With notable galleries, portentous nightlife and unreal sights, London is one of the most well-liked tourist destinations in the world.London has a truly diverse population and over 300 languages are spoken within the municipality. According to 2006 statistics, it has a population of 7512400, which makes it the most populous municipality in the European Union and the 2nd greater populous in Europe.London has been chosen as the host of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

London has a rich past events that goes back over 2 000 years. Midst this time, the borough has grown to become one of the financial and civilizing capitals of the world. It has also suffered from the plague, devastating fire, civil war, and terrorist attacks.London suffered particularly when, World War II. It suffered severe damage from bombs meanwhile this time and hundreds of thousands of children in the place were evacuated out to the countryside to avoid the bombs. The heaviest bombing took city between 7 September 1940 and 10 might 1941.

One of the most favourite tourist destinations in London is Buckingham Palace, which has been the official London residence of the British monarchy since 1837. The palace was rudimentary opened to the public in 1993 and the changing of the guard has proven particularly favored with them. This ceremony takes suburb in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 every day in summer and every other day in the winter.Buckingham Palace is stationed in Westminster and it is accessible by tube and bus.

The shops in London are some of the choice in the world. From designer stores to independent stores, there is something for everyone in this huge center.One of London's most well known stores is Hamleys, a huge toy shop on Regent Street. It is a major tourist attraction and receives 5 million tourists every year, legions of whom look in on at Christmas. Boasting an powerful seven floors, the toy shop caters for everyone, from babies and toddlers to grown ups!

London has rich and varied nightlife, which promotes something for everyone. From exclusive celebrity bars and nightclubs, to cosy public houses, you cannot fail to display a fantastic night out here.London's West End is splendid for its many theatres, which manifest a wide range of musicals and other demonstrates. The longest running display in the West End was Agatha Christie's Mousetrap, which ran for a massive 26 years from 1952 - 2004. Other standard shows include Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Cats and Mary Poppins.

As it is such a humongous place, London is very easy to get to. In fact, it is well connected by rail and gasconades some immense railway stations, including London Bridge, London Victoria, London Euston and Liverpool Street. As well as this, the metropolis also has three major airports, Heathrow; Stanstead and Luton.Driving in London may be tricky due to the congestion charge, but the conurbation has a wonderful underground and bus network to help citizens get around.