ALSO KNOWN AS: LONDINIUM, LONDON TOWN, THE SWINGING CITY, THE BIG SMOKE, THE GREAT WEN
FOUNDED BY: THE ROMANS
POPULATION: 9 MILLION
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH, ALONG WITH ANOTHER 300-ODD LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS ACROSS THE CITY
TWO-DAY ACTION PLAN
You can barely scrape the surface of London in two days, but the following itineraries give a good overview of the city and introduce many of its most famous sights.
DAY 01
Start at London’s landmark home to and the superb (), one of the world’s greatestpast the home of the British prime minister at to the stately Houses of Parliament () and historic(), last resting place of many British monarchs and other famous national figures. Loop round past the (s) and across beautiful to reach (), from where it’s a short walk back down the tree-lined Mall to Trafalgar Square.
