An American who recently spent time in London said: ‘The city is every bit as raw, exciting, dizzy, happening, relaxing and entertaining as New York but with one exception: the site of London has been occupied since the ancient world. That has given this cosmopolitan city plenty of time to develop some historical places you simply must see.’ The ‘swinging’ London of the 1960s is now a melting pot of different cultures, while its skyline has slowly transformed from church spires and Victorian back-to-back houses to skyscrapers reminiscent of New York. But those ‘must-see’ historical buildings remain untouched: Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace. There are also great museums and wide areas of parkland. This is a vibrant, exciting and, yes, expensive metropolis. You might be tired in London, but you’ll never tire of London. As the 18th Century writer, Samuel Johnson, said: ‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.’.
