TRAVEL
London at Christmas.
It’s worth visiting!
Have you ever been to London? Have you spent Christmas in London? No? It’s
very pity! There are plenty
of things to do at Christmas
in London. You will find all
you need to know about the
festive season in the capital,
from Christmas markets and
London shopping to sparkling Christmas lights and
trees.
There’s no doubt about it.
Winter is in the air, and that
can only mean one thingChristmas is coming. Cities
around the world are preparing, and none more so than
London. Fly into Heathrow
Airport any winter and see
what the UK’s glittering capital has to offer.
There was no snow as yet
that year but it was still wonderful.
First of all we visited the
huge Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. It is the most
famous tree in the world, the
Trafalgar Square tree will be
lit on 4th December. It’s my
birthday! I was very happy to
be there at this time.
The tree is an annual gift
from Norway to the UK. In the
National Gallery we wanted
to visit an exhibition of paintings by Leonardo Da Vinci.
But unfortunately my friend
felt bad and we had to come
back home, a small cozy hotel where we spent unforgettable two weeks.
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One of the best views in the
City at this time of year, walk
over the Millennium Bridge
from the Tate Modern to get
this festive view of St Paul’s.
Double-decker buses! Of
course! They are the symbol of the UK! They are very
funny! We travelled by new
sparkling bus. It was fantastic!
Getting around London is
tricky over Christmas, London’s public transport system is excellent, cheap and
efficient, but Christmas is the
worst time to experience it.
There are a lot of shoppers!
London is the perfect place
to pick up a unique Christmas
present for a loved one.
Selfridges on Oxford Street
has some of the best Christmas window displays in the
capital, and the massive department store won’t let you
down when it comes to buying presents. Then there’s
the other 300 or so shops
to check out, including budget-friendly
department
stores Debenhams and John
Lewis.
One of my favourite places
to visit is Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland or perhaps
Covent Garden but there are
many wonderful places to explore during the holiday season.
We visited
one of the
Queen’s official dwellings Windsor Castle and discov-
ered more about the Royal
Family. From there, this tour
took us to mystical Stonehenge to Bath and the renowned Roman Baths. Alternatively, the Christmas Day
tour adds a traditonal Christmas lunch and a visit to the
medieval town of Salisbury to
the itinerary.
The London Eye is a giant
wheel. It stands on the South
Bank of the River Thames in
London, between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges.
It is the world’s highest observation wheel. The London
Eye can carry 800 passengers at a time on a thirty-minute ride.
We climbed aboard glassencased capsules for a leisurely circular orbit, high
above the Thames, allowing spectacular views across
London and far beyond.
Though it looks like a huge
ferris wheel, the London Eye
is no fairground thrill-ride, but
a slow and stately way to experience London in a unique
way. I’m afraid of heights but
I did not even notice it at that
time. It was stunningly.
London will always be one
of the most exciting places
in the world. It’s absolutely charming. There’s nothing
more festive as London at
Christmas time.
I wish you a merry Christmas.