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It was already past 4pm by the time we left the apartment, but I was so surprised we were able to cover so much of the London tourist spots on our first day! Iba talaga kapag may tour guide, ang saya-saya! <3 Places of interests close early, as early as 3:30pm, but the daylight is long during summer, just like in Paris. 10pm maliwanag pa sobra, so we were able to cover plenty of interesting spots that didn’t require entrance.

Yung iba, babalikan nalang, peechur-peechur muna. We’ll just go back for the ones we like in the days that follow.

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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs.

Between 1540 and 1556 the abbey had the status of a cathedral. Since 1560, however, the building is no longer an abbey nor a cathedral, having instead the status of a Church of England “Royal Peculiar”—a church responsible directly to the sovereign. The building itself is the original abbey church.

Ticket prices: Adult £20.00 | Student (ID Required) £17.00 | Senior 60+ £17.00 | Child 6-16 Years £9.00 | Family 2 adults 1 child £40.00 | Family 2 adults 2 children £45.00 BUY TICKETS HERE.

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Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower. The tower is officially known as Elizabeth Tower, renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012; previously it was known simply as the Clock Tower.

The tower holds the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world (after Minneapolis City Hall). The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009, during which celebratory events took place. The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and is often in the establishing shot of films set in London.

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The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the UK Parliament, the British Parliament or Parliament, is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories.

It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and its territories. Its head is the Sovereign of the United Kingdom (currently Queen Elizabeth II) and its seat is the Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster, located in Greater London.

Parliament is open to all UK and overseas visitors to attend debates, watch committee hearings or take a tour inside one of the world’s most iconic buildings. Adult Audio Tour – £18.50 per person available Mondays thru Saturdays only.

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Trafalgar Square  is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. Its name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars with France and Spain that took place on 21 October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar, Spain.

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