London

London at night

My great-grandfather came to Ellis Island from England.  Recently, I learned about his trip to America at Ellis Island.  Now I want to learn about where he came from. I have seen the beautiful monuments that are in London and would like to experience them for myself.

London 2012 olympics sign 

Now more than ever is a great time to go. With the summer Olympics quickly approaching, London is ready to host the historic games. I think that it would be very cool to see where amazing athletes perform. The stadiums that will be hosting the games are stunning. Here is a video of the construction progress. The buildings are a symbol go british design and will be there long after the games end.

Big Ben with the london eye in the
backround

Another thing that I would like to do is visit Big Ben, the Tower Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. These landmarks are famous around the world and it would be interesting to see what they look like in person. It would also be interesting to learn about how and why they were built. For example, Big Ben was an addition to the new palace of West Minister after the old one was destroyed by fire. It would also be interesting to learn how they built them. The tower bridge was built due to increasing commercial development. There needed to be a new way to get to the east side of London. Many of the landmarks were built a long time ago. It must have been hard to build something so large and ornate without modern machines. Buckingham is a large palace that is home to the queen. There is always something going on there. Recently there was a murder at the palace.

The last thing that I would like to do is to go on the London Eye. The London Eye is a large ferris wheel overlooking the Thames River. The London Eye is one of the most iconic attractions in London and I would love to say that I went on it. While on the Eye I would be able to see the entire city. London has many new and historic landmarks that I would love to visit. I hope to visit them one day soon.