London

Basic data
Capital of England and the United Kingdom
Population: 8 million
Fashion, educational, culinary, financial center

SIGHTSEEING

The Big Ben
The Big Ben

The Big Ben
Big Ben = the bell of the clock
Was built in 1858
96 m tall
Celebrated its 150th birthday in May 2009

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square
Christmas

Piccadily Circus

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace
Official place of the royals (they don’t live there)
Today more a tourist attraction
Traditional Canging of the Guards takes place here

Buckingham Palace - inside

The Changing of the Guards

London bridge

London Bridge at night

The Tower

The Tower

The London Eye

London Eye
from outside…

…and from inside

Madam Tussaud’s waxworks

British Museum

National Gallery

Westminister Abbey

The new Globe

The new Globe

The Globe from inside

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare ‘the swan of Avon’
1564-1616
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon
Poet and playwright – 38 plays, 158 sonnets
He got his inspiration from British history
Most famous plays:
Romeo and Juliet,Hamlet

NIGHTLIFE

Pubs

TRANSPORT

Metro = the TUBE

Buses, double deckers

SPORTS

Home of the Olympic games in 1908, 1948 and will be in 2012
Football is the most popular sport, the most famous teams are Manchester Unites, Arsenal and Liverpool
Cricket is also very popular

Cricket