I was to visit London to transact some business. My supplier I have been with for the past 10 years invited me. I went to two other European countries, France and Holland for the same purpose. I was happy that I was to visit the City because I have read so much about it and wanted to know if all that I read during my school days were true. I wanted to see a lot of London so I booked two different hotels for my stay. A week in Russell Square and a week in London Victoria.
I arrived at the Heathrow international Airport on British airways and after going through the immigration formalities, I took a mini cab and was taken straight to the Tavistock hotel on Tavistock Square in Russell square. You will get many good standard hotels in Russell Square Bloomsbury district.
I realised why a lot of tourists like the place. I myself fell in love with it the very day I was there. I just took my street map and just stepped out of the hotel to start the Central London tour. I was so happy with what I saw in London because it was not different from what I thought of it. I first visited the British Museum which I understand has over 7 million items from all over the world and also visited British Library all in Russell Square. I moved from the British Museum to the Covent garden and found a lot of street performers as I have read in books.
For the rest of the week at Tavistock hotel London, I visited the West end area. A visit to west End would not have been a complete one without visiting Oxford Circus and Marble Arch. I came to realise that the Leicester square is not Theatreland just for the sake of it. the whole area is full of Theatres. From Leicester Square, I proceeded to Piccadilly Circus and found the place to be very busy and exciting. I paid a visit to the shopping streets in the West End area on my 5th day and was surprised to see that the place was so dense with shoppers and other tourists. The Bond street, the Regent street and the Oxford Strret are very busy shopping streets but I found the Oxford Street to be the busiest. The China Town and the Soho were just off the Oxford Street so I took the opportunity to vist the area.
I went to stay in Victoria area in my second week as booked through Cheap London hotels agency. The Landmarks close to Victoria enticed me to book to stay there for one week. I saved the best for the last. I was in Buckingham Palace the very day i arrived at Victoria to witness the changing of the guard. I was so anxious to visit the Tower clock also called the Big Ben for what I have read. The Big Ben is just at the same location as the Houses of Parliament. I also took a trip to the Westminster Abbey at the Parliament Square. Finally, I went to have a look at the London Eye. It is a fantastic piece of architecture. The London ey will continue to be one of the best Landmarks in London for quite sometime. I enjoyed my stay in Central London and I would like to stay in the cheap hotels in Russell square as they have good accommodation standard but lower rates.