20 January, 2007 |

London (Part 1)

Today we are going to start our trip to one of the most remarkable cities of the world! You are absolutely right-we are going to London! London is a unique mixture of interesting and surprising places what you will not meet in any other city of the world. The city, with its more than 2000 years history, has gone through rises and fallings, fires and epidemics. It was a capital of the most powerful empire of the world. Many London traditions take their roots in deep olden times, but they still remain interesting and surprising at the same time.  London plays the leading role in the political and cultural life of the Great Britain. The parliament, the government and the supreme bodies of justice are situated here.  As the cultural center of the state London has got its popularity due to the museums and art galleries, theatres and musical life.   The city is also known also for numerous ancient churches in which national relics of English people are stored.  London is center of the international business life.  Samuel Johnson said that “if you are tired of London this means that you are tired of life because London has everything that it is possible to wait from the life”.  You will get unforgettable impressions from the changing of the guard at the Buckingham palace (daily at 11.30 a.m.) and the parade of horse Guards (at 11.00 a.m., on Sundays - at 10.00 a.m.). We strongly recommend you to go for a walk in Picadilly Street and Trafalgar Square, and then to have a rest in the Hyde Park.  Westminster Abbey   Westminster Abbey is the place where the royal destiny begins and comes to its end: in its walls the British monarchs are crowned, here they find eternal rest. The Westminster Abbey is well-known for the Poet’s Corner. Many famous British poets and writers are buried in The Abbey. Westminster Cathedral is the chief Roman Catholic Church of the country. In general, Westminster Abbey is one of the oldest monuments of the Great Britain and it is one of the religious centers of the world.  Big Ben  It is impossible to pass by the well-known Big Ben, the clock on which the time is being kept since 1859. Actually Big Ben is a name not towers and not the clock itself, but of the clock’s bell.       

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