A FOREIGNER IN BRITAIN

The City of London, the capital of United Kingdom is a year-round tourist destination. London is the largest city in Europe and located astride the famous river of Thames. London is considered as both business and tourist destination and visited by millions of people annually.

Heathrow Airport origins date from 1929 as a small airfield on land southeast of the hamlet of Heathrow from which the airport takes its name. At that time there were farms, market gardens and orchards there: there was a ''Heathrow Farm'' about where Terminal 1 is now, a ''Heathrow Hall'' and a ''Heathrow House''.This hamlet was largely along a country lane (Heathrow Road) which ran roughly along the east and south edges of the present central terminals area.

City of London provides many attractions for visitors. You can visit London museums, see Royal palaces and activities, relax on London parks and many more places for bed and dine. The most visited places are:

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

London residence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham House was build by Duke of Buckingham in 1703 and George IV rebuild as a castle.

BIG BEN
320 foot high Clock Tower.

LONDON EYE
London Eye (also known as Millennium Wheel) is located opposite to House of Parliament by the South Bank of river Thames.

BRITISH MUSEUM

One of the best collections of classical antiquities in Europe, this grand institution is also home to a new architectural masterpiece: The Great Court

The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold. Oxford has a broad economic base. Its industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses.

Cardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales and the tenth largest city in the UIK. The city is the country's chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly of Wales.

Since the 1980s, Cardiff has seen significant development. A new waterfront area at Cardiff Bay contains the Senedd building, home to the Welsh Assembly and the Wales Millenium Centre arts complex.

It's the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 local government council areas It's also Scotland's second more popular city and the seventh most populous in the UK. Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfrias and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town, built in the 18th century.