Vacations Blog

I was invited to London by my supplier with whom I have done business for 10 years. I have already visited Holland and also france to complete similar deals. I wanted to visit London to see some of the landmarks I have read about and seen picture of at school. I made my hotel reservation to stay in one of the hotels in Russell square for one week and also another reservation to stay in London Victoria for another week as I wanted to visit all the Landmarks I have heard of in these areas.

The journey from the Airport was a long one. I took a taxi after I have come out of the immigration checks. Hotels in the Russell Square area of Central london are of good standard.

Regardless of the fact that it was my first day in the area, I just fell in love with it. I just rushed to town the very day i arrived through the help of my street map. To say that I was pleased with what I saw in London is an understatement because it was the same as I read about. In Bloomsbury there is the British Library and the British Museum. I toured both places on the first day. Next on my list was to go and see for myself the street performers at covent garden.

For the rest of the week at Tavistock hotel London, I visited the West end area. During my exploration of the west End, I went to Marble Arch and also Oxford Circus. The Leicester Square is an area in London which has a conentration of theatres. I saw a lot of them when I went there. Another place I visited was Piccadilly Circus and found the place to be very busy with many tourists. I paid a visit to the shopping streets in the West End area on my 5^th day and was surprised to see that the place was so dense with shoppers and other tourists. There were three shopping streets which were very busy, the Oxford strret, the Regent Street and the Bond street. As the Soho and China Town were nearby, I grabbed the opportunity to vist the place and it was very exciting.

I went to stay in Victoria area in my second week as booked through Cheap London hotels agency. I have read a lot about the tourist attractions in the area and wanted to stay and explore. I made my way to The Buckingham Palace to wait to witness the changing of the guard. My first Landmark I wanted to see in the area was the Big Ben because I have only seen pictures of it. If you have in front of the Big Ben, then you have seen the Houses of Parliament. I also grabbed the opportunity to visit the Westminster Abbey. Finally, I went to have a look at the London Eye. It is an amazing design which every on should see. I will always sing praises to the person whose work it is. The London Eye is just fabulous. I enjoyed my stay in Central London and I would like to stay in the cheap hotels in Russell square as they have good accommodation standard but lower rates.

The Russell Square is a sub area of London Bloomsbury within the London Borough of Camden in Central London WC1 area. It is surprising how big the Garden Square is. The Earls and Duke of Bedford’s name was the name given to the Square. Many travellers to London on leisure or on business prefer to stay in hotels in the area. In getting to other major areas and the other parts of London West End from the Russell Square, travellers do not have any problems. Trains run from Russell Squae to Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Green park, Knightsbridge, etc.

There is a good link between Russell Square and the rest of the West End areas of Marble Arch and Oxford Circus where the shopping streets which are famous within the. These shopping streets include Tottenham Court Road, the Bond Street and the Regent Street. The Oxford Street is just 25 minutes away from Russell Square. The Oxfoud street is a very popular shopping Street. Many buses run from The Russell Square to other parts of Central London. However, it is much quick to explore the capital by the underground system but for better sightseeing, the bus is the better option. Russell Square is very close to Euston station and one can make the journey on foot less than 7 minutes.

Bloomsbury itself has many tourist attraction and many of them are very close to the Russell Square area. Just a walking distance away is the British Museum, which can boast of over 7 million items from all Continents. Close to the Russell Square again is the British Library in Bloomsbury. The University College of London found on the Gower Street is another place of interest in the Russell Square area. You will find a lot of restaurants, shops, street performers and many other exciting things in Covent Garden. The Russell Square is close to it and it is the heart of the London West end, they say. Russell Square is close to Charing Cross and Leicester Square.

There is a high concentration of accommdation properties in the area including hotels and bed and breakfast. London hotels ranging from cheap London bed and breakfast and Cheap London b&b to  five star luxury hotels can be found in Russell Square. The Imperial London hotels group provide very competitive 3 star Cheap London hotels accommodation in the area. The names of the hotels are Imperial, Royal National, Tavistock hotel, President Hotel, Bedford hotel and County hotel is the budget hotel among them.