2. London

3. London is without doubt one of most wonderful cities in the world. It has many faces and means different things to different people.

5. The London Eye This is the biggest wheel in Britain.It was opened on 1 February 2000 in London.

6. There is wonderful view from it.Let is climb into the sky. Up, up and away!

7. The highest point of the wheel.

8. Tourists in London always want to visit Westminster and see Big Ben.

9. They want to see the clock in it is tower and to hear the bells.

10. Big Ben is really a bell.You hear it every hour.It is a big bell.

11. It weighs 13,720 kilograms.Big Ben is the biggest bell in the clock tower in Britain.

12. It has a deep tone and you can hear it on the radio: «This is the BBC.The time is six o’clock.» And then you hear the deep boom of Big Ben six times.

13. The famous clock Big Ben stands near the Houses of Parliament.

14. The country’s leaders speak in the Houses of Parliament.

15. The men and women there are the voice of the British people.

16. The Houses of Parliament stand beside the river Thames.You can go on a boat from Westminster and see London from the river.

17. You can also see Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament from Westminster Bridge.

18. This is Tower Bridge,built in 1894.

19. It is one of the famous bridges across the Thames.

20. It is next to the Tower of London.

21. It opens and ships go up and down the River Thames.

22. Trafalgar Square is beautiful and old square in London.

23. You can see the Tower of London from the river Thames. The Tower is very old. It has a long and cruel history.

24. It is not just one building. The tall building is the White Tower, the oldest part of the Tower of London. The Bloody Tower is near the river.

25. You do not see blood there today. But the Bloody Tower has a history of blood – the blood of men, women and even children.

26. Now the King and the Queen of Britain do not live in the Tower. When the Queen is in London, she stays in Buckingham Palace.

27. Standing not far from the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey is a symbol of England. The legend says that Westminster Abbey was founded by St Peter himself. We know that Westminster Abbey was built by King Edward in 1065.

28. The coronation of all British Kings and Queens takes place in Westminster abbey. Some famous English people are also buried here. The funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales took place in Westminster Abbey in September 1997.

29. This is Buckingham Palace – the place where British kings and queens live when they are in London.

30. Important visitors often go to the palace. They meet Queen Elizabeth and the royal family inside the palace. A lot of tourists go to Buckingham Palace.

31. They stand outside and see the Changing of the Guard.

32. The end.