Free Pocket Travel Guide of London England by Flashbooking budget reservation website

Useful tool Flashbooking staff has put at travellers’ disposal is the London Pocket City Guide: this free travel guide of London contains, just in a few pages, all the essential information and very good suggestions about the Great Britain Capital as shopping areas and markets, Museums and Art Galleries, budget restaurants and cheap accommodations, classic itineraries you can’t miss, transports and a lot more.

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The History of Harrods

Tourists know of Harrods as the best place in London to shop during their trip. Although this is true, there is so much more to Harrods than shopping alone. Before making plans to step into Harrods for some shopping, take a moment to learn a bit more about the history of Harrods.

In 1834 in London 's East End , Charles Henry Harrod set up as a modest wholesale grocer in Stepney with a special interest in offering a variety of quality teas. In 1849, Harrod took over a small store in the new district of Knightsbridge, where the modern day store is currently located. He did so to escape the filth and crime of the inner city, while also taking advantage of the foot traffic during the Great Exhibition of 1851 in nearby Hyde Park. [Read more]

Ghosts of Hampton Court Palace

Many of the palaces of London have stories of ghosts that wander the halls at night, but one palace with a particular propensity for ghost reports is the Hampton Court Palace of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

It is a major tourist attraction in southwest London , entertaining thousands of visitors per week. If you do happen to tour the palace during a trip to London , you'll have a chance to learn about some of these accounts of ghosts on the tour, although you may not hear about the whole story. [Read more]

A Bit About London

London is a well-known city and travel destination. Millions of people travel to and from London on a daily basis. London is the capitol city of England and the United Kingdom. London and its surrounding area have been settled for almost 2 millennia. London has become an international leader in finance and business as well as world politics. It is the largest and most populated city in Europe. London is an international transportation hub for both people and goods. There are over three hundred languages spoken in London by people of various culture and ethnicities. Within the urban limitations of London the population is estimated at approximately eight and a half million people. If you count in the metropolitan area as well, the population reaches twelve to fourteen million.

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