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1 Great Britain London

2 A Trip to London Lets get on the bus

3 Welcome to London If a man is tired of London he is tired of life (Samuel Johnson)

4 The Tower of London

5 The kings and queens of England lived there in the past, and it was also used as a prison. Nowadays it is a museum

6 Buckingham Palace

7 Buckingham Palace is the official home of Queen Elizabeth II

8 Inside the Palace there are 600 rooms

9 State banquet room

10 The Houses of Parliament. Its the home of the UK Parliament

11 The green-coloured House of Commons Chamber

12 The red-coloured House of Lords Chamber

13 Big Ben Big Ben in the tower of the Houses of Parliament

14 Big Ben bell Big Ben – it is the large bell in the tower, which rings regularly to tell the time

15 The Tower Bridge – the oldest bascule bridge in the world

16 The Tower Bridge crosses the River Thames and it can be raised to let ships go up and down the river.

17 Saint Pauls Cathedral – it is the largest protestant church in the UK

18 Harrodsdepartament store Harrods – a large departament store where rich and fashionable people go to shop. It is owned by Mohammed Al Fayed who bought it in 1985 for £615 million.

19 Harrods is one of the most famous stores in the world, and is known for selling any kinds of expensive and unusual goods.

20 Trafalgar Square is where Nelsons Column stands, and is also known for pigeons which come there and are fed by tourists

21 Piccadilly Circus – a round, open area in central London, where several streets join together, famous for advertising signs made of neon lights

22 advertising signs neon lights Piccadilly Circus is famous for advertising signs made of neon lights and ….

23 …for the statue of EROS (= in Greek mythology, the god of love) in its centre

24 Canary Wharf Tower, the tallest building in the UK Part of the Docklands area in the East London includes Canary Wharf Tower, the tallest building in the UK

25 London Eye (Millenium Wheel). 135 metres high

26 capsulespod Passengers ride in a special transparent capsules called pod 32

27 Thats the end of our trip Lets get off the bus


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