London
Autor: Lucita | Publicado: 2011-12-12T08:50:00-08:00

London is a beautiful city in England. There are many pubs there.There are many tourists atractions like, Big Ben, London Zoo, Hyde park, Trafalgar Square and Buckignham palace. London is a very old city. There were many wars and revolution there.London is the capital city of England and the Unided Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom and the largest urban zone in the European Union. London is a very beautiful place! In London there are many means of transport! It has its own dense and extensive internal private and public transport networks, as well as providing a focal point for the national road and railway networks. London also has a number of international airports including one of the world's busiest, Heathrow, and a seaport.*Buses,*Motorbikes,*Bike,*Underground, etc...London has seven million inhabitants, is a tourist place and millions of people visit this place every year!Big BenBig Ben is the name of the bell in the parliament tower in the city of Westminster, London. Designed by Edmund Beckett, it’s a very beautiful tourist atraction, and it is the principal atraction of United Kingdom.The name ‘Big Ben’ refers to the bell inside the clock.The tower is 96 metres tall.The clock has got four faces, so you can see the time from every direction.Big Ben is the simbol of London. It’s a very beautiful tourist atraction and I would like to visit it some time.London EyeThe London Eye has rotated at least 37,500 times to accommodate all its 30 million visitors and could have rolled all the way from London to Sydney (11,250 miles) •Kate Moss holds the record for the UK celebrity that’s enjoyed the most rotations, standing at 25 •Jessica Alba holds the record for an overseas celebrity that’s enjoyed the most rotations, standing at 31 •On conception the London Eye was only intended to remain for five years, but following its •There are 32 capsules in total, one for each of the London boroughs. For superstitious reasons •Each capsule weights 11 tonnes - in total the London Eye weighs 2,100 tonnes, the equivalent to •It took seven years and the skills of hundreds of people from five different counties to make •The 30 millionth visitor London ZooLondon Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo.It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intened to be used as a collection for scientific study . It was aventually opened to be public in 1847. Today it houses a collection 755 species of animals , with 16,802 individuals , making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom .Oxford StreetOxford Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of Westminster in the West End of London, United Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as its most dense, and currently has approximately 300 shops. Commom sights on Oxford Street runs for approximately one and a half miles ( two and a half kilometres). Each Christmas the street is decorated with festive lights. The use of Christmas lights began is 1959, five years after it is neighbour Regent Street han begun the tradition.Trafalgar SquareTrafalgar Square is one of the most visited tourist attractions of London. It was designed by John Nash and built between 1829 and 1841, in honor of Horatio Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. What stands out most in this square is a great column of Nelson and the four giants who are lions at its base. Other monuments in the square are a statue of Charles I and the sources. In the north of the square is the National Gallery. During Christmas, Trafalgar Square displays all the years biggest Christmas tree in London, which is a gift from Norway. Trafalgar Square is used for celebrations of national and even worldwaide.Sherlock Holmes MuseumThis house is protected by the governament due to its "special architectural and historical interes" , write the 1st floor study overlooking BAKER Street is still faithfully maintained for postery as it was kept in victorian times .Notting Hill carnivalEvery year in August there is a huge Caribbean party in London. N early two million people come to enjoy the music, dancing and fun of the Notting Hill carnival.The carnival is more than forty years old, and lasts for two days, a Sunday and a M onday.The carnival music is calypso, traditional music from the Caribbean. F ood is also a big attraction and there are a lot of street stalls selling delicious carnival food.