LONDON PRESENTATION

FACTSCapital of England

622 square miles = biggest city in Europe

Population in 2008 of 7.56 millon.

Central government = 10 Downing Street

Political CapitalQueen Elisabeth 2nde = Buckingham Palace

Prime Minister= Gordon Brown=10 Downing Street

The houses of Parliament = Westminster Palace

THE RIVER THAMES

356 km / 215 miles

London underground

First in the world

Subway or the Tube

11 lines

Oyster Card or Travel Card

LONDON PARKS

Hyde Park

= biggest in the city

Saint James's Park = Buckingham Palace

Regent's Park

BRIDGES

24 in Total

Tower Bridge : 1894

The Millennium Bridge in 2000

LONDON MUSEUMS

The Globe Theatre

The Tate Modern

The British Museum

The Sherlock Holmes Museum

LONDON DISTRICTS

The City

Covent Garden Market

Camden Town

SCHOOL TRIP : MAY 2010

Eurostar

Hostel

4 days

Musical