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With the 2012 Summer Olympic Games that will be held in London rapidly approaching, now is the time to start planning one’s visit to what is arguably already the greatest city in the world. London boasts so many tourist attractions that one can not fit them all into any three visits, much less only one. Keeping that in mind, a brief consideration of the very best attractions that the royal city has to offer the visitor follows.
Where royal attractions are concerned, London is probably the richest city in the world. Here one is able to go see the world’s most expensive collection of royal jewelry in the Tower of London, which is also the original castle home of the British monarchy. No visit to London would be complete without stopping by Buckingham Palace, London offices and home to the Queen herself, as well as host of the daily changing of the guard ceremony. Westminster Abbey is the thousand year old church where all the monarchs of Great Britain have been crowned, and most of them buried as well. St. Paul’s Cathedral is the stunning church that is a must see for Napoleonic War enthusiasts, since both the Duke of Wellington and Admiral Horatio Nelson are buried side by side in its vaults.
For legendary museums, London has some of the very best on earth. The British Museum is the nation’s pride and joy. Everything from Cleopatra’s mummy, to the columns of the Parthenon (Lord Elgin’s marbles), to the Mausoleum of Halicarnassaus, to even the ruins of Babylon are housed and displayed here. A fabulous London museum is The Victoria and Albert Museum. While here, visitors can pop on into the excellent Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, both of which share the street with the Victoria and Albert Museum. Other world class museums found in London include the National Gallery, Tate Modern, the Imperial War Museum, and the National Portrait Gallery.
For those visitors who enjoy seeing historic theaters and performance halls, London has several of the finest in the world too. The Royal Albert Hall is among the nation’s most unique and treasured buildings, known on site throughout the world. William Shakespeare is a name well known throughout the English speaking world. His Globe Theater has been reconstructed in London and now showcases the Bard’s many wonderful plays on a regular basis.
Other general world class attractions in London are many and varied. There is the London Eye, the world’s largest Ferris Wheel that offers views of the whole city. Harrods’ and Piccadilly Circus are both here and worth seeing. Westminster Abbey is a thousand year old palace that houses the world’s original Parliament. Big Ben beckons all tourists to come see time kept in precision as it has been famously for one hundred and fifty years as of 2009. From Covent Garden, to Hyde Park, to Soho, to Oxford Street, the list of world renowned London attractions goes on seemingly forever.
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The capital city of London has long been a major tourist attraction for visitors to the UK with its array of historic neighbourhoods and famous landmarks. For those looking to stay in the city there are an endless choice of hotels in the city ranging from low budget rooms to luxuriously furnished suites in prime locations.
London is a vast city with many different areas that all offer something unique. Depending on where you want to stay will affect the price of your hotel. For example, a room at a luxury hotel in the heart of the West End is more likely to be at the higher end of hotel prices whereas a room in one of the outer boroughs may cost a lot less.
For many tourists being close to areas such as the West End and Westminster are important as they want to be within easy reach of the many attractions such as the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Covent Garden. Within these areas there are numerous big chain hotels that offer a good standard of accommodation and easy access to the surrounding attractions. If you are travelling on a budget however, it may be a good idea to avoid these hotels and look for something more affordable within the nearby neighbourhoods. Because of the extensive public transport system in London most of the attractions are easy to reach by tube or bus.
Many people choose to stay in areas such as Kings Cross due to the convenient transport links to the airports and to other parts of the country with the underground station and national and international station; St Pancras.
If you have not been to London before, finding a good hotel can be a daunting task. Fortunately, with the advent of the internet a wide number of London hotels have started to advertise rooms on their own websites. By researching accommodation in the areas you would like to stay you can get an idea of how much you need to budget for a room and what types of amenities are available to you.
If you have a set of requirements for your hotel then you may have to expand your search to different areas to find exactly what you need. Due to the size of the city and the abundance of hotels in London, finding the right hotel for you can be done fairly easily. By deciding on the areas of the city that you would like to explore beforehand you can estimate how far you want to travel to explore.
London is easy to traverse thanks to the underground train system and bus services so it isn’t necessarily that important to stay close the places you would like to visit. Because of this ability to easily explore the city, visitors can widen their choice of hotels to include some of the surrounding, more affordable hotels in neighbourhoods such as Shepherd’s Bush and Wimbledon.
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