London Places To Go

London is the capital of UK and reportedly the largest city in the European Union. London has been one of the major tourist attraction spots in the world and not just the United Kingdom. London has numerous places to observe and be awestruck at the same time by appreciating the exquisiteness and splendor of English craftsmanship.

Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is situated in central London. At its centre is Nelson's Column which stands guarded by four lion statues at its base. Statues and sculptures are on display in the square, including a fourth plinth displaying changing pieces of contemporary art and it is also a site of political demonstrations. The name reminds one of the Battle of Trafalgar which took place in 1805 where British naval forces defeated Napoleons’ forces. Trafalgar Square was originally named as “King William the Fourth’s Square” but George Ledwell Taylor changed it to what it is called today. Charing Cross, Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus tube station are the closest London underground from the Trafalgar Square.

Buckingham Palace
London is full of attractions and has tourists flocking London streets all year round. Buckingham Palace is one such crowd puller. One can witness the changing of Royal Guards and Guards Parade on horses for free. There are daily guard changing ceremonies at Horse Guards Parade and Buckingham Palace which also makes it a good place for taking souvenir pictures. This London landmark is easily accessible from the Green Park, St James’s Park and Victoria tube station.

Big Ben
Did you know that Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the Palace of Westminster in London? All this time, I actually thought it was named Big Ben. It is the world’s largest four-faced chiming clock and just celebrated its 151st birthday this 10th April 2009. Big Ben is also popularly known as clock tower.

London Eye
Millennium Wheel is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe and is one of the most popular paid attractions in the United Kingdom. It is also known as the London Eye and has three million people visiting in one year. It was first formally launched by the Prime Minister at that time, Tony Blair, on 31 December 1999, although it was not opened to the public until March 2000.The London Eye stands 443 ft above the ground and from the top of London Eye one can see far off places in London.

London Bridge or Tower Bridge?
London Bridge is falling down; falling down, falling down, London Bridge is falling down? No it isn’t! London Bridge has been standing for more than 2000 years between the City of London and Southwark in London over the river Thames. It was first built in 50 AD by Romans and at that time it was made up of wood. In 1176 the timber was replaced by stone and it took 33 years to complete and finally was ready in 1209 during King Johns rule. Many people still call the Tower Bridge as London Bridge which is pretty ignorant because they are two different bridges. London Bridge is actually the next bridge upstream river Thames after the Tower Bridge. So what you picturize is when you think of London Bridge or Tower Bridge could be wrong. Why don’t you come down to London, see these bridges and find it out yourself?
London Bridge is a bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames.

Madame Tussauds Museum
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London which is better known as The Wax Museum all over the world has life-size wax statues of celebrities from all round the world amounting from various spheres. You can find Barrack Obama, Mahatma Gandhi , Adolf Hitler , Fidel Castro , Benazir Bhutto , Oscar Wilde , Isaac Newton, Tom Cruise , Will Smith , Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan ,Michael Jackson , Britney Spears , David Beckham, Sachin Tendulkar in the midst of other few famous wax statues.
London is a wonderful place waiting to be explored by tourists. It has magnificent shopping districts, hotels and restaurants which provide out of the world services and unmatched class and quality.