Solfire Travel

I always think that anyone visiting London from another country should have a slightly different experience to someone who is visiting from England. For English people it should be about exploring the depths of the city, but for foreign people, I think there is more to be gained from taking more of a cultural view point. It is a great city for history, and you can get a great feel for the past and present by visiting some of the attractions that tell a bit about London’s past. For anyone who has not been to England before a must see is the Crown Jewels, at Tower Bridge. Although to many Britains the Royal Family is nothing more than a bore and a drain on our national resources, to the foreign tourist it is often what makes Britain a bit different from other countries. The regard in which the Royal Family is held is amazing, and if you feel this way then you shold have a look at the Crown Jewels.

You should also head down to Buckingham palacve to watch the ins and outs of the residency of the Queen. You probably wont see much apart from an awkward guard or two, but just to be there is an experience.

For those foreign tourists wanting to get a flavour of London, you should visit the theatre. A production of note in the future is the Wizard of Oz. This is opening in March 2011 but in order to make sure tickets are available you need to act quickly. Book your Wizard of Oz tickets now or face disappointment.

My girlfriend and I decided on a whim to travel down to London for the weekend and I have to say that it was one of the best weekends away that we have ever had. My girlfriend had never been to London before and there was so much that I wanted to show her. My main hope was that we would be able to find the time to visit London Zoo. I had such fond memories of travelling to the zoo as a child and I had heard that some of the animals that were there when I went as a young boy were still there now. I wasn’t disappointed, and it was a great experience to be able to see some truly remarkable animals in a great environment where they were obviously cared for so well.

We also spent some time trying to take in a little bit of culture. I love that you can see some amazing things in London for free, and we managed to visit the National Portrait Gallery and the National History Museum in the same day, both for free! It’s easy to take this sort of thing for granted but when you stop to think about the works of Art you are witnessing, it really is something quite special.

The evenings were spent at a couple of restaurants that were recommended to me by a close friend near to where we were staying, and I have to say that although people claim that London is an expensive place to be the food was priced very reasonably.

The only advice I would give is to make sure you look for cheap hotels in London before you head straight down. We had quite a hard time finding something on spec and in hindsight we could have saved a lot of money if we had booked ahead.