Bus tour through London
We went to London from the 10th of May to the 18th of May for a language trip. On
the 12th we did a sightseeing tour by bus. There were three different bus routes.
First, we took the red route. It started at Green Park. We saw the first Hard Rock
Café and learned that that the first one was not in the U.S.A., as we had believed.
The bus went on passing Hyde Park and Marble
Arch which is close to Speaker's corner where
everyone is allowed to say whatever he wants (as
long as he doesn't criticize the Queen) if he stands
on a box. Marble Arch is also the end of Oxford
Street which is a famous shopping street.
In a street called White Hall we saw the Royal Horse Guards and the house in
Downing Street in which Tony Blair lives. Behind Westminster Abbey we changed to
the blue bus tour. On this bus we crossed Westminster Bridge and had a beautiful
view of the London Eye and Big Ben.
Between the Royal National Theatre and the Hayward Gallery we crossed Waterloo
Bridge and saw the Royal Courts of Justice. We also saw St. Paul’s Cathedral, which
is one of the biggest cathedrals in Great Britain. At Monument we crossed London
Bridge and a few minutes later Tower Bridge, which is the most beautiful bridge I
have ever seen. From the Bridge we saw a big warship called HMS Belfast, which is
now a museum. The bus went around the Tower of London. We went the whole way
back and got off at the Royal National Theatre.
The tickets of the bus tour included a free River Thames cruise. We went to the pier
on foot. We walked along the River Thames for about 20 minutes until we arrived at
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, where we got on the ship.
There it was very hot, but we had a beautiful view of the London Eye again. At
Westminster Pier we went off the boat and had some time to walk through London on
our own.
The bus tour was very interesting and not as strenuously as walking. The boat cruise
was also very good, but a bit too short.I liked the whole day very much and I think it
was worth the price of £ 18.
(Roman Schuster)