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Great Britain London
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A Trip to London Lets get on the bus
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Welcome to London If a man is tired of London he is tired of life (Samuel Johnson)
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The Tower of London
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The kings and queens of England lived there in the past, and it was also used as a prison. Nowadays it is a museum
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Buckingham Palace
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Buckingham Palace is the official home of Queen Elizabeth II
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Inside the Palace there are 600 rooms
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State banquet room
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The Houses of Parliament. Its the home of the UK Parliament
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The green-coloured House of Commons Chamber
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The red-coloured House of Lords Chamber
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Big Ben Big Ben in the tower of the Houses of Parliament
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Big Ben bell Big Ben – it is the large bell in the tower, which rings regularly to tell the time
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The Tower Bridge – the oldest bascule bridge in the world
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The Tower Bridge crosses the River Thames and it can be raised to let ships go up and down the river.
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Saint Pauls Cathedral – it is the largest protestant church in the UK
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Harrodsdepartament store Harrods – a large departament store where rich and fashionable people go to shop. It is owned by Mohammed Al Fayed who bought it in 1985 for £615 million.
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Harrods is one of the most famous stores in the world, and is known for selling any kinds of expensive and unusual goods.
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Trafalgar Square is where Nelsons Column stands, and is also known for pigeons which come there and are fed by tourists
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Piccadilly Circus – a round, open area in central London, where several streets join together, famous for advertising signs made of neon lights
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advertising signs neon lights Piccadilly Circus is famous for advertising signs made of neon lights and ….
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…for the statue of EROS (= in Greek mythology, the god of love) in its centre
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Canary Wharf Tower, the tallest building in the UK Part of the Docklands area in the East London includes Canary Wharf Tower, the tallest building in the UK
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London Eye (Millenium Wheel). 135 metres high
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capsulespod Passengers ride in a special transparent capsules called pod 32
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Thats the end of our trip Lets get off the bus
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