Big Ben London

For this trip, I really have to start at the beginning. There really is no dull moment...

After a long year and a half Abi (my best friend counselor from Camp Bernadette who lives in Kent, England) and I were reunited in London thanks to a 30 euro RyanAir flight! How amazing! I left Friday morning to start this grand adventure. …

With a few emails sent out and finally I found some accommodation with a long lost friend from school. Jock Archibald; now living in London, was able to put me up for a couple of nights whilst my jet lag vanished. I was able to catch up again with Polo (Mark Dempster) as he was now working down in Portsmouth (southern England). A few tourist …

A new country!! I'm pretty excited to get the chance to see London. It's a bit strange to be somewhere where everything is in English again. After a 2 hour flight, I got here easy enough. I stayed at a hotel near the Stanstead airport then took a bus in the morning into London.
I've realized that with every travel I make, it makes traveling …

Londra este pentru mine cea mai frumoasa destinatie europeana. Cladirile cu arhitectura lor deosebita, monumentele istorice, strazile aglomerate, atmosfera trepidanta din puburi si restaurante, toate acestea iti rasfata privirea si iti ofera o vibratie unica, vibratie pe care aici am intalnit-o pentru prima oara. Londra este inima Angliei, iar eu, …

After a miserable night of sleeping and worrying over all the travel issues yesterday I got no more than 2 hours of sleep so I had Molly up by 530 and we grabbed coffee and pastries and were on our way. We walked to Buckingham Palace and through Hyde Park and then up to Westminster Abbey. The Abbey remarkable... it was weird to think about how man …

After all this hype, I am finally here! As a matter of fact I have been for nearly a week now. What can I say, its absolutely beautiful. So far I have traveled to a few different little towns; Kingston, Richmond, oh and some obscure place you may have heard of...London? Does the last one sound familiar? I went to London yesterday, and it was …

Thursday we got in late on the topdeck bus, checked into the UMI hotel and had a last dinner with a few people from the tour.

Friday we slept in a bit and then went to the big westfield shopping center on the tube, then over to oxford street in the afternoon. It rained most of the day so we didn't get to do to much.

Saturday we …

Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Brick Lane, Beigel Bake and so many more London attractions to see!!! This city is crazy!


Today is another exploratory day in London.. This city is crazy, it is so large, with over 8 million people living here... And I feel like there is just as many attractions in the city as there are people!

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Hi All,

We flew to London yesterday and arrived at 2pm. It was raining when we got there but we got a taxi straight away to the hotel. We are staying at the Hilton Hotel beside Hyde Park and it is very close to the main attractions. We had lunch at the hotel and then went on a Bus Tour of the city. It stopped raining but it was …

Wow. What a day. Ended up having s pretty big sleep, which was great. We started our day by ringing Karen (it was nice to talk to family) and tried to ring Mum, but no luck. Will try again tomorrow. Mum messaged though to tell us she got the job with Australian Taxation Office - yay, Mum! We knew she could do it :) Everything is so close to us here …

... I normally would.  The gallery itself is right on Trafalgar square which we wandered around for a few photos.  We also visited Big Ben and the rest of Westminster.  Ly and I had seen these places before but it was still good to go back ...

... half an hour. Inside the capsule, the experience was like magical and full of excitement! I looked at The Houses of Parliament, London Bridge and the Big Ben from the wheel and I felt like I was standing in the middle of the air. After the ride, I ...

... to maintain our slogan of Idiots Out Wandering Around) and haphazardly taking in many of the sites. We saw Parliament and Big Ben, Westminister Abbey and Buckingham Palace with its constantly marching royal guards. We walked through SoHo and the red ...

... we arrive at London Victoria station there are blue skies. From here we walk around the usual sights: the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, 10 Downing Street, Horse Guards Parade and Buckingham Palace. I feel a strong sense of historical pride as many of ...

... are greeted by iconic sites and can not believe we are here in London. The Thames, London Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, big Ben, the London eye, the bridge that gets twisted and destroyed in one of the Harry Potter movies, Westminster, Houses of ...

... Taken as a whole the tombs and memorials comprise the most significant single collection of monumental sculpture anywhere in the United Kingdom. No two visits to this distinguished British landmark would be the same.  Exploring the numerous ...

... passed! thought he was gonna attack me or something... Shortlz after walkin around this place is such awesome weather, we rocked up at Big Ben. Although the name clearlz states Big, i didnt think it was the size it was - HUGE. The tower was decorated ...

... - the Cabinet War Rooms. Although they are under ministerial buildings on Whitehall and adjacent to many notable sights like Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, I'd never really known they were there. Sounded fascinating though so I paid my 8.50P student ...

... all.  Put a smile on my face too, I like London.  We took them walking around the city to see the London Eye, Big Ben and Westminster abbey, through St James park to feed the squirrels haha!  Love the squirrel's!  Buckingham palace, ...

... reminds me some of parts of Boston in an architectural sense. Also a mix of Brooklyn sort of in there. . Tomorrow I will do the obligatory sightseeing, Big Ben, Tower of London, Buckingham palace, Trafalgar, Picadilly, etc. Stay tuned for pictures. ...