Top 5 Things To Do In London, England
1 (2) Tower of London
The Tower of London is one of the world's top tourist attractions. When
it fulfilled a more 'functional' role the Tower of London was all about
misery, torture, body stretching and head removal.
The ravens are the last remaining captives still held in the Tower. The
myth is if the ravens are released the Tower of London will crumble into
the London traffic. The potential grid-lock such an event would cause
makes the ravens the most powerful birds London.
If you want to see the raven's set free email us a ravens@londontop100.co.uk.
2 (11) Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is just beautiful. The catwalk at the top of the bridge
provides excellent views of London. A visit to the Tower Bridge can easily
be combined with a visit to the nearby Tower of London.
3 (5) St. Paul's Cathedral (St. Paul's)
Sir Christopher Wren's much loved St Paul's is part of the heart and
soul of London. St Paul's was targeted by the Luftwaffe during World War
Two. It is miracle that it wasn't destroyed by the intensive bombing and
resulting firestorm. Most of the buildings that surrounded St Paul's were
not so fortunate.
St Pauls' contains the story of the men and women who risked their lives
to preserve this historic, beautiful building.
4 (5) Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster)
Houses of Parliament. Take a tour. I say, Order! The right honourable
gentlemen can stick it up his jackson! Great stuff. Lousy way to run a
country but can be great theatre.
View the art and admire the architecture, catch a debate of Honourable
Member's being not nice to each other.
The Lord's gallery is impressive and worth seeing.
Westminster Hall is the only surviving part of the original houses of
parliament. Westminster Hall is also where Sir Thomas More was sentenced
and where the Queen Mother's coffin lay in state before her funeral.
Stop and admire the hammerbeam roof on your way out.
5 (3) Buckingham Palace and Admiralty Arch
Buckingham Palace. Liz’s place. Royal Flag up when she is home
so everybody stays on their best behavior. Watch out for the changing
of the guards.
Admiralty Arch
Admiralty Arch stands at one end of "THE MALL". Beautiful
architecture. You can walk through the arch and up to Buckingham Palace
in about 10 minutes.
As you walk between the Arch and Buckingham Palace it is hard to know
which way to look - the answer is of course at the on-coming traffic.
Please be careful out there.
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One Hundred Things To Do In London, England
