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A must is to see the House of Parliament at night, next to the Westminster Bridge, with its lights reflecting on the Thames.
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(Report Problem)Must see
If you're in London when Parliament is in recess and the building is open, get tickets for the tour. It was fantastic.
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(Report Problem)the Houses of Parliament
The Houses of Parliament, or officially, the Palace of Westminster, is to
Britons what the Capitol in Washington, D.C., is to Americans. While it
may not look quite as majestic without the dome (see St. Paul's
Cathedral), it is just as imposing, especially when viewed from across the
Thames, or while on the river itself. Admission into the Houses of
Parliament is free, however, if you do not buy tickets for a guided tour,
you will miss so much.
While you cannot sit on the benches of the
House of Commons, you can pretend to be Tony Blair at Prime Minister's
Questions, (or the Leader of the Opposition, depending on your politics)
while standing at his podium. As for sitting in on PMQ, you have to
contact the American embassy to get on a waiting list. I wish I could have
done this, as I am a C-SPAN buff and love PMQ, but that didn't
happen.
You can also go into the House of Lords, which is a much
larger and more ornate chamber than the Commons. (today's Commons
chamber is only about 60 years old; the Luftwaffe bombed out the old one in
1941) This is where the State Opening of Parliament occurs every year,
when the Queen sits on her throne and reads a speech written by the
Government, outlining what it is they plan on doing in the next year.
Sometimes I wonder what she really thinks about some of the things she has
to read in the speech.
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