London’s post boxes, telephone

oxes, taxies and red buses may

mpress you as well as the city ar-
hitecture.
We invite
you, to
visit
London
with us

Traveling with us ,you may

ee another side of London’s
eauty and find out more
bout everything.

We invite you,
to visit London
Our school organize London
rips every year during the holiday between terms.
with us
There are 7 days of joy, wonder and learning about
London.

Come with us in a National College “ Mihai Eminescu” Satu Mare

Presentation made by
fantastic London No 5 ,Mihai Eminescu Street 440014
Contact person:Claudia Cziprok teacher
Ioana-Alexandra Vasil
The IX th D grade
trip! Mihai Eminescu
Phone: 0040-0261768855 College
Fax: 0040-0361401077 Satu Mare, Romania
E-mail: cnme@yahoo.com
 Pomp, Pageantry and Ceremonies in London Modern London is a hybrid creature formed from

London’s Attractions Buckingham Palace-the Queen’s official London

ancient cities of London and Westminster evolving
over the centuries into what is today a sprawling
metropolis comprising some 7500000 inhabitants in
Westminster Abbey is the famous Cathedral where an area of about 480 square meters.
all the English
London is at least two thousand years old and was
monarchs have
settled long before the first Roman invasion. Over
been crowned for
the centuries the City has jealously guarded its
over 600 years
independence which has been recognized by a se-
and many of
ries of royal charters.
them subse-
quently buried The medieval face of London was dramatically
beside other: changed by the Great Fire which broke out on 2 nd
prime ministers, of September 1666 in Pudding Lane and destroyed
soldiers, artist, over 13000 houses and 80 churches.
politicians.
Despite the extensive development that has
London Eye is an observatory in the form of a gigan- home, offers you an everyday famous show the cere- changed London’s pre-war skyline almost beyond
tic big mony of changing recognition, the best of its administrative, commer-
wheel, com- guards . cial and domestic building is more historical than
manding modern.
views for Built for the Duke of
Buckingham in 1703, Many historical monu-
45 km
the original house was ments were built over the
around. It
substantially remod- centuries as a nation’s
was
eled over the years. In tribute to their sovereign
opened in
1837, Queen Victoria or in the memory of wars
the year
made Buckingham heroes.
2000 and it
is now one Palace the Queen’s
home.
of London’s outstanding attraction.
Houses of Parliament it is a wonderful complex of Looking at a map the emerald
buildings com- paths of London’s parks stand
bines the his- out like islands in the very cen-
The Trooping the Colour
toric site of the ter of its vast sea of streets and
Ceremony in honour of the
old royal palace buildings. Hyde Park, St. James’s Park, Green
Sovereigns birthday is one of
with the good park and Regent Park are only some of the most
the most popular ceremonies in
planning and beautiful London’s parks.
London. The Troops, in full
fine craftsman-
dress uniforms, are from the No journey to London would be complete without a
ship of the mid
Household Cavalry and the visit to the British Museum, the largest and the
nineteenth cen-
Guards Division. The route most important cultural center in the world, inau-
tury. Palace of Westminster is dominated on eastern
from Buckingham Palace to gurated in 1753 and opened to the public in 1759.
extremity by the 97 m high tower housing the palace
Horse Guards parade is deco-
clock– Big Ben.
rated with banners and flags