Let me tell you about my recent holiday adventure. I decided to go
to London because of my interest in its culture and attractions so I booked my
flight in November.
When I arrived in
London’s nearby Luton airport, the sun was shining and
the landscape was marvelous. I was very excited and because all the
people spoke in English I started to speak in English, too. I showed my
passport to the customs agent and I explained to him about my plans in London: it was a holiday trip.
One important
thing to do was to get a tube map because I had to deal with places I have
never been. I checked into the tube
station for it. I knew I should put up with unknown information about places
and attractions but I looked forward to it.
The first thing I
did was to take a bus to my hotel. A few
weeks before, I had found on the Internet a travel card call London Pass that cost
me about 42 pounds for seven days. It
was necessary to have it if I was going to travel by bus or underground.
I
checked in a Hotel near Victoria Station. It was only two minutes’ walk from Marble
Arch tube station. Marble Arch is placed in Hyde Park´s corner. Hyde Park is an
incredible big park, I needed one day to get around the park because there were
a lot of routes to different places inside de park, I took in (visited) the
Princes Diana Memorial Fountain, The serpentine lagoon, in this place I fed ducks
and swans, and I finished my tour in Albert Memorial´s monument in front of the
science museum, which has an Indian sculpture. Then, as you might guess, it started
to rain, so I entered the museum. That was for free like every museum in
London. Inside I found different things
about space, the early air craft and a lot of physical experiments. You could
play with them like games.
I
had a quick lunch. I love fast food and
ate a hamburger in Mc Donald´s. When I finished my lunch I walked through
Oxford Street where you can find all kinds of shops. It is the major shopping
street in central London, but it is not the most expensive or fashionable. I bought
presents for my family. After a couple of hours wandering around in a huge
store, I took the tube back to the hotel. I was exhausted and my legs were
tired so I fell asleep quickly.
The
following morning I woke up, I ate my English breakfast, and then I went to the
tube station again. I visited Westminster Abbey, which is a nine-hundred-year-old
Gothic church. Its proper name is The Collegiate Church of St. Peter, but it’s
more often called Westminster Abbey. It is located in the heart of London, next
to Parliament Square, opposite the House of Parliament. I walked around a few minutes
and found Big Ben. This is a London icon near The Thames. I crossed the
bridge and I went to the London Eye attraction. I didn`t take a ride because it
was very expensive, I thought I would do that on my next visit to London. Then I decided to walk near the riverbank.
There were a lot of stands for Christmas. After walking for a while, I reached
Trafalgar Square, a very big historical
spot, located in central London. In the
middle of the square there is a big column, called Nelson’s Column, surrounded
by different kinds of fountains and four big bronze lions. It took me 5 seconds
to leap onto one of the lions. I was very excited.
Close
to Trafalgar Square I found Saint Paul Cathedral which is a fabulous big temple.
In that place Princess Diana got married to Prince Charles.
From
there, I took a bus to The Tower Bridge. The view from the bridge was one of
the most beautiful I had ever seen. I could almost see the whole city of
London. And then I took a boat that sailed along the Thames. During the ride we
passed by a lot of old famous historical places like Shakespeare’s Globe
Theatre, Greenwich meridian and we had a different view of The London Eye and St
Paul’s Cathedral. Finally we passed by London Bridge and saw the Tower of
London again.
That
night I went clubbing, there were a lot of Bars with happy hour for drinks. I
made some friends there and I am still sending messages to them.
Another
night I went to the Theater and saw a musical called “The Lion King.” That was
amazing, fantastic, gorgeous and a huge work. I was lucky because I could get
tickets in second row. We also saw Priscilla, Queen of The Desert, about a
group of transvestites travelling through the Australia´s desert singing the
songs of ABBA.
The
last day I woke up early to see the changing of guards at Buckingham Palace, another
amazing attraction. You could see a soldiers marching to the palace with their
arms and with musical instruments. They
were dressed in typical customs. The whole event took 30 minutes. It is very
difficult to see the changing of guards because it only takes place twice in a
week. Always there are a lot of people surrounding Buckingham Palace.
The
day came to say good bye to London. Early in the morning I checked out of the
Hotel and I got back to Fuerteventura.
I
brought a lot of presents back from London. That was a spectacular trip and I plan to go back again to see more of that fabulous city.
