Globe Trekker - London City Guide 3

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Join our host Brianna Barnes as she visits Britain’s exciting capital city, which seamlessly blends its rich and varied history with a modern day culture, perpetually evolving into the London of today. Beginning her tour at the iconic Buckingham Palace, home to the Queen of England and various Royal Family members, we see the Changing of the Guard. Next Brianna heads over to the National Gallery, home to over 2,000 paintings and one of Europe’s finest collections of art. Day two and our intrepid host heads to the East End to check out the fashionable Spitalfields Market, and samples a British favourite ‘Bangers & Mash’ served at the nearby S&M; café. Brianna next takes a tour of London’s street art and checks out some of the modern-day masterpieces by famous British street-artist, Banksy, and his contemporaries. After breakfasting at London’s most famous hotel, The Ritz, Brianna heads to Mayfair to check out some of London’s finest retail establishments such as John Lobbs, the boot makers and Lock & Co Hatters - the oldest hat-makers in London. Moving on to Covent Garden we take a look inside the London Transport Museum - home to over 370,000 objects concerning urban transport and London’s wealth of transportation history. Brianna then catches a ride on a heritage routemaster bus, which passes some of London’s most historic landmarks. Day four and using one of the oldest, and most popular ways to get around London, Brianna jumps on a bicycle and heads along the canal from Regent’s Park all the way to the Olympic Stadium via Camden Lock. Taking advantage of the well connected transportation links in and out of London, Brianna heads out on a day trip by rail to one of the many historic towns which are less than an hour’s ride away. Brianna takes a day-trip to Oxford, home to one of the most famous universities in the world, and takes a tour of the largest of all the Oxford colleges, Christchurch, with its awe-inspiring architecture and beautiful surroundings. After ascending to the top of Carfax Tower and checking out the Covered Market, Brianna takes part in the most traditional way to see Oxford, via punt, and finds out just how easy punting along the river is. Back in London, and back on the river Thames, Brianna goes speeding off down the river on a boat to Greenwich to check out the Royal Naval College and the National Maritime Museum which houses the very costume Lord Admiral Nelson wore in the Battle of Trafalgar. We then head over to the Tate Modern, a magnificent converted power station housing contemporary exhibitions of art dating from 1900 to today. After a day trip spent in Buckinghamshire visiting Cliveden House – a stately home which sits on the Thames, we take a trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, home to the biggest botanical collection in the world before checking out the delights of 1,000 hectare area Richmond Park via horseback. Brianna rounds off the day in the Victoria Inn, famous for being the smallest pub in Richmond. In her final day in London, Brianna takes part in the annual Thames Festival and checks out the festivities, which include a feast on Southwark Bridge, carnival style dancing, and a night time firework display.