In present times Polish people are traveling a lot more than once a year. Summer holiday often isn’t enough for us to rest, that’s why we also like to take some longer weekend’s trip to any interesting metropolis. If you are planning a tour like that and you have never been to England earlier, you should travel to it capital, London.
Fast and comfortable trip
Nowadays you don’t need to spend more than twelve hours inside of a bus to reach England or spend plenty of money for a flight in expensive carrier’s offer. Now, thanks to small, airline companies you may travel by plane to London without spending a fortune. You only need to choose proper date and book the flight early enough. You should avoid hot season terms, like Christmas season, cause Poles who are living in England are traveling to our country, so no reduction on price will be possible. If you like to pay even less remember to book a ticket just after it arrive in the offer of carrier, it should be a lot less expensive than will be later.
Amazing architecture
Entire England is amazing land with beautiful monuments, spread whole around. But it capital, London is even better. If you like to see some interesting example of medieval fortress, go for a trip to the Tower, beautiful, Gothic castle, which used to be a jail for political prisoners of royal family. It was build in eleventh century but for many centuries it was renovated so it doesn’t look very old. Another nice monument, a lot younger, is Westminster Palace. It is main quarter of British parliament, it was constructed in nineteenth century, after former palace was destroyed in a fire. Building is nice example of Gothic Revival style it is popular because of Big Ben Tower attached to it. Another important complex of buildings, Westminster Abby was created in medieval times. It contains very beautiful cathedral, in which each king is coroneted, married and buried.
Another attractions
If you are admirer of an art you need to take a tour to the Tate Gallery, amazing exposition if British painters, such as Blake, Gainsborough, Rossetti, Millet and a lot more. In the Modern Tate Gallery you have a chance to observe work of more recent artists, like Kandinsky, Dali, Picasso or Modrian. But the most popular exhibition is the Madame Tussauds Gallery of Wax Figures. Inside you will find a doppelgangers of top celebrities, like Brad Pitt, Leonardo di Caprio, Angelina Jolie or Nicole Kidman. Another nice exhibition is in the Museum of Natural History.