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SIGHTS OF LONDON. Monuments you must absolutely see in London !. Let’s visit London … This morning you took the Eurostar from France and now you are at St Pancras . . London is a big city. It’s the capital city of England .
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SIGHTS OF LONDON Monuments you must absolutely see in London !
Let’svisit London … This morningyoutookthe Eurostar from France and nowyou are atSt Pancras.
London is a big city. It’sthe capital city of England. There are 8,278,251 inhabitants. To compare, there are 2,153,600 inhabitants in Paris.
There are a lot of monuments thatyoucanvisit. London issobigthatyou must take the underground. This is the London underground map:
In England, itis a monarchybecausethereis a queen. The Queenis Elizabeth II. Shewasborn on April 21st 1926. Shewascrowned on June 2nd 1952.
Shelives in Buckingham Palace. A lot of tourists go and see the palace everyday.
Sometimesyoucansee the changing of guard. It isveryimpressing …
There is a queen but there is also a government, so it is a Constitutional Monarchy. The chief of the government is the Prime Minister: His name is Gordon Brown. He lives at 10 Downing Street.
There isalso a Parliament. It iscomposed of twohouses: - The House of Lords. - The House of Commons. The members of Parliament(MPs) are elected by the people and theywork in the House of Commons. The Parliamentdebates and passes the laws (legislation). Let’shave a look wheretheywork !!! This isthe Houses of the Parliamentand Big Ben :
Near the parliament and the river Thames, youcansee a hugewheel : The London Eye : The London Eyeis 135 metreshigh !
Afterhavingvisitedthese monuments, I imagine youwant to have a break. London city isidealbecausethey are manyparks:
One of the mostpopularisHyde Park. You can go for a walk, cycle, row a boat or roller-blade in thisvastpark.
After a little break, itis time to visitother monuments … Look atthis photo … you know this monument !!!
If youdon’tremember, I will help you …
Of course, itis the Tower of London !!!! Let’s go somewhereelse … don’tforgetitwas a prison before!!!
When the Royal Family organizes very special events : marriages, funerals or royal coronations, it is in Westminster Abbey : Outside Inside
Now, itis time to do shopping. You canmeetyourfriendsatPiccadilyCircus. This famouscrossroadsisnearshops and theatres, soyoucan do shopping and thensee a musical !!
If youwant to do shopping, youcan go to Harrods. Harrods is a veryfamousdepartment store … but the problemisthatitisveryveryexpensive. There are onlyluxuriousproducts !!!
Nowitis 6 pm … time for a drink ! This is a typical English pub. English people like to gather for a drink or eatafterwork. Theycan talk and relax ! The atmosphereisalwaysgreat !!
It is time to go back to France ! Bye Bye London and seeyousoon !!!!!!!