Few cities of the world can truly stir the emotions – romantic dreams, adventurous spirit, waves of excitement, even twinges of envy. Over time, they have become the inspiration for novels and films, the obsessions of ravenous warmongers, and the marketing tools of TV producers who flash their images across our screens to make us gush, Oh, this must be an important, credible international news program that covers the big stories as they happen and Smashing! This travel show really has been to the cool places, lets see where they venture tonight. However, you can only really say youve made it as a truly great city when they write a nursery rhyme about one of your bridges, even when its falling down.
London is the ultimate survivor.
It has endured and overcome conquests, wars, fires, plagues, terrorism, youth movements, repeated sporting defeats clutched from the hand of victory, even Chris De Burgh singing Lady in Red at the top of the charts for three weeks. Through it all, Londoners have stood proud and defiant as they adapt and continue to build their fair city.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, this enormous city offers...