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Kensington Park - Hyde Park - Royal Imperial College - Natural History Museum

London - Today, we went to Kensington Park and it is lovely park - nice, cold weather and the attractions is the pond.   There were so many swans and ducks that you can just approach so near. Black Swan Hey swan... Beautiful swans Ducks Queen Victoria statue This marble statue of Queen Victoria overlooks the Broad Walk outside Kensington Palace Gardens. Another different duck Then, we went to Princes Diana Memorial Fountain.... Princess Diana Memorial Fountain The design aims to reflect Diana's life, water flows from the highest point in two directions as it cascades, swirls and bubbles before meeting in a calm pool at the bottom. The water is constantly being refreshed and is drawn from London's water table. We walked and walked; entered the Royal Imperial College and rested for a while. Then we walked to the Natural History Museum ,  you will be able to see dinosaurs, sea and land creatures, insects and many many more... ...

London Zoo- Camden Town - Jewish Museum

London - Today, we went to London zoo , a very good zoo which allows you get close to the animals and insects.  Set in Regent's Park and has been in operation since 1847. Next to the entrance was the The Reptile House. tortoise python The next sanctuary was the Bird Safari. So colourful is this duck Gorilla and Pax Then we walked to the Tiger sanctuary - Tiger Territory. Tiger up close Warning sign not be the meat for the tiger Komodo dragon Blackburn Pavilion And into the B.U.G.S. sanctuary. Spiders everywhere You walk into an enclosure and everywhere are spiders.... Question mark roach One the roach wings have a question mark and so they are named as such. stick insect Penguin feeding time After spending about 3hrs at the London zoo, we took the bus to Camden town - it was only about a 15 mins ride but to my surprise the town was very crowded with tourist. very crowded Camd...

Tower of London - Borough Market - Shakespeare Globe Theatre tour - HMS Belfast

London - Our first place of interest is the Tower of London .  The Tower of London is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.   This castle is huge and we had to walk along the castle walk to where the attractions were. Outside wall of Tower of London Inside wall of the Tower of London Beefeaters  The Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London. Coronation cloak of Queen Elizabeth Vault of the Queen's crown Trev lifting the SAS soldiers Backpack Me and ceremonial cannon Tower Tower Crows Those ravens are huge birds.  One of the most famous legends of the Tower surrounds the ravens.  The story goes that should the ravens leave the Tower, both it and the kingdom will fall.  Seven rav...