Gardens of the city of London
Day or night, London thrives with life. A city that seems to have never fallen asleep from the time of its first
founding, everything that one might want to experience can be found within the city center.
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” The writer
Samuel Johnson said this in the 18th century, and it can still be said of today’s contemporary London. Naturally, a
city that offers all that life can afford needs numerous explorations, but with just a few days, one can experience
the rich taste of this flavorful city. To start with, every visitor to London must dab into the city’s history,
from the first days of its founding to its dark medieval secrets to the monarchy’s priceless crown jewels. Next on
the menu is the pure pleasure of London’s aesthetics; the city’s center is full of charming parks and English
gardens, narrow streets which unexpectedly disclose the scents of exotic restaurants, and various shops and markets
selling from the most tasteful and chic to the most trendy and unconventional. When night hits, it rocks. The
drinks pour, the laughs are loud, the beats pump, and the dancing is intense. London is a thriving city, and day
and night it keeps its visitors entertained with its history from its first foundations, its city center’s physical
beauty, and its nightlife, making it a city that never sleeps.
London’s history is so rich and so vast, that the highest to the lowest level of history fan will be interested.
While London acknowledges its first century Roman founding, it honors Boadicea with a statue near Parliament.
Boadicea was the British queen who raised an army and fought back the Romans to London, where she burned the city.
Those who find such violent female figures interesting will enjoy museums like Madame Tussauds, a very lifelike wax
museum, and the London Dungeon, where the horrors and terrors of medieval London come to life, including a
selection of Britain’s most infamous women throughout history. The Tower of London houses the crown jewels as well
as tales of mysterious prisons for important prisoners. Fusing history and art, the National Portrait Gallery
depicts portraits of Britain’s most famous people throughout the centuries. The British Museum has one of the
largest and best archeological collections of worldwide artifacts, including the Rosetta stone and Lindow Man.
Fortunately, while these museums give a good feel for London’s past, the visitor does not actually have to deal
with the battles, plagues, and fires that London has survived.
Gardens of the city of London
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