"Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady."
This is one of my very first nursery rhyme that I learned to sing and love when I was a child. Because of this nursery rhyme, it also made London Bridge the very first thing that I've came to know of London. At that time, I've never thought that London Bridge is a real bridge in existence, nor London being one of the largest metropolitan city in the European Union.London Bridge was just a really fun game for me as I, a little girl then, sing "London Bridge is falling down..." as I marched quickly under the raised arch formed by the arms of my little friends, so that I will not get caught when the London Bridge fall...
20 years down the road, the London Bridge still stays a famous nursery rhyme for children all around the world, but to me, London has become so incredibility more...
London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down...There's definitely more to London other than the London Bridge. London is not known as the first and foremost global city in the world alongside to New York City for nothing. London is the world's leading metropolitan city in the financial aspects, cultural centres, education, fashion, entertainment, media, the arts and every other world dominance that you can think of... London plays a huge part in all of them.
It can be overwhelming as to where to go when one visits London. It is just so big a place. So where do we go and where do we start when there's more than 5 famous museums, more than 5 popular non-to-be-missed landmarks, more than 5 must-hang-out bars and pubs, more than 5 theater shows to attend that appear in the top charts, more than 5 God-awesome ancient churches and cathedrals, and more than 5 shopping malls and sales to go...... and we only have 5 days? You get what I mean?
London is SO BIG!
So what do we do and how do we go about it, especially for most of us who doesn't have the luxury of time to see all the attractions?
For me, when it gets too much, I always make my first stop at the friendly tourism booth. The people there are always so helpful and informative. (sometimes too informative! *wink*) And they have tons of brochures for you to look at if you're shy or can't comprehend their thick-British accents.
I normally skip all the rest of the (way too many) brochures and just pick up a map of London that is divided by areas. Have a quick scan through, and pick out the various places of interest in that same area to go visit on each day that are within 15 minutes walking distance. TIP: Never visit one northern-end of attraction and then pick the most southern-end of attraction to go next, we don't want to waste too much time and money on traveling and transportation. (unless you just like to do people-watching and explore the transportation systems in London)
After I have decided the one area which I want to focus on for that day, I will mark out the attractions with a pen on the map. Next, I will draw arrows following the directions which I will walk. And if the place hold no interest for me, I'll just skip it and walk on to the next attraction.
It's always good to cover the places of attraction in a circular manner. I tend to start at a place where there's a tube. (that's how I arrive there in the first place!) Walk in one big round and then when I'm at the last attraction of that area, I'll hop on the tube and move to another area and start with a new set of attractions.
Below is an example on how I'll grab hold of a map and do my planning:
1. Big Ben 2. Houses of Parliament 3. Jewel Tower 4. Westminster 5. Westminster City Archive (skipped) 6. Central Hall Westminster 7. Queen Elizabeth II Conference & Exhibition Centre 8. Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms 9. Downing Street 10. Banqueting House 11. City Cruises (skipped)
Final Red Spot: hop onto the 'tube'- Transport For London (TFL) similiar to our LRT to your next area of exploration.
Always have an open mind, we might not be able to make it to visit ALL the places in one whole area. Be Picky but also follow your heart and interest. Smile and Relax! You're on holiday after all!
Click HERE to make your plans to London. Remember to hum the London Bridge tune while you're at London Bridge! Just for fun!
It can be overwhelming as to where to go when one visits London. It is just so big a place. So where do we go and where do we start when there's more than 5 famous museums, more than 5 popular non-to-be-missed landmarks, more than 5 must-hang-out bars and pubs, more than 5 theater shows to attend that appear in the top charts, more than 5 God-awesome ancient churches and cathedrals, and more than 5 shopping malls and sales to go...... and we only have 5 days? You get what I mean?
London is SO BIG!For me, when it gets too much, I always make my first stop at the friendly tourism booth. The people there are always so helpful and informative. (sometimes too informative! *wink*) And they have tons of brochures for you to look at if you're shy or can't comprehend their thick-British accents.
I normally skip all the rest of the (way too many) brochures and just pick up a map of London that is divided by areas. Have a quick scan through, and pick out the various places of interest in that same area to go visit on each day that are within 15 minutes walking distance. TIP: Never visit one northern-end of attraction and then pick the most southern-end of attraction to go next, we don't want to waste too much time and money on traveling and transportation. (unless you just like to do people-watching and explore the transportation systems in London)
After I have decided the one area which I want to focus on for that day, I will mark out the attractions with a pen on the map. Next, I will draw arrows following the directions which I will walk. And if the place hold no interest for me, I'll just skip it and walk on to the next attraction.
It's always good to cover the places of attraction in a circular manner. I tend to start at a place where there's a tube. (that's how I arrive there in the first place!) Walk in one big round and then when I'm at the last attraction of that area, I'll hop on the tube and move to another area and start with a new set of attractions.
Below is an example on how I'll grab hold of a map and do my planning:
1. Big Ben 2. Houses of Parliament 3. Jewel Tower 4. Westminster 5. Westminster City Archive (skipped) 6. Central Hall Westminster 7. Queen Elizabeth II Conference & Exhibition Centre 8. Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms 9. Downing Street 10. Banqueting House 11. City Cruises (skipped)Final Red Spot: hop onto the 'tube'- Transport For London (TFL) similiar to our LRT to your next area of exploration.
Always have an open mind, we might not be able to make it to visit ALL the places in one whole area. Be Picky but also follow your heart and interest. Smile and Relax! You're on holiday after all!
Click HERE to make your plans to London. Remember to hum the London Bridge tune while you're at London Bridge! Just for fun!
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