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The talking tour of Westminster including the Changing
of the Guards ceremony (2-4 hours)
- Westminster is the administrative area of London,
as well as home to the British monarchy and the area
of the most spectacular architectural beauty
- Trafalgar Square is the true heart of London, with
the impressive Nelson's column, the lions and the foundations,
against the backdrop of the majestic buildings of the National
Gallery. It is the place for national celebrations,
and a fitting place to start the talking tour from. You
will also see the spot from where all the distances to London
are measured from
- This is your change to see the full splendour of the royal
ceremonies in London - from taking close up pictures
of the horse and foot guards to admiring the traditional
ceremony of the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
from the best vantage point (subject to the time of the
year and weather conditions)
- Westminster Abbey is a unique architectural masterpiece,
the place of 38 royal coronations and burials of more than
3 thousand people - famous and not so famous..
- Learn about 3 royal palaces, and see two of them
- the home of monarchy then and now
- The famous Big Ben (actually, this is the name
of the bell), crowns the Houses of Parliament, the
home of British politics. Learn the history of this remarkable
building and how it functions today.
- Get a glimpse of No.10, Downing Street, the resident
of the British Prime Minister, as well as a number of major
government buildings
- The magnicent St.James's Park is the most beautiful
of London's royal parks. Take pictures of the most picturesque
spots and learn about its varied flora and fauna.
- The tour also includes a lot of well known and not
so well known places and fascinating facts about them,
including:
- Ceremonial route to the Buckingham Palace
- Where the 1st meeting of the United Nations took place
in 1946
- Winston Churchill - the World War II underground headquarters,
and how he got his statue
- Where were the first traffic lights in the world
- How does a Member of Parliament get a drink and makes
it in time to the voting
- Where Andrew Lloyd Webber went to school
- The home of London's Bobbies (policemen)
- Richard the Lion Heart and Oliver Cromwell - the opposing
symbols of Britishness
- Where to go for candle-lit chamber music
- The secret world of gentlemen's clubs
- Some of London's oldest and most curious shops
- Where Fedor Shalyapin bought his shoes
- Piccadilly - its past and present
- Mr.Fortnum and Mr.Mason offer you the best of English
tea
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For
more information and bookings contact:
Irina Porter, 50a Leighton Gdns, London NW10 3PT, Great Britain
tel 0208 960 2092
irina@london-northwest.com
www.guide-for-london.com
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