What a Sight. (Big Ben)

Member Name: katygriff

Product:	Big Ben
Date:	12/11/08 (51 review reads)
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On my recent trip to London I promised to show my fiancé a lot of the sights as he had never seen them before. We had the usual suspects on our list such as Big Ben and Buckingham Palace on our list so our first stop was the huge Big Ben. My fiancé loved it, I loved it and my sister loved it and here is why.

Ok so just in case there are people who don't know what Big Ben is. Big Ben is the huge clock tower which is in Westminster in the centre of London. it is huge and has 4 faces and actually chimes which is unusual to hear really. It is one of the largest standing clocks in the world and is an impressive sight to see. It was raised in 1834 so is very old too.

Right so you are looking for Big Ben and what we chose to do was to walk straight from Charing Cross down by the Thames and it was so nice seeing all of the restaurant ferries and all of the nice architecture along the banks. You can get the tube to Waterloo though which is very close but I really do recommend the walk.

Now you really cannot miss Big Ben as it is massive and takes over this part of London in my opinion as the beautiful gold structure with its imposing four faces looks amazing. It is right by Westminster Bridge and the houses of Parliament so as you can imagine it is such a impressive sight.

It towers above the houses and Westminster Bridge and when you see it you immediately want to get a photo to say you have been there. My fiancé just stood there staring for ages. I seriously could not get him to move and we were there staring at it for about half hour.

Have to admit though that the reason it is so nice making a visit to Big Ben is because it is such a nice area there and it is worth going to if you are in London. There is the Thames right there which is simply stunning and then there is lots to do around this area. We went over to look at the Dali museum and there was also the aquarium and the London Eye around.

I have not got much more to say about Big Ben as for a sight seeing topic it is beautiful but in the end it is a clock. I love it and it is impressive to look at so I do recommend going to visit it but you will only be there for a little while staring at it.

It has its reputation as it is a London sight to see and it is in a perfect area which you can spend a full day around so it is no wonder why it is always on top of 'must see in London' lists.

Go see if you are in London.

Thanks for reading.

xxx

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