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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