Monday 11 March 2013

LONDON


London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. It is also is the largest city, urban zone and metropolitan area in the United Kingdom. It is located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennial. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. London is a popular center for tourism. It is attracts over 14 million international visitors per year, thus Europe had become the most visited city. Instead of that, London also attracts 27 million overnight-stay visitors every year.


One of the popular tourist attraction at London is The London Eye. It is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in London, England. It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom. Instead of that,  the Eye also described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel". At here, the tourists can see the first ever 3D aerial footage of London as well as witness the world famous London New Year’s Eve fireworks in a breathtaking journey across the city. This will let the tourist have a memorable trip at London.

The National Gallery is another popular tourist attraction at London. The National Gallery is an art museum on Trafalgar Square, London. It is founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The Gallery is an exempt charity, and a non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Its collection belongs to the public of the United Kingdom and entry to the main collection is free of charge. It is the fourth most visited art museum in the world, after the Musée du Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum. Besides that, the pictures in the collection belong to the public and admission to see them is free. There also will provides some activities such as special exhibitions, lectures, video and audio-visual programmes, guided tours and holiday events for children and adults.

Next tourists attraction places is Tower of London. It is also call as the Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress. It is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England, United Kingdom. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. At here, the tourists can discover the history of a royal palace.

The Camden Markets is one of the most famous market at London. It is the fourth-most popular visitor attraction in London, attracting approximately 100,000 people each weekend.The Camden markets are a number of adjoining large retail markets in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent's Canal . It is often collectively named as "Camden Market" or "Camden Lock". It is open 7 days per week. Camden  Market comprises stalls and shops selling everything from vintage clothing to hand-made jewellery and artwork to gifts, music and more. There's also food stalls and fast food shop that offering a large variety of cuisines.

The special food that must try at London is Pie and Mash with Liquor Sauce. The pie is mash with liquor sauce, a minced-beef meat pie and mashed potatoes ladled with a (nonalcoholic) thin green parsley sauce. , This is traditional cockney comfort food served in century. Next special food is Bacon Butty. It is a sandwich of bacon and white bread. Thick, meaty back bacon, white bread, and the English mustard, HP sauce, or ketchup is the ingredient of Bacon Butty .Instead of that, it's also is a pretty common on-the-go budget breakfast among many a London office worker.Toasted Cheese Sandwich is another type of special snacks at London. It also called as "Cheese Toastie," this is, simply, a grilled cheese sandwich. But this particular toastie, from a stall called Kappacasein in Borough Market, isn't just any grilled cheese, of course, but the one once famously called "the platonic ideal of grilled cheese" by superfan Ruth Reichl. Kappacasein's sandwich is made with chopped leeks, onions, and garlic, all melted together between slices of sourdough bread baked by Poilâne, the world-renowned Parisian bakery .



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