United Kingdom » Introduction of London

London used to be the world's largest city and although it has ceded that title to the sprawling cities of the southern hemisphere, it's still a huge puzzling place if it's your first visit even if you speak English confidently you can only learn how to pronounce place names like' Greenwich' 'Leicester Square' and 'Chomondeley Place' by example. Some of the best places in London are Hampton Court one of the best attractions in Europe.

Walk along the South Bank from Tower Bridge to Lambeth. The best of London is spread out for you: The Tower of London & Tower Bridge, The Houses of Parliament, Lambeth Palace (residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury), and Shakespeare’s Globe theatre, Both Tate Galleries, St Paul's Cathedral, The South Bank Centre, The Temple, The London Eye, Westminster Abbey, and Somerset House. A two hour walk if you don't stop for long. Or you can take a boat out to Greenwich, the Thames Barrier or the Dome. Palace, St Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London – continue to draw in millions of tourists every year.

Monuments from the capital's more glorious past are everywhere to be seen, from medieval banqueting halls and the great churches of Christopher Wren to the eclectic Victorian architecture of the triumph list British Empire. Restaurants, these days, are an attraction, too. London is now on a par with its European rivals, and offers a range from three-star Michelin establishments to low-cost, high-quality Chinese restaurants and Indian curry houses.