London

BEAUTIFUL LONDON

London is one of the world’s most expensive cities. But you needn’t spend your life’s savings to see wonderful and historic sites and do fun things while here.There are lot of places you should visit in London like York Minster, Westminster Abbey, London Zoo, museums and so on.

1. Accessible York Minster

York Minster in York, England, is accessible and welcoming to all visitors. York Minster is one of England’s great cathedrals, and very accessible. It can be more relaxing than seeing Westminster Abbey in London. Like all great cathedrals, York Minster makes you marvel at how stone can be so heavy and yet appear weightless. The light filtering through the magnificent stained glass windows – some dating back to the 1200s – is truly evocative of the deep spirituality of the place.

    

2. Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey is a must-see for most London tourists. One of the sites most tourists want to see on a London vacation is Westminster Abbey. This is where Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in the tradition of English royal coronations. It’s also where Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer and where the funeral of Princess Diana (as she became) took place. This great building has been one of England’s leading churches since 1066, when it started as a shrine.

3. London Zoo

This famous zoo was founded in 1826 and has pioneered the treatment of exotic animals such as giant pandas and Asian Lions. There are over 8,000 animals, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and insects; a shark and piranha aquarium, a most striking 1930′s Penguin Pool, and the Moonlight World, uses reversed lighting semi-colors so the visitor can observe nocturnal species.

4. The British Museum

The British Museum has three acres of art including Greek, Egyptian, Chinese, Japanese, Islamic, Indian, Old Master Drawings, European Decorative Arts, Romanesque Sculpture and illuminated manuscripts. The most famous pieces of the collection includes the Elgin Marbles, the Rosetta stone, and the Lindisfarne Gospels. To avoid death by museum, hit the highlights and then focus on an area of interest such as Greek. Go to the back door on Montague Street and look for the Lions on either side of the door. It’s much less crowded.