Sunday, September 27, 2009

Why London?

London has something for everyone. London has over 200 museums, twice as many as Paris or New York, and most of them are free to visit.

The city has 120 historic buildings, 150 theatres, 8,000 acres of park land, 33 sites of scientific interest, 37,000 listed buildings and four world heritage sites.

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson"

if a man walks out in the country, there is nobody to keep him from walking in again: but if a man walks out in London, he is not sure when he will walk in again. A great city is, to be sure, the school for studying life."Boswell: Life
London is home to some of the world’s greatest cultural institutions. The British Library is one of the world's largest and greatest libraries with 150 million items - growing by 3 million new items each year.

British Museum in London has over 2.5 miles of galleries that contain one of the most comprehensive collections of antiquities and books anywhere in the world.

London is the world's most diverse and multi-cultural city with 300 languages spoken among its 7.3 million residents. Its population is almost the total of Rome, Paris, Vienna and Brussels combined.

if a man walks out in the country, there is nobody to keep him from walking in again: but if a man walks out in London, he is not sure when he will walk in again. A great city is, to be sure, the school for studying life."Boswell: Life

London is certainly the capital for multicultural events and festivals, and hosts the big annual celebrations for its diverse communities-London also boasts some of the greatest festivals in the world –

London is also the hub for international travel with daily direct flights around the world from its five airports and direct train links to mainland Europe via Eurostar.

Newsweek published a report on London’s popularity which can be read by clicking on this weblink http://www.newsweek.com/id/49416?tid=relatedcl