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I was comfortable with this being my first solo trip because I didn't think I was going to have to worry about understanding the language. Boy, was I wrong! Everywhere I went in London, there were handfuls of different languages and dialects being spoken.What an amazing place. I only had three days in London, which is enough to see the "basics" (even though I still managed to miss the Parliament Building AND Big Ben...), but it is definitely not enough time to see all of the sites. We relied pretty heavily on the Underground (Mind the Gap!) to get from place to place, but had our own personal bus for a day. Our tour director was AWESOME. Her name was Marie, and she could solve any problem thrown her way.
Highlights-
✴ The Tower of London- Ok guys, this castle started construction in 1078. I will repeat, in the year ONE-THOUSAND AND SEVENTY-EIGHT! Loads of famous people were executed here. If you paid attention in History class, you know exactly who I am talking about...
✴ The Harry Potter Studio Tours- Opening the envelope that delivered these tickets to me made me feel like I was eleven years old and just received my Hogwarts letter. Going and seeing the set, the props, everything, was (*Nerd Alert*) life changing.
London
Country- England
Language- English
Currency- Pounds Sterling
$1= 0.8 £
Population- 8.13 million
Overview
Money
English Pounds Sterling (GPB)- There are 100 pence (p) to the pound (£). Notes come in denominations of £5, £10, £20 and £50. Coins come in 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2.
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The one thing I was most surprised at was how many languages are spoken throughout London. And while British English is a little different from American English, you get used to standing in a "queue", taking the "lift", paying "5 quid", and says "cheers" to, well, everyone!