Vacation ideas

Down in london for the weekend on work and dont really want to spend all the time around the London conference venues? There’s much to see in London, heres a select list.

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• The london eye- A modern day version of Vienna’s Prater ferris wheel which stands opposite parliament and dominates the river skyline. Jump in a cab and get a breath-taking view of the city. Check the weather forecasts, as the gloomy days can sometimes spoil the landscape view your given when your up there, and when its hot the temperature in the capsule can be unbearable. Down for maintenance at the beginning of the year.

• Big Ben -One of the uk’s most famous and well known landmarks. Big ben has never been open to the public to look inside but if your near parliament go and have alook. There are cells within the tower clock which are reserved for members of parliament, which havent been used since 1880 -given the Britains financial state, maybe we should look at bringing them back…..

• Buckingham palace- the official residence of Her majesty queen Elizabeth II, it became the official royal palace when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne. The palace is actually owned by the nation and not the royal family, so some of the rooms can be viewed by the public daily during the summer months. There is the palace’s state rooms which can be viewed in August and September and the changing of the guard to view in the forecourt of the palace.

• The tower of London -Once a fortress, a palace and a prison, the tower reisides on the north bank of the river Thames. Serving as a place of execution, armory, the royal mint and since 1303, the home of the crown jewels. Just dont get locked in.

• London zoo -The world’s oldest scientific zoo, was opened on April 27th, 1828 and was opened to the public in 1847, it houses 755 species of animals with 15,104 individuals, making it the largest collections in the United kingdom. A huge range of animals from the Mexican redknee tarantula to the tasmanian devils and the komodo dragons.