London oh London

A while ago my family and i went for a vacation to the United Kingdom to see our relatives there. As usual I brought my camera along and took some pictures whilst staying in London for the night. See below:

Tower Bridge

Sightseeing was really tiring but having the chance to check out these important landmarks was worth it. Well for me anyway, i've always been a loser for historical buildings :p something about the historical and architectural signifance of these landmarks never cease to bore me. I don't know about you, but my siblings got restless after about 30mins. haha. Anyway, above is the famous Tower Bridge of London. There seems to be a common confusion among tourists like me where this bridge is mistaken as the famous London bridge, which is a totally different bridge altogether. If one day you plan to visit London and check out this bridge, best go in the evening around 7pm on a weekday. The number of tourist by that time usually dies down so there's not much of a crowd and the view at night is absolutely breathtaking. I actually forgot how to get there but i think if you take the tube (London's efficient underground subway system) go to 'Embankment' and there should be directions telling you where it is. One thing i like about the city is the fact that you can go anywhere you like without getting lost. Directions, signs, maps are everywhere and the transport system in London is very reliable. There's definitely some aspects of tourism here which our country can learn from.

Oxford Street

Ahh..the Oxford street of London. If you are well loaded and likes to spend your well earned money on shopping, this is probably the best area to do so. Here shops line up next to each other ranging from major sports brand such as Nike, Quiksilver to well known stores in UK such as Debenhams, HMV, Topshop to shops only for the riches such as Zara, Gucci, Versace, Dolce and Gabbana. A note of warning though, it's not like the malls you get in Singapore, here you'd have to walk for miles as the shops are not located in just one area. But hey, at least you get to exercise. hehe. Add shopping and sightseeing together you will get sore feet :p

London Eye

Another tourist attraction worth mentioning is London Eye. Can't exactly see the full picture above but i'm pretty sure you all have seen it before. It's beautiful at night, didn't get the chance to actually ride it but i'm pretty sure the view of London from it will be very very worthwhile to line up and queue the long winding lines as you can see above. :p

Big Ben

Okay, this last picture.. well there's no need for introduction is there? i'm 100% positive you all know this famous clocktower, the Big Ben. Why call it Big Ben you might ask? Well for your information, that is something i will try to find out in the next couple of minutes. hehe. For the moment, just sit back, relax and enjoy the pictures of London through my lens.

Salam.