London - our capital city is immense to be fair!

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July 24th 2010

Published: August 6th 2010

For my birthday/one year anniversary with my boyfriend I wanted a little bit of luxury! Plus I'd never been to my own capital city before to the disbelief of others so fancied having a look! Me and my boyfriend (Dan) were a bit apprehensive on arrival in Paddington because we expected sheer chaos, and to get lost, particularly as there was loads of diverted tube routes due to work being done on th... Read Full Entry

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the Royal boat

this is the boat that carries the Royal family

This ship sailed around the world twice.

London Aquarium

The ITV Studios

picture taken on the river cruise we all waved and hoped to be in the background on such shows as This Morning

Trafalgar Square and Nelson's ship in a bottle art

Train station

this station won some kind of award for it's architectural design

Tower of London

Blackfriar's Bridge

this tour guide was ace!

really engaging and funny, taking the piss out of the french and american tourists on the bus (all in good British humour)

Traitor's gate under Tower of London

Where 'traitors' were brought to get hung, drawn and quartered

Cleopatra's Needle

Originally erected in Egypt, it is the oldest monument in London (over 2000 years old). The sphynx's, though, are the wrong way round! They are supposed to be protecting the monument, not looking at it!

support columns for a future rail line

Nelson's ship in a bottle

Trafalgar Square

Somerset House

the first purpose built oldest office block in London

Cleopatra's Needle

There is one in London, New York and Paris. The London and New York ones are a pair and the Paris one comes from a different origin site where its twin remains