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London is one of the most fascinating and most visited cities on Earth. No...really...it is! It doesn't take too long to know why. Just try getting out of the Tube near Piccadilly Circus and you'll understand why--the confusion of passing taxis, hundreds of people walking by, electronic billboards and statues dotting the landscape is almost overwhelming.
London has endured for over two thousand years. Its conception as a regional hub by the Romans over two thousand years ago is the traditional birthday of London, yet Celtic tribes inhabited what is now the city for much longer. It became a Viking settlement during the Dark Ages, then an Anglo-Saxon stronghold after the Norsemen's political power weigned, and finally a capital by the Normans. London has survived countless monarchs, wars (both civil and international), famines, plagues, floods, pollution levels and so forth, and still stood strong. Once this city was the capital to the one largest empires ever known, where government and trade flowed through these streets to as far away as Christchurch and Cape Town.
Now London is redifining its role in the 21st century, from a capital to an empire that no longer exists, to a gateway to Europe; a financial and cultural center for both the UK and Europe. If New York was on one side of a bridge, then London would be on the other.
- Pros:All the history and things to see and do, there's so much to take in.
- Cons:All the history and things to see and do, there's too much to take in.
- In a nutshell:Regardless, this city is a must to see for anyone who wants to travel
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Comments (10)
Your tips on London are some of the most thorough I have read. I did get dragged into Madam Tussad's and I agree with you - save your money for the pub! Thanks.
Excellent tips on London, well done!
Good tips on visiting the parliament! Thanks....
Love your London page and tips! well done
TERRIFIC PAGE! You've missed your calling as a travel advisor. I wish my pages were even decimally as helpful as yours. And I thought two weeks might be too long for London-- HA!
I stayed at the Generator in London, too! It was pretty dirty, I agree.
Just my thoughts--what a fantastic place! You could never see it all here.
Great page, but I would consider your general tip as much as a warning tip ! Looking at the right direction to cross the road, we do it almost automatic and that is the danger :-) p.s. nice pictures!
Just changing one word makes a big difference doesn't it?
didn't know they could laugh :-)