Early May is the period for our grandchildren to be in
vacation.
Good opportunity to travel with them to London and discover
or rediscover the England Capital.
Departure flight from Bordeaux on May 5 and return on May 9,
2013
The best introduction and welcome to London, is to travel
around the capital using an “open-top sightseeing bus”. We chose the red route
starting at Victoria station close to our hotel
The
route takes in the capital's most famous sights including Buckingham Palace,
Big Ben & the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, Madame Tussauds, The
London Dungeon, Tower Bridge and The Tower of London
In April 2012 British Telecom confirmed that just 11,000 of the 51,500 public kiosks remaining are "traditional red boxes", but this number is likely to reduce gradually
Tower
Bridge built 1886–1894, a bascule bridge over the River Thames close to the
Tower of London from which it took its name.
A new building!!! The Shard (of glasses) opened to the public on 1 February 2013, stands at 309.6 meters (1,016 ft) high as the tallest building in the European Union
The changing guards of Buckingham palace
This colorful and crowded ceremony is probably the top attractions in London!
The
London Eye is a giant wheel located on the River Thames banks
The entire structure Is 135 meters (443 ft) tall and offers a marvelous viewing point in the city.
It's the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United
Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually.
Hyde Park
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| Crowded people taking advantage of the warming sun on the serpentine lake’s bank |
Even the swan, very proud, appreciated the nice weather
London
Zoo is the world's oldest scientific.
Today it houses a collection of 755
species of animals, but we were a little disappointed because lot of these
animals were hidden or may be absents … difficult for a giraffe to be hidden
The British Museum dedicated to human history and culture
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| ...learning how to wrap the body… |
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| We had a long stop at the Antiquities from Egypt department discovering numerous mummies... |
Madame Tussauds London is a major tourist attraction
recreating famous people and celebrities in wax
My granddaughter preferred to meet her favorite band “one direction” instead of meeting with her President!
