London

Welcome to London where you can find something to do at almost any time of the day.   Scenes-to-see.com can help you with places to stay, flights, and car rentals, so that your journey and stay in London can be made easier and to your needs.

London is the Capital of the United kingdom and is also one of the capitals in the financial and business worlds.  Many visitors come to see the famous buildings, art galleries, shows & history.

There are many things to do & places to go in London.  You can walk to all the major attractions in the English Capital (in my opinion), walking is the best way to see London.  City Center is about 1 square mile, so with a little planning you are never very far from the next attraction.

If you don’t want to walk then just catch one of the big red London buses (the very noticeable London Double Decker buses), there are over 700 hundred bus routes, so you should find one to take you to where you want to go.

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The London Underground is the oldest railway, and one of the longest and most expansive railway systems in the world, dating back to 1863. It is commonly referred to as “The Tube” by the locals.

The Docklands Light Railway is a second railway system (though most visitors see it as one big system) and is elevated so in most places you get great views.  This railway was opened in 1987, and it takes one from the city through the Eastend of  London and onto Greenwich on both sides of the Thames, passing through some very historic parts of London—old and new.

If you’re into shopping, get out and spend some time at Canary Wharf.  This was once the heart of Londons oldest docks and the home to the East India Trading Company (a key element in the British Empire).

Also, the Nazi’s recognized the importance of the area, so it was one of the most bombed places in London during the 2nd World War (If you have heard of the London blitz then this is the place).

You could stay on the train until you reach the Cutty Sark station and wander around Greenwich (pronounced Grenich), home to the Cutty Sark (a very famous Sailing Ship), the Greenwich Royal park, the Royal Maritime Museum (this was once a royal palace) and at the top of the hill you will find the Royal Observatory.

Here, you are able to stand on the time line (no doubt you’ve heard of Greenwich Mean Time), this is a great tourist attraction.  Lots of the obligitory family photos are taken here…one leg on each side of the time line!  Inside you will fine the rarest time pieces in the world, as this is where time around the world starts.  Limehouse in the Eastend of London was the original Chinatown before it moved to it present site in Soho.

Within the City of Westminster, lies the entertainment zone of the West End, which centers around Leicester Square (pronounced Lester), where London and World film premieres occur regularly, Piccadilly Circus, with its centrepiece Eros and it advertisements (a bit like Times Square in New york).

London is world reknown for the live theatre productions here in the West End.  In addition we have several cinemas, winebars, nightclubs, restaurants, and Good Old English Pubs.  Something is going on here at all hours of the day…especially at night!  You will also find the city’s Chinatown where you can eat really good food, at a reasonable price (as much as you can for roughly £10).

Just to the east you will fined Covent Garden, a place where you will find some extremely talented street performers.  The shows are free, the entertainment is fabulous and Covent Garden really is a “must see” in London!

While in London, why not go see the Royal Ballet or Royal Opera  perform at the Royal Opera House.

And in the area is Europe’s busiest shopping area, Oxford Street, a shopping street almost 1 mile (1.6 km) long — which makes it the longest shopping street in the world — and home to many shops and department stores including Selfridges.  A short distance from here is Knightsbridge — home to the World Famous Harrods department store.

London also offers a great assortment of cuisine as a result of its ethnically diverse population. Visit the Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants of Brick Lane (now known locally as Banglatown) and the Chinese restaurants of Chinatown in Soho.  And of course, you could stop by a Pub and have good ol’ Pie and Mash or Fish and Chips!

There are lots of regular annual events in City of London. The first of the year is celebrated with the  New Year’s Day Parade, other traditional parades include November’s Lord Mayor’s Show, a centuries-old event celebrating the annual appointment of a new Lord Mayor of the City of London with a procession along the streets of the City.  And don’t forget June’s Trooping the Colour, a elegant military parade executed by regiments of the Commonwealth and British armies in celebration of the Queen’s Official Birthday (her real birthday is in April and celebrated privately).  There are always fireworks shows and celebrations for Bonfire Night (officially Guy Fawkes day), which is 05 November.

The most prominent parks in central London are the Royal Parks of Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, and Regent’s Park.  Regent’s Park contains the London Zoo (the world’s oldest scientific zoo), and is near the tourist attractions of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and the London Planetarium.  Hyde Park particularly is popular for sports and  hosts open-air concerts.  Closer to central London are the more modest (in size) Royal Parks of Green Park and St. James’s Park.

Museums and Art Galleries

There are many museums, galleries, and other institutions which are major tourist attractions in London. The Natural History Museum (biology and geology), Science Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum (design and fashion).  The National Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern art museums are here, then there is  the British Museum which houses many historic artefacts from around the world.  All National Museums are free to visit.  At St Pancras (a book museum, if you will) you will find the British Library which is the UK‘s national library, housing over 150 million items.

High-speed Eurostar trains start at St Pancras International. Journey times to Paris and Brussels of 2h 15 and 1h 51 respectively.