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A­ truly­ memorable­ day­ in­ Lon-
don,­ combining­ St.­ James’s,­
West­End,­and­the­City­of­Lon-
don.­ Packed­ with­ history­ and­
colourful­ pageantry.­ You­ visit­
the­ Changing of the Guard­ at­
Buckingham­ Palace­ or­ Horse­
Guards,­ and­ tour­ West mins ter
Abbey­(scene­of­all­Coronations­
since­1066).
Sir­Christopher­Wren’s­St Paul’s
Cathedral­ and­ the­ Tower of
Lon don,­ where­ you’ll­ see­ the­
fabulous­Crown Jewels.
All­London’s­most­famous­sights­
in­one­day.
Not­to­be­missed.

The­Houses­of­Parliament­are­built­on­the­ − Coming­ back­ from­
Buckingham­ Palace­ and­
bank­of­the­river­Thames,­their­towers,­the­ going­ along­ The­ Mall­ where­
clock­Tower­(318­feet­high)­with­Big­Ben­ can­we­get­to?
–­To­Trafalgar­Square.
and­the­Victoria­Tower­(340­feet­high),­can­ –­­What­ is­ Trafalgar­ Square­
be­seen­from­a­great­distance. famous­for?
Taking­ a­ bus­ and­ going­ along­ Ox­ford­ –­­For­Nelson’s­Column.­(It­is­
Street­and­further­on­along­the­next­streets­ 184­feet­high.­The­statue­of­
Nel­son­ is­ 17­ feet­ 4­ 1/2­
(New­ Ox­ford­ St.,­ High­ Holborn,­ Newgate­ inches­high).
St.,­ Cheapside)­ which­ come­ one­ after­­ –­­Where­is­the­prime­minister’s­
another,­we­reach­the­other­part­of­the­city,­ residence?
the­ financial­ and­ bu si ness­ cent­re­ of­ –­­It­ is­ No.­ 10­ Downing­ Street,­
which­is­a­narrow dead-end
Lon­don.­ He­re­ we­ can­ find­ the­ Bank­ of­ at­Whitehall.
England,­the­Royal­Stock­Exchange,­and­a­ –­­Why­do­we­speak­about­„the­
little­further­on­the­enormous dome­of­St.­ houses”­of­Parliament?
–­­Because­the­parliament­con-
Paul’s­Cathedral.­ sists­ of­ the­ House­ of­
It­is­the­largest­Christian­church­next­to­ Commons­and­the­House­of­
Lords.
St­ Peter’s­ in­ Rome.­ The­ majority­ of­ the­ –­­Who­are­the­commoners?
Eng­lish­ people­ belong­ to­ the­ Church of
England.

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