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London Travel Guide
London is one of the most modern cities in the world but it has a history which connects it to the Romans. A visit to London will help your experience a wonderful collage of everything beautiful parks, villages, shops, markets and leisure zones too.
A trip to London without visiting the four important World Heritage Sites in it would make your trip truly incomplete. They are the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church; the Tower of London; the historic settlement of Greenwich; and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Children will enjoy a trip to any of the large parks found in central London. The Royal Parks of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens besides Regent's Park should appeal to children of all ages. The Regent's Park also has the London Zoo, which is considered as the world's oldest scientific zoo.
Music lovers should definitely visit the Royal Albert Hall where concerts and other musical events are held regularly. If orchestra appeals to you then the Barbican Arts Centre along with Cadogan Hall should satisfy your musical cravings. The Royal Opera House and the Coliseum Theatre are the two important places where operas are held. Wembley Arena is the ideal spot to catch up with pop and rock acts of international fame.
London also gives you a rare chance to visit the first and original Hard Rock Cafe. You can also get a chance to see Abbey Road Studios where the great musical legends the Beatles jammed up to create world musical history. Shoppers can head towards Oxford Street, which is Europe's busiest shopping area. It's the longest shopping street in the world and you might tire yourself while shopping here but still would not run out of shopping options on this street.
Leicester Square focuses on entertainment and regularly has world premieres of local as well as international films. While Piccadilly Circus, London's theatre district has a wide variety of options like clubs, bars, cinema halls, and restaurants, besides the Chinatown district.
If you like the social scene, then you can take part in various important social events in London like the Lord Mayor's Show, the New Year's Day Parade and the military pageant which is used to celebrate the Queen's official birthday. Finally, the advantage of being in London is that you can get a variety of cuisines, which include Bangladeshi restaurants in Brick Lane and Chinese restaurants in Chinatown besides many others.
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