| Viewing London from Thames is the least
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| | buildings and sights from a completely
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| stressful way to travel in London and is
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| | different view. The tour guide gives you
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| heap of fun. There are 9 piers from which
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| | loads of information about the buildings
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| to stop or start one's journey. These
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| | and views one pass.
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| are: Hampton Court Pier, Richmond Pier,
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| | One of these tours goes to the London
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| Kew Pier, Putney Pier, Westminster Pier,
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| | Tower, a museum located at Tower Bridge.
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| Charing Cross Pier, Tower Pier, Greenwich
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| | During this trip one canview several
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| Pier and Thames Barrier Pier.
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| | well-known bridges, like Blackfriars
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| A visit to London is incomplete without a
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| | Bridge, London Bridge and Tower Bridge.
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| cruise along the Thames, either as an
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| | There are several famous and/or beautiful
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| introduction to the many sights and
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| | buildings (for instance the Royal
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| scenes to be enjoyed during one's stay or
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| | Festival Hall, Shakespeare's globe which
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| as a treasured memory of one's visit. All
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| | was used by him as a theatre, the oldest
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| year round, there are that boat service
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| | pub of London and last but not least the
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| leaves regularly from Westminster Pier,
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| | Tower of London), landmarks (like
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| passing historic and modern places of
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| | Cleopatra's Needle and the Oxo tower) and
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| interest. Over the centuries the river
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| | wharves to be seen on the way. One can
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| has brought life to London. Hustling
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| | view the HMS Belfast, a naval ship that
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| boats, teeming wharves, trade and
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| | is used as a museum nowadays.
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| commerce at every turn. Reminders of days
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| | Another tour starts from Hampton Court,
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| gone by are still to be seen along the
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| | which has been the Royal residence for
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| riverbanks. The classic architecture of
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| | centuries from the 16th century onwards.
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| Greenwich contrasts with the modern style
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| | The route this boat sails is the same as
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| of Canary Wharf.
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| | the kings used to travel to Hampton
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| To travel by water is one of the easiest
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| | Court. There are several beautiful and/or
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| ways to get around London. At the time of
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| | famous buildings for instance Big Ben,
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| the Romans until the 18th century there
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| | Houses of Parliament and Lambeth Palace.
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| was only one bridge across the Thames,
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| | One passes several well known bridges
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| and naturally it was clogged with
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| | like Westminster Bridge, Lambeth Bridge
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| traffic. It was quicker and easier to
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| | and Hammersmith Bridge. Going through
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| hire water boats to carry travelers from
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| | two locks through a boat is quite an
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| one bank to the other, or up and down the
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| | experience in itself.
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| Thames.
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| | One prominent feature is the further
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| The early 19th century saw a
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| | away one comes away from the centre of
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| proliferation of canals built into and
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| | London, the more expensive the houses
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| around London, usually for goods
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| | became. There are also more and more
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| transport. These canals fell out of
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| | yachts which slowly became more expensive
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| service as rail transport became a viable
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| | too. Around Kew and Richmond there was
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| option, but now they offer a relaxing way
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| | number of expensive yachts vying with
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| to travel about the city.
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| | each other.
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| Along river Thames one can find several
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| | The best part of tour was the natural
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| tour boat operators, where one can buy
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| | scenery. Sometimes it looked that one was
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| tickets for a sightseeing tour on the
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| | not in London anymore. There was nothing
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| river. These tours are recommended
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| | but peace and quietness all around and
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| because one travel on the beautiful river
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| | all one could hear was the pounding of
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| Thames and see London and its beautiful
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| | the boat itself.
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