english heritage. the journey through england 1st day – canterbury &...
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The journey through The journey through EnglandEngland
• 1st day – Canterbury & Greenwich• 2nd day – Windsor & Madame Tussaud´s
Museum• 3rd day – Cambridge & London Eye• 4th day – Buckingham Palace, the British
Museum, Oxford Street etc...• our host family
Canterbury CathedralCanterbury Cathedral• mother Church of the
Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury
• it remains one of the most visited places in the country and important
living community
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Greenwich ParkGreenwich Park• the world-famous Meridian
Line is the Prime Meridian of the world,Longitude 0° 0´0´´,at the home of Greenwich means time
• the red time ball on the top of Flamsteed House is one of the world´s earliest public time signals. It continues to fall at 13:00 (local time) every day.
• Visitors can try their hand at being an astronomer, talking telescope and they can visit Peter Harrison´s Planetarium, The Queen´s House, The National Maritime Museum, etc.
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Windsor CastleWindsor Castle
• The oldest and largest occupied castle in the world • It is the one of the official residences of Her Majesty The Queen,
whose personal standard flies from the Round Tower when she is in the residence
• The castle's floor area is approximately 484,000 square feet wide
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The University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge
• Has been in existence since the early 13th century when scholars moving from Oxford and from Paris formed a school here
• It has currently 31 colleges, of which three admit only women. The remaining 28 are now mixed, though most were originally all-male.
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London EyeLondon Eye
• It is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom
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Buckingham Palace & Trafalgar Buckingham Palace & Trafalgar square with The National square with The National
GalleryGallery
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British Museum & Piccadilly British Museum & Piccadilly CircusCircus
• The British Museum is the museum of human history and culture.
• Piccadilly Circus is a famous road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster, built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly.
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Oxford StreetOxford Street• With over 300 shops, it is
Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as the most densely visited.
• It is 2 km long.
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