If you are bound for London, consider England as your first stop. Besides the richness of its landscape abounding with trees and green countryside that is both impressive and fascinating to explore, are the various kinds of entertainment it has in store. In the city areas you can find great attractions, vibrant nightlife and lively cities. There is a mixture of modernity and class in the place. You can enjoy fine dining, great fashion and most all fancy clubs that run the main city. England’s lifestyle is ideal because its economy is stable enough labeled as one of the world’s secured places.
England is a mix of nature’s bounty and human touch, the clear blue sky, rocky coasts and tall trees decorating the mountains. You can see lighthouses and white churches. If you love the outdoors you can see pretty much of its parks and gardens as you take a stroll. On the other hand, what I like to explore the most are the castles and old houses that remain beautiful yet mysterious. Good old architecture with a neat landscape and manicured lawns. Any visit to this place is not complete without dropping by to classic and kingly houses of Hardwick Hall which reminds of the Middle Ages, of the time span that brings apparently you to the past, present and the future.
Moreover, if you like to stay in an affordable yet fine quality hotel there are areas close to the city that offers an accommodation suitable to your preference, or you can rent a house instead rather than a hotel. Anyhow, the location of your hotel can make only a slight difference. Just make sure your hotel can give you the opportunity to have pleasant walks and thrilling adventure. Or get a little exercise and a dose of fresh air. Either way, always consider the advantages. In England it is worthy to maximize choices.
Anyhow, your experience should suggest you carrying out some research in advance that can really help you enjoy your holiday. Remember that the most important and most exciting thing is that being even if you are traveling alone the trip can still be as good as it gets if it can give you total freedom to decide on where to go and what to do. It is all up to you.
There are numerous places to visit in London yet this city is not just about the tourist attractions, such as the Westminster Abbey or the Big Ben. Aside from these famous places, London also has lots of spectacular parks to visit that you can explore or just leisurely enjoy the view, its facilities and many others. The best time to see these parks and its views at its best is during the summer months. This is also a great place for your children to enjoy the parks and the outdoors.
Some of these parks are the; Bushy Park, Greenwich Park, Green Park, Hyde Park and Richmond Park. The Bushy Park, this garden is surrounded by chestnuts and lime trees. This park showcases an artificial river and some sporting facilities. This park can also be one of the venues for children’s activities. If you’re lucky, you can find few roaming deer around the park. On the other hand, the Greenwich Park is one of the World Heritage Site. This houses some historical buildings such as the Royal Observatory, the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal Naval College. This is oldest Royal Park; you can have an amazing view from the hill and also admire the architectural building of the Queen’s House. You can do some outdoor activities in this park; you can play frisbee and football and better yet catch one of the events such as opera or jazz shows and children’s activities.
The next park is the Green Park, you can find this park between he Piccadilly and the Buckingham Palace. This is a forty-seven-acre of trees and grass. When it is summer this is a perfect place for picnics and also for sunbathing. You can also do some boating at the Serpentine which is located at the Hyde Park. You will find in this park the Diana Memorial Fountain and also the Rotten Row, the first road in England that has been artificially lit. And on Sundays, you can to o Speaker’s Corner to hear some of the orators share their opinions with each other. And if you are someone who loves the outdoors and the wildlife, you can go to the Richmond Park. This was the hunting park of Charles I; you can find here some deer and much other wildlife. This is a two-thousand-acre of land with woods, riverside paths and walking trails. You can get either go on foot or bicycles and even horseback riding in this park. This park also houses two golf courses.
London’s most popular sport is football or soccer. It is played by two teams with eleven players. It is played on a rectangular grass field with a goal made of steel at each short ends. The goal of the game is to get a score by manipulating the ball into the opposite goal without the use of the players’ arms and hands. The only player who could use his hands or arms is the “goalkeepers”. That is the goalkeepers keep the ball away from goal.
The players used a ball called “football”. The Federation Internationale de Football association (FIFA) governed the game. The players of the football games has only one dream and that is to be able to play at the FIFA World Cup- the most prestigious international football competition.
Most Londoners and spectators around the globe really take the game seriously.
The game could get really heated and end up in a brawl or an unending lawsuit. Even racial issues are taken up inside the football arena. Like for example the latest melee that involves Patrice Evra being called “an immigrant”.
Football really influenced Londoners in so many ways. Business establishments like shops, hotels and restaurants are being put up as a result of football passion. People around the continent visits London to watch its ever controversial football game.
Be one of us. Be one of the London’s football enthusiasts. Get carried away by football drama. Kick your way to London’s hottest and hippest tourist hang-out.
Let us stadium hop as we visit London. Try to visit London’s stadium with a seat capacity of 10,000 to 30,000 like- The Valley,Craven Cottage, The Den, Loftus Road, Matchroom Stadium, Griffin Park, Selhurst Park. The bigger stadium that accommodates more than 30,000 people is Boleyn Ground, White Hart Lane, Stamford Bridge and Highbury. This is one lifetime dream for a football enthusiast like me.
To be able to touch the very grounds the heroes of football game have stepped. To be able to experience the perspective of the players, while they are on the middle of the football arena. And to imagine that one day I will be there standing too; defending my goal; of being able to run after the ball with passion- if this will only be a dream then so be it. But… the fact remains I step on London’s entire stadium once in my life. And I would grow old to tell this feat to my grandchildren- a would be football enthusiast!
