England. London. the First Acquaintance

Outside, it’s snowing, and we for policymakers go to town, well known to us from school English course. Today tell about London — the capital of Great Britain. In January here is warm and sunny. In the UK general interest climate. Winters are mild, with little rainfall, and summers are cool, or even comfortable, with winds, rain and fog. All this abundance of runs Gulfstream.

But what about the famous British weather? Reaffirm rain in London is almost a day, to the same «London Rain» — a special subspecies rain. He goes side, bottom, generally anywhere but not from above, so do not expect to hide under an umbrella. Or raincoat or water treatment. Thus, intermittent rain in London and precipitation is not more than in Kiev, about 600 mm.

Unfortunately, our visit wearing business nature and London, we spent a few days. So tell that you can see how quickly and thus save the maximum amount of money. And the money you need, no wonder London — one of the most expensive cities in the world.

Neighborhoods airport «Boryspil»:

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We did not think to photograph the outskirts of London, but made a bunch of pictures of fields. Here is located near Gatwick airport:

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Differences in climate, visible to the naked eye. Some trees shed their leaves, and some care:

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Grass also on cymbals:

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London, or how correct to speak Greater London consists of 32 districts (boro) and the City of London, a very interesting area which stands out not only pathos status. From here we begin to explore the city:

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City — the oldest and least populated area of ​​the city. However, he is the quintessential modern life. One square miles located headquarters of British banks, 385 branches of foreign banks and 70 US. This is not including insurance offices, businesses and other companies. Every day come here to work more than 300 thousand. People.

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All financial parade in the city-state runs the independent City of London Corporation. According to official data is inconspicuous municipal administration, but unofficial — the headquarters of the Freemasons and the citadel international financial cartel. Corporation ochulyuyut Lord Mayor and 12 members of the Council, which includes representatives of the richest banking dynasties of the world, including the Rothschild family, Warburg, and Openheymeriv Shifiv.

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Online coexist beautifully modern concrete community office buildings and majestic Victorian architecture. By the way, it miraculously fit the Tower, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Museum of London, the remains of the Roman city walls and old town hall Guildhall. In general, the concentration of attractions in City just incredible.

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Skyscrapers City:

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The next portion of monuments is in the neighboring district of Westminster. Westminster also has city status, but unlike City City — this status has changed little in the life of the district. There are Buckingham Palace, Palace of Westminster (Parliament) and the famous Big Ben from Westminster Abbey.

A small peppercorn this boring nursery culture provides Klablend — rayonchik streets around Pell-Mell where concentrated most famous fashionable clubs of the country.

Nice view of Westminster opens with bridges Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges:

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It is a symbiosis of three bridges, rail Hungerford Bridge in the center and two Golden Jubilee Bridges foot on each side. They connect with the Westminster area of ​​Lambeth.

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View of Westminster (Big Ben right and left — Westminster Abbey):

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This view is near Big Ben:

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And follows with tourists taking pictures of Big Ben:

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The older generation equipment and faces easier:

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We have said that London — very expensive city, where even the millionaires go to the city center by metro. Therefore, we have prepared a small order as a simple citizen for not expensive to spend the night, eat and even a little fun.

First pick up housing. There are several options:

1) Find abandoned properties and take it. This is called skvotynh in England is merely a civil offense. Skvotteriv can only be evicted by court order, and the processes in these cases are usually very long. After 12 years of residence in theory you can even become a master of decent property. You can try pidselytysya in an existing squat, in the commune of some creative people or immigrants. (Update! Unfortunately, this loophole closed down. Now skvotynh equated to criminal offenses)

2) live in a tent. Europe, democracy, tent place where you want.

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To free meal, have a little walk. On the streets often conduct various promotional and charity events where handing out food. In the queue are quite ordinary citizens, no one is ashamed. Often these points of interest can be found near universities.

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Move around the city could well almost free. Option on foot you yourself know very well, but no feet is not enough. Therefore, we propose BICYCLE, this kindly took care of the bank Barclay’s. The city is scattered bunch rental stations, the easiest to navigate by subway stops. Buy ticket for 2 pounds a day. Further, hourly billing, but the first 30 minutes are free. Here you can ride all day for 2 pounds, every half hour changing pidpryazhnyh stations.

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Now the fun, how about entertainment — the museum. And we are not saying that it will nightclubs and pubs. Maybe for someone Museum of arts and crafts is the same as the disco:

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Some are certainly similarities. First, the location. Major museums are located in the street Exhibition Road, which is similar to Klablendom we dubbed Muzeylend. Second, inside too much differences. Pidzheyi on the curb, half-dressed men

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Pictures own reflection in the glass:

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Pilon different sizes:

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This showcase local:

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Admission is free, but if you liked everything — the output can leave school tip. The recommended amount of tip — Euro 3:

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Potusyly in a museum, go to the next. It is not lawful for normal museum staff tusit only one museum for the day. Next Museum — Science Museum (Science Museum), he is near:

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Topics here’s another. No nude sculptures, almost all the exhibits are contrary to visitors understand how and what works:

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Museum staff are very proud of their work, they even saved the instruments by which it was built.

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Science Museum, just five space.

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The museum has always held some exhibitions, we got to eksperimentarium by Google:

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Could draw his face in the sand:

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From Google’s expected more ::

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Department of Radio:

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Department of Aviation:

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Some old aircraft tycoon donated for science:

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As if all this looked interesting. Now you can move on to the father of the British Museum, Mercedes museum in the world — British Museum:

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Even if you do not like museums, never they were not going to attend, the British Museum — a must have, as the British say! Then with a quiet mind can do what you want as a holiday or not the coolest museum in the world.

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Since the bulk of free museums in London — teachers often do not give lessons in school and in museums. Great idea.

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It is better to see once than not to read. We did not even try to photograph something from the museum, it is useless. Steepness still does not pass, just kill card on the camera. But the form still lay a Picture:

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In addition to state museums, which are free, are private — are paid. For example, the museum of caricatures:

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Pff! I, too… We’ve just been in the British Museum.

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The famous apartment Sherlock Holmes Museum also paid:

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Walk in our budget, so we go on. Later at home watched the Soviet Sherlock Livanov and Solomin with, and convinced myself that there is the same apartment.

Near Baker Street is one of the largest parks in London — Regent’s Park (Regent’s Park), where the zoo is located.

In the center of the park is a large lake (Boating park), there floats a huge number of ducks and geese:

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Pastime Londoners mercilessly zahodovuyut birds, so they are much divorced:

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After a while noticed that municipal authorities respect the visiting fans feeling right-movement on every street corner and recalls that they are not at home.

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Finally, ordinary Londoners:

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