My Dream Town London

Martinescu Costica Ionut
Geografia Turismului An I , ID
My dream town London
Like many people, I would like to live in a big city. My dream town is London. I
don’t know if it’s the most beautiful or the most interesting but it’s absolutely for
me the place where I want to live. There are so many beautiful places and towns in
the world. We can see some of them but we don't have a chance to visit all of
them. So lots of people watch documentary films about these countries or read
some books. They are interested more in those countries they can't see. My home
town is very interesting but I would like to speak about London because it's more
attractive for me. Sometimes in the future I would like to visit it.
London, the capital of England and of Great Britain, is an exciting city. It's a city of
traditions, historic buildings, monuments, theatres, parks and interesting
museums. About 9 million peoples live in London and its suburbs. The river
Thames flows from west to east and divides London into two parts. London is also
a big industrial city producing clothing, food, drinks and many specialized goods.
Central London consists of three main areas. The City is the oldest with the Tower
on the north bank of the river Thames and Tower Bridge.
In the past the Tower used to be a fortress, a royal palace and a prison. Many
famous people in English history were imprisoned and put to death there. Now
the Tower is a museum of arms. It's also the place where the crown jewels are
kept.
The guards of the Tower are called Bufeaters. It is said that in the past they ate a
lot of beef while people in England were starving. Even now they live in small
houses in the Tower with their families and they look after the Tower.
Tower Bridge is near the Tower of London in the City. It is the most interesting
bridge across the Thames, because it opens in the middle to let large ships pass by
and down the river.
Visitors to London can go inside its towers, where there is a museum.
About 20 minutes' walk from the Tower there is another historical building,
St.Paul's Cathedral, the greatest of England churches. It's one of the famous sights
of the City of London. It is large and it was built between 1675 and 1710. The
cathedral is the work of a well-known English architect Sir Christopher Wren, who
planned it. The original old St.Paul's was destroyed by the Great Fire of London in
1666.
Prince Charles and Lady Diana were married in St.Paul's in 1983. This wedding
was called "the fayritale wedding of the century".Willington, Nelson and other
great men of England are burried there.
The second area is Westminster with its Royal Palaces and Government offices.
Westminster Abbey is the centre of this area. It has been the coronation church of
almost all English kings and most of them are buried there . There is also Poet's
Corner, theburial place of many famous English poets. Close by Westminster
Abbey stands the Palace of Westminster known as the Houses of Parliament. The
Houses of Parliament are seat of the British Parliament. The Parliamentary session
begins in November. During the time Parliament is in session a flag flies at the top
of the Big Ben tower.
Another place of interest for visitors to London is Buckigham Palace, the London
residence of the British royal family. Every day at 11:30 the Queen's Gard in full
dress uniform perform the ceremony of changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace.
Theiruniforms are very attractive. It was built in 1703. It's two places, not one. It's
a family house, where children play and grow up. It's also the place where
presidents, kings and politicians go to meet the Queen. Buckingham Palace is like a
small town, with a police station, two post offices, a hospital, a bar, two sports
clubs, a disco, a cinema and a swimming pool. there are 600 rooms and three
miles of red carpet.
The residence of the British Prime Minister can be founded at 10 Downing
Street. It's the place where the meetings of the Cabinet are held.
The third area of central London is the West End, famous for shops and
entertainment. There are such well-known streets as Picadilly, Regent's Street,
Carnaly Street and Oxforrd Street there. In the West End we can find most of
London's theatres, cinemas and nightclubs.
Piccadily Circus is very famous square in the heart of London. In the middle of
Piccadilly there is a statue of Eros- the God of Love.
One of the most interesting streets of London, where especially young people like
to wander, is Carnaly street. It's full of shops offering the latest fashion. So visitors
to London have the change to buy things at sale price.
In the centre of the West End, there is Chinatown marked by beautiful chinest
gateways. London's Chinatown is attractive place for tourists who like to taste
traditional cheap chinese food in its typical restaurants.
Trafalgar Square is named after admiral Horatio Nelson who difeated the French
and Spanish fleets in 1805. Nelson was killed in the battle. The square
commemorates this victory. There is Nelson's Column in the middle.
On the northern side of Trafalgar Square there is the National Gallery built in the
classic style. Just behind the National Gallery there is the National Portrait Gallery
in which portraits of british monarchs can be seen. The Tate Gallery is another big
gallery containing modern art. The visitors can visit Madam Tussand's museum
every year.
Big Ben is named after Sir Benjamin Hall, one of the minister in the middle of the
last century. The clock's history is an epic of disastres. In 1859 the clock went into
operation.London has a large number of parks. In Regent's park there are the ZOO,
the Open-Air Theatre and two lakes. The visitor of London is never far away from a
park. London's park's play a very important role in helping to form the city's
character.
In London we can see double decker buses. They are one of the
best loved of London.

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