Sightseeing tips

If it’s your first visit to London, you’d like to see as much as you can in just a few days, without paying a high price for all the hop-on-hop-off busses. I am in this gigantic city for 2,5 weeks now and found out a few nice touristic routes which you can discover by yourself:

Route 1

Take the underground to London Bridge (FYI: do not make the mistake like all other tourists: London Bridge is NOT the famous Tower Bridge) and walk along the Thames to the Tower of London. You can get a boattrip for only a few pounds to Westminster. This boattrip is a great way to do some sightseeing. You will see the Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, the London eye and other important buildings along the Thames.

Route 2

If you planned a day of shopping I recommend this route. Take the underground to Covent Garden, then walk through Soho and Chinatown for some food and drinks. Piccadilly Circus is within walking distance and walk further to Regent street. A side street of Regent street is the famous Carnaby street with a lot of nice hidden stores and it’s also next to Oxford street.

Route 3

If you’re wearing good walking shoes this route is really great. Take the underground to Westminster and when you get off the station you will see the London Eye, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament and the Westminster Abbey immediately. After this beautiful place you can walk to Trafalgar Square, it’s about a 15 minute walk and this street is called Whitehall. You walk along Downing Street and Horse Guards. If you walk from Trafalgar Square to the west you see Buckingham Palace, it’s about 15-20 minutes but you can make some stops at St. James Park or Green Park. If you have some energy left, you can walk from Green Park/Buckingham Palace to Piccadilly Circus.  

That’s it for now! Hope you like the tips! Read more about my experiences and favorite places in my next blog, which you can expect in a few days!