Friday, December 31, 2004

London!

I went to the UK when I was 16. We spent almost a week in London and visited many interesting places too. We went to the Natural History Museum and saw this dinosaur exhibition. There was this dinosaur which was tall and had such short hands; it could have never enjoyed KFC if it had lived till today because it could not lick its fingers.
Then we went to Hyde Park, which is HUUUUUUGEEE! There were many trees, squirrels, flowers and a nice big pond. So much beautiful nature in a big city.
Next we hopped onto one of those famous red double-deckers and toured the city. Passing most of the places you see on the monopoly board like Piccadilly, Park Lane, Mayfair, Leicester Square, and many, many more! It was exciting to me as when I played the game, I never thought that such places existed!
We also went to Harrods, the departmental store owned by Mohamed Al-Fayed. On the surface, it was a posh shopping centre with ridiculously priced items. But I watched a documentary once called “Harrods’ Secrets” Wow! There were so many other interesting things other than the bombastic numbers on the price tags. It seems that the Sphinx and other sculptures that decorates the Harrods’ interiors are models of Mohamed Al-Fayed’s face. There is also a pillar with his children’s handprints mould into it. There are still old fashioned toilets in Harrods from the when it was first built and they keep an eagle on the roof top to scare pigeons away.
London is a beautiful place to visit. There are so many things to discover. Maybe I can write a piece on London to help those people who cannot afford to fly there, to enjoy London from the comfort of home. I could highlight only the major attractions there so that it would be a more intriguing read.

0 Said something yet?:

Post a Comment

<< Home