As I have written in my “short history”, I have been living in London for 6 months, and, even if I hadn’t the chance to go visit what there is outside the city, I tried to go at least once per month to the centre to see something new.
London is a beautiful city, in which you can breath history but at the same time find everything that is modern, technological, up-to-date. It offers loads of places to visit (monuments, museums, expositions…), many events (plays, dramas, musicals, movies, concerts…), good shopping, all the kind of food you desire (not always good unluckily), and many other things.
It’s true that the weather can change really fast, but don’t trust people who say that it’s always raining an foggy. You can find sunny days in the summer, as you can see from the picture above. Just make sure you bring an umbrella or a raincoat. And yes: also temperatures can change really fast. So get prepared to get wet, but you cannot appreciate London if you don’t accept the moody weather typical of the city.
However, either if the sun shines or the rain and the fog are annoying you, London has a melancholic essence that comes from Its past, and it’s persisting in the present and it will the future. I think that this “city mood” is peculiar of London: alive but with an eye on its history that helped to make this city what is today. Could be the following words will help you understanding the feeling you get when you walk around London:
Personally, I am still missing many many things to visit, but I have my favourite part of the city, that is the South Bank Thames walk. I was used to come from Kingston Upon Thames to Waterloo station, so basically i walked from there until the Tower Bridge: a long stroll along the river Thames, during which you can enjoy, only to list few things: The House of Parliament, the London Eye, the Blackfriars Bridge, the Millenium bridge (and on the other side St. Paul’s Catherdral), The Tate Gallery and the Globe Theater and, in the end, the Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.
When you arrive at the Tower Bridge you can eat something there and walk back to Westminster after your feet are rested, or take the Tube of course. I suggest you to go eat at Strada: you have a fantastic view of the river Thames and the Tower Bridge, the food is good and the prices are good.
I think I cannot list all the things you can visit or do in London: mission impossible! Just go and visit it for few days, even a weekend is enough, so you can understand if you like it or not. And if you will, be sure you will come back for more soon or later!
Here you go some links:
- Visit London or London Town: for all the information you are looking for.
- London Districts
- London Transports: all you need to know about busses, trains, coaches, travel cards, oystercard and much more.
- Two famous markets: Camden Town and Covent Garden.
- 4 famous museums and some fun for kids: National Gallery, Tate Modern, British Museum, Natural History Museum, London Zoo and London Aquarium.
