with the disused Bankside power station transformed into an avant-garde space dedicated to 20th-century art. The Palace of Westminster contains the Houses of Parliament, part of which is one of the city’s most famous landmarks - Big Ben.
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