LONDON 1 by Benedek Varga-Szabó

28^th September 2013

Today we visited London. The meeting was at the car park next to the railway station in Broadstairs at 7.45. We left the car park at 8 am and travelled 2 hours by coach. Luckily the weather was sunny and windy most of the time. We got off the coach at the Embankment and started our trip on foot with our guide, Robert. The first sight we visited was the London Eye. We didn't take a ride on it, because we didn't have time and patience to stand in the long queue. Then we continued our walk along the Thames. After a short rest we continued our journey in London. We walked over Westminster bridge and arrived at the Parliament Square. It’s a really nice place with famous monuments such as Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and sculptures of significant Prime Ministers. After taking a group photo at the park we moved on to Downing Street. We were not allowed to go near no. 10, the PM's residence was heavily guarded by armed police constables. We watched the changing of horse guards there which is not the same event as the one at Buckingham Palace. The next sight was Buckingham Palace. We weren't lucky this time, the Queen wasn't there. We could only see the Union Jack, not the Royal Flag. We took some photos there and went to another famous place, to Trafalgar Square. We had a look at the sculpture of the Britain's great hero Admiral Nelson. This was the most crowded place in London. It was full of tourists and there were pantomime artists too. The last sight we visited was the British Museum. It was free to get in, but we didn't have anyone to guide us so we had the opportunity to explore the museum alone. London is a perfect place with beautiful sights to visit. I really enjoyed the trip and I really recommend it to everyone.