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London Pages by Carmanah
| Page Views: 4,517 Last Visit to London: March, 1996 | My first (and most recent - eek!) time in London by Carmanah - last update: Jun 19, 2007 |
| London's Thames pre-Millenium Wheel era |
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| Look ma! I'm at St-Paul's Cathedral! |
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London, England, United Kingdom
Location: 51° 30' North, 0° 07' West
Population: 7,600,000 (2006 Census)
Founded: by the Romans in 50 AD
How embarrassing. It's been over 10 years since I last stepped foot in London (or all of Europe, for that matter), and I've been seriously meaning to get back. I mean, my own sister was living in the UK and made monthly visits to London, so certainly I can take the 9 hour direct flight for a week or two, right? It's only been over a decade... what's my weak excuse? Well, the good news is that I definitely have intentions of returning to London one day, but in the meantime, I can only share my first impressions of this lovely city.
When I was 15 years old in high school, I signed up for this "Fine Arts Trip" to England and Scotland. I mean, how could one not sign up and take advantage of such an opportunity? We would visit during the last week of March and the first week in April, and as long as we had good grades and were interested in museums, art galleries, theatre, musicals, history, and architecture, we were on the list to go. I think there was a maximum allowance of 30 students, but in the end, only 18 students signed up. Eighteen! Sheesh! |
| Feeding pigeons at Trafalgar Square |
| | Despite the low turn-out, on March 27, 1996, our small group of 18 grade ten and eleven high school students in addition to our 2 lovely teachers (Mr. Hobson, our music teacher and Ms. McCarthey, our drama teacher) from Hugh McRoberts Secondary School in Richmond, BC, Canada flew out of the Vancouver International Airport and landed at Heathrow Airport 9 hours later.
I was just one of those students in that group. For most, if not all of us, this was our first trip to the UK and had therefore we had no idea what to expect. But we were young, we loved our British music, and were just mature enough to be able to explore on our own. Most of us were already friends with one another, so it was like throwing a party the entire time, except here we were in London! What we saw of London, we loved, and it's no secret that we all had a blast. This page therefore represents my few days in London at the beginning of that trip. |
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| Pros: | "A wealth of history and culture; limitless amounts of things to see and do; excellent nightlife" | | Cons: | "Very expensive cost of living - food, accommodation, etc." | | In A Nutshell: | "London: a vibrant city with something for everyone!" |
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glennkasner Fri Jan 11, 2008 06:52 UTC
London - One of our favourite cities! | Mikebb Mon Jan 7, 2008 23:44 UTC
Hi Robyn, Your pages brought back memories of our London stay during 1993. Will return late August'08 have 3 day bonus hotel for booking coach tour Spain, Portugal & Morocco Sept'08. | bluejaxx Thu Jun 28, 2007 19:25 UTC
Thankyou for commenting on my London page, still need to add more pictures. I wanted to go to Europe when I was 16 but my parents didn't let me:( Luckily I was able to do work abroad, you should try it. | tvor Fri Nov 24, 2006 14:58 UTC
I saw Saigon in 93 in the West End! Thanks for the comment on my London page. you *really* must go back sooN! |
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