Essential Info before traveling to London

Enjoy the true magic of romantic gateway to surprise everyone to see mesmerizing landmarks and step into the incredible scenery of picturesque towns and vibrant night. London welcomes millions of visitors to enjoy the natural beauty of Europe with spectacular sightseeing places and breathtaking views of notable landmarks. It is located on the south eastern England on the River Thames with an estimated population of approximate 8.308 million residents. The currency prevailing in this city is Great British Pound (GBP). More than 30 million tourist visit London every year from all across the world.

London Tourism

Rediscover the hidden treasure of United Kingdom to experience the world-renowned tourist attractions and wide array of adventurous activities and cultural festivals to impress you all with notable landmarks such as British Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Tate Modern, Coca-Cola London Eye, Science Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Tower of London, Madame Tussauds London and Royal Museums Greenwich. London invites millions of travellers to celebrate Christmas Festivals with a series of weird and wonderful events. It will be an amazing experience for everyone to explore Christmas events with family outings, cultural activities and exciting programme of events. London offers perfect shopping experience to find world class outlets from leading designers to branded outfits. You can find plenty of collections including exclusive brands, designer fashion, fine jewels, art and antiques.

Nightlife of London

London is major hub for visitors to explore vibrant nightlife in clubs, pubs, live music and night bars. The Capital city of England serves wide range of local and international cuisines in many hotels and restaurants’ all across the city.

London Transfers

London is well equipped with most extensive and vast developed transport system in Europe. It is easy and quick for travellers to find private and public services. London public transport serves as the central hub for the United Kingdom in road, air and rail network. London serves five international airports includes Heathrow Airport, Stansted Airport, Gatwick Airport, Luton Airport and London City Airport.

London Weather

London has a temperate oceanic climate with an average temperature of 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) during summers season and the winters has an average temperature of (−4.0 °F). July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 18.7 °C and January is the lowest average temperature of the year with 4.9 °C.

If you are planning to travel London, above info is very useful know about London. The city of London is the famous for its architectural monuments and historic sites. It has something to offer for all ages of visitors.

Amsterdam: Favorite weekend destination in Europe

Beautiful Amsterdam is the capital city of Netherlands and the largest city in the country and located in the western Netherlands. The name of the city is derived from a dam that was built on the river Amstel. This city is the commercial, financial and cultural capital in the country. For its greatest charm and amazing attractions Amsterdam considered as the top short break destination in Europe. The city is always crowded with tourists all year around but best time to visit Amsterdam is between March to May as it is the season of Tulips and the city look more beautiful & scenic in these days.

Top Attractions in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Canals 

The city of Amsterdam is a small fishing village in the ancient times. Canals were built for the water management in the medieval times later they used as the local transport ways. The canal belt of Amsterdam is listed as the UNESCO world heritage site. There are waterways all around the city which has become the major resource of wealth. Canal cruising is the most popular tourist preferred activities in the city. Boat rent services are available to cruise along the variety of canals such as Herengracht (Gentlemen's Canal), Keizersgracht (Emperor's canal) and Prinsengracht (Prince's canal).

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum, literally means state museum in English, is the oldest museum in the city. This museum is dedicated to Amsterdam’s history and arts. This museum is opened for all days in the week in the years, photography is allowed but without flashlights. There are many artifacts that depicts the history of the Dutch in Amsterdam are exhibited here. Apart from art and artifacts the museum complex also hosts a scenic landscape garden for its visitors to sit and relax in the garden.

Anne Frank House

Located on Prinsengracht canal (Prince’s canal), Anne Frank House is a museum that depicts the life of Frank family, who hide themselves during the second world war Though Anne Frank did not survived the war but her dairy that she wrote during those days about how they survived was published in the year 1947. There is an entrance fee to enter into this museum which can be bought online. Every year many visitors come to see the museum. This museum is crowded in summer season, people line up to enter into the museum. It is better to visit this museum in the late afternoon as it is quieter during evenings.

Van Gogh Museum

Van Gogh Museum is an art museum situated at Amsterdam’s Museum Square. This museum is dedicated to famous artist Vincent van Gogh and displays his drawings and paintings collection. There will be an entry fee to get into this museum. There are many museums in the city of Amsterdam, in which Van Gogh Museum is most visited after Rijksmuseum.

Amsterdam is known for its artistic heritage which is preserved in the museums of the city. There are few more museums around the city such as The Rembrandt House Museum, The Stedelijk Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, The Joods Historisch Museum and The Allard Pierson Museum. Apart from these there are many other tourist spots around Amsterdam that can be visited such as Dam Square, Vondelpark, Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Singel, Amsterdam Dungeon etc.