London is a very beautiful city, but very expensive. It is possible, for example, to save on housing, but at the same time spend a lot of money on the passage, because in the British capital you need to separately pay for each zone that you cross in the subway. In our priority there was a sightseeing program, so we found a hotel in City, so that all the main attractions were nearby. I dreamed of going on the London eye, see the shift of the guard at the Buckingham Palace and get to some concert. In general, the standard set for a tourist who first got into London. But thanks to my English friends who "form me" did not throw money to the wind and showed me almost all the foggy albion "on the freebie". London eye We have successfully replaced the Golden Gallery of the Cathedral of St. Paul, the view from her panoramic platform is available delightful. But I warn you immediately - you have to rise long on a very cool staircase.
Even very good panoramic photos can be made in Greenwich Park.
I did not have any special desire to visit museums, but when I learned that in all government museums of Great Britain, you can get completely free, then with a light heart went to the Museum of Natural History. There are a lot of halls and exhibits. On the view of the real palace. On the gallery you can wander all day.
I saw Karaul's shift at the Buckingham Palace, exactly at 11:30. I did not have experienced a special delight, but joined the next London tradition.
At the expense of concerts. At the time when we were in the British capital, there were no high-profile speeches of world stars. But we still fell to the concert of the young London group in the club Rough Trade East.
Separately, I want to tell you how to visit the Grand Westminster Abbey for free. The very thing where British monarchs are coronated, and in which the "Wedding of the Century" - Prince William and Kate Middleton was played. In order not to buy a ticket for 16 pounds, you can simply ascend to the evening worship, which begins at 17:00 on weekdays (except for the environment) and at 15:00 on weekends.
On the day before leaving, we learned about another London Fishke - free excursion. It is carried out volunteers. All those who are going to 11 hours at the Arch Republic of Wellington, from where the guide in the unchanged red T-shirt leads a group of main attractions. The problem is that these excursions are only hiking and the guide speaks only in English. But we understood so much.