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London

London. Situation. London is in England, in the United Kingdom. It is g in in Europe. The United Kingdom is a group of islands the Atlantic Ocean . The people speak English. England

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  1. London

  2. Situation London is in England, in the United Kingdom. It is g in in Europe. The United Kingdomis a group of islands the Atlantic Ocean. The people speak English. England The United Kingdom

  3. Flag The United Kingdom’s flag is composed of three flags. + + England Scotland Northen Irland = United Kingdom

  4. Symbols England’s Flag Rose

  5. England The weather The money In the United Kingdom, people use a different money from France. The official money isthe Pound. On this money we can see the face of the Queen Elisabeth II. Pound • In the United Kingdom, itrains nearly all the time. Sunny days are few but very enjoyable. • Temperatures usually don’treach 22°C and don’t fall under 3°C.

  6. Capital • London is the capital of England. It’s a verybig town. • Its aera is about 1600km². It’sapproximately 145 times biggerthan Saint Julien en Genevois. • Lots of people live in London: there are nearly 8.500.000 inhabitants. • The towniscrossed by the river Thames.

  7. Big Ben Westminster Palace Big Ben Big Ben is the bell of Clock’sTower of the Westminster Palace. The clockis on time all the time. The bell rings loud. Big Ben is the mostfamous monument in the United Kingdom. • Westminster Palace or «The House of Parliament» is the place wheresits the House of the Commons and the Room of the Lords of the United Kingdom. • It issituated on the side of the Thames.

  8. London Eye • The London Eyeiscomposed of 32 capsules. You cangetinto a capsule and see as far as 4 km, when the skyclears up. • It issituednearBig Ben and Westminster Palace. The London Eyeissituated on the otherbank.

  9. Tower Bridge • Tower Bridge is the mostfamous bridge in London. • When the biggestboatswant to cross, it opens in two parts.

  10. Buckingham Palace • The royal familylives in this palace. • The Queenishermajesty the Queen Elisabeth II. • The British royal familyunites the people bound to British monarchy. • If you go to Buckingham Palace, maybeyoucansee a parade everytwodays.

  11. Royal Family • The queenis Elisabeth II. Sheis 87 yearsold. • In 2011, Prince William and Kate Middleton gotmarried. Last year, they have a boy: hisnameis George Alexander Louis. Queen Elisabeth IIKate, William and George

  12. Museum • Aftervisiting Buckingham Palace and Bin Ben, youcanlearn more about culure. You canvisit the British Museum or the National Gallery. • You seedifferentsthingslikepaintings, statues, antiquities… • It isveryinteresting to visit a museum. • There are eight principal museums in London.

  13. Transport How to travel in London? In London youcantravel: • By car • By black cab • By London buses • By London Underground.

  14. Sport • London welcomed the OlympicGamesthree times: in 1908; in 1948; in 2012, and the Commonwealth Games in 1934. • The mostpopulared sports in London are football, rugby, cricket and rowing. The rowing The flame of the OlympicGames

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