VISITING LONDON 2nd Part, MONUMENTS AND PLACES / Visitando Londres segunda parte, Monumentos y lugares

Good morning my friends, the 2nd part of "Visiting London" is already here. I hope you'll like it!

Buenos días amigos, la 2ª parte de "Visitar Londres! ya está aquí.  ¡Espero que os guste!

LONDON
I'll give you the information depending on the zones of the city and  the underground stations to make your visit easier and more comfortable.

Os daré la información dependiendo de las zonas de la ciudad y de las estaciones de metro para haceros la visita más fácil y cómoda.

**PLACES TO GO   /  Sitios donde ir.
1.- Underground Station:  HYDE PARK CORNER.   Here you will see: Buckingham Palace, Marble Arch and Hyde Park.  At 11,30 in the morning you can see the Guard Change every day at Buckingham Palace.  The Palace can't be visited but in August and September it's possible to see some of its chambers.

2.- Underground Station: Charing Cross.  Here you will visit: Tha National Gallery, St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church (iglesia), The Canada House, The South Africa House and Trafalgar Square.
You can walk for a while and you will find 10th Downing Street (Prime Minister's Residence), The Houses of Parliament (Westminster underground station)  and Westminster Abbey (Abadía de Westminster).

If you are at Trafalgar Square,  you can take St. Martin Lane Street and  try to go and see a beautiful ,  typical and Victorian style  English pub called "SALISBURY"  where there are a lot of mirrors and crystal objects.

3.-   Underground Station:  Victoria.  Here you will see "Westminster Cathedral".  It is the Londoners Catholic church.  It's really beautiful with its pink brick outside and black-grey marble inside. 

4.- Underground station:  Tower Hill.   You will visit here "The Tower of London".  It is a group of buildings (more than 40)  that was unfotunately famous because of Henry VIII and his orders of beheading (decapitar).  You will also visit "The Crown Jewels" (Las Joyas de la Corona) etc.  It's a real interensting visit.  You will spend all day.  The timetable is:  From Monday to Saturday: 9:00 a.m. until 18,00 p.m.  Sundays from 10:00 a.m. until 18:00 p.m.

5.- Underground Station:  Tower Hill.  If you are visiting the Tower of London, you can also see Tower Bridge because it is very near.  Really wonderful!  Don't miss it!

6.-Underground Station:  St Paul's.   It is The City District  and St. Paul's Cathedral is here.The timetable is:  from 8:00 a.m. until 18:00 p.m.  Nowadays, it is the Financial Centre of London.

7.- SOHO.  Underground Station:  Picadilly.
Visit Picadilly Circus Square with the Eros Statue and  go to Carnaby Street.  You will find here  a lot of shops, pubs and curious things to see and buy.  And take a photo at the same place that The Beatles did!

8.- SHOPS
The most popular streets for shopping are Knightsbridge (on Wednesday you can buy things until 20:00 h), Brompton Road, Regent Street, Oxford Street , Picadilly, Kensington High Street.

**Oxford Street.  Underground Station: Hyde Park Corner.  Although this street isn't what it was, it is "a must" to go and see it.  If you are in Marble Arch or Hyde Park you can go on foot because Oxford Street is very near.

**Covent Garden.  Underground Station: Covent Garden.  It is a covered market which was a food market in the past.  Nowadays, it has become a nice place not only to buy but to see  music shows and have a rest.

**Petticoat Lane.  Underground Station:  Liverpool Street.  A curious street full of curious shops that are opened on Sunday.  It is in Middlessex Street.

**Portobello Market.  Underground Station: Ladbroke Grove.  It is in Portobello Road  and it's opened on Saturday.  It is located in Notting Hill district close to Bayswater Road.  Very beautiful and lovely.

**Harrods.  Underground Station:  Knighstbridge.  The most typical English store.  Beautiful building to see but a bit expensive to buy.

9.- MUSEUMS.
**The British Museum. Underground station:  Russel Square.  It is the biggest museum in England.  It is free.
**The National Gallery.  Underground Station:  Charing Cross.  It is at Trafalgar Square.  More than 2,000 impressionist pictures.  It is free.
**The London Dungeon.  Underground station:  Tower Hill.  It is situated  in Tooley Street and you have to cross  Tower Bridge.    It is a terror museum.  It isn't free.
**Madame Tussaud's Wax museum.   Underground station:  Regent's Park. It is situated in Marylebone Road near Regent's Park. This wax museum is famous for its face's perfection.  It is not free.

10.- PARKS AND GARDENS.

**Hyde Park.  Underground station: Hyde Park Corner or Lancaster Gate.  This is the biggest garden in London.  It has got a lake called The Serpentine. Close to Marble Arch it is the "Speaker's Corner" where everybody can do a speech.
**Kensington Gardens.  You can pass from Hyde Park to Kensington Gardens through Rennie Bridge and there you could see Peter Pan Statue.
**St. James' Park.  Underground Station:  St. James' Park.  This garden is near Buckingham Palace.  It is smaller but the most beautiful too!

11.- NEW ATTRACTIONS.
**The London Eye.  It is a giant wheel (noria) that was made to celebrate the year 2000.  The views are excellent but it is very expensive.
**Helicopter tours.  You can fly on a helicopter with CABAIR HELICOPTERS.  It's a half an hour flight and you have to go to Elstree Airfield.  You reach this airfield from EDWARE underground station by taxi.  The flight costs about 200€  per person.
**You can also go for a sail on the river Thames.  Ask at your hotel because these boats only work in summer or good weather.

I HOPE YOU'LL LIKE THIS INFORMATION AND YOU'LL GO TO LONDON!!!

AND, PLEASE,  IF YOU FINALLY GO , TELL ME YOUR EXPERIENCE

See you soon!!