THE BRITISH ISLES HIGHEST MOUNTAINS : BEN NEVIS (1,343 m),SNOWDON (1,085m) LONGEST RIVER : SEVER(354km), THAMES (338 km), TRENT (270 km) LAKES : LOUGH NEAGH, LOCH LOMOND, LOCH NESS, LAKE WINDERMERE CLIMATE: MAINLY CHANGEABLE, COLD WINTERS IN THE NORTH,WARM SUMMERS IN THE SOUTH OFFICIAL NAME :THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND(UK) POPULATION: APPROXIMATELY 57,000,000 GOVERNMENT: CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY CAPITAL : LONDON CURRENCY : POUND (£1= 100 PENCE) AREA :244,117 SQUARE KILOMETRES THE UNITED KINGDOM

The Union Jack IRELAND SCOTLAND ENGLAND THE UNION JACK IS THE FLAG THE UNION JACK IS THE FLAG OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND. IT IS MADE UP OF THREE DIFFERENT FLAGS:THE FLAGS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND. THE RED CROSS OF ST. GEORGE REPRESENTS ENGLAND, THE WHITE DIAGONAL CROSS OF ST. ANDREW SCOTLAND AND THE RED DIAGONAL CROSS OF ST. PATRICK IRELAND

NORTHERN IRELAND WALES SCOTLAND ENGLAND THE UNITED KINGDOM

a virtual trip to LONDON Made by Federica Petti MATTEUCCI - GARIBALDI s.y. 2005/2006 School

STUDENTS : MARIA OTTONE BAQLOUL ABDERRAZZAK 1) 2) 8) GALLAI BRIAN YLENIA ABATE STIVENS DASHI SENSI GIAN MARCO FEDERICA MORDINI GIUSEPPE FABIANO TEACHERS QUINTI DAMARA TAITI SILVIA 3) 4) 5) 6) 7)

FROM FLORENCE TO LONDON DEPARTURE: Place A.Vespucci airport Florence at 10.00 a.m ARRIVAL: Place Heatrhow airport at 12.00 a.m LONDON FLORENCE

programme 1st day Weather 25/5/06 Morning 10.00 a.m Departure from A. Vespucci airport Florence 12.00 a.m arrival at Heatrow airport London 1.00 p.m Hotel 1.30 p.m Lunch Afternoon 3.00 p.m visit to the centre of the London and the City 5.00 p.m 1 Tea in Hyde Park 6.00 p.m 2 Buckingham Palace 8.00 p.m 3 Dinner in Trafalgar Sq . Evening 9.30 p.m Night view of the city 10.30 p.m Hotel Menu Lunch: Chicken with chips, salad Dinner: Roast-beef, vegetables, chocolate cake Means of transport: Underground Taxi Rainy Cloudy Sunny programme 1st day

programme 2nd day Weather 26/5/06 Morning 8.00 a.m Continental breakfast 10.00 a.m Sight seeing 4 Westminster Abbey 5 Houses of Parliament 5A Big Ben 5B Downing Street 1.00 a.m Lunch 6 London Eye Wheel Afternoon 3.00 p.m Sight seeing 7 Tower of London (The Crown Jewels) 5.00 p.m Tea 8 Tower bridge Shopping 8.00 p.m Dinner Evening 9.30 p.m 9 Night view of Piccadilly Circus 10.00 p.m Pub 10.30 p.m Hotel Menu Lunch: Sandwiches Dinner: Chicken with roasted potatoes Means of trasport: Underground Bus Rainy Cloudy Sunny

programme 3rd day Weather 27/5/06 Morning 8.00 a.m Englihs breakfast 9.30 a.m Sight seeing Tour 10 Madame Tussaud’s Planetarium Famous streets 1.00 a.m Lunch 11 Regent’ s Park Afternoom 3.00 p.m Sightseeing 12 S. Paul’ s Cathidral 5.00 p.m Tea Shopping in Covent Garden 8.00 p.m Dinner Evening 9.30 p.m Night view of the city 10.30 p.m Hotel Menu Lunch: Packed lunch Dinner: Fish and chips, salad Means of trasport: Underground Taxi Rainy Cloudy Sunny

programme 4th day Weather 28/5/06 Morning 8.00 a.m English breakfast 9.30 a.m Sight seeing Tour 13 British Museum 14 St James Palace 1.30 a.m Lunch 15 St James Park Afternoom 4.00 p.m Departure from Heathrow airport 6.00 p.m Arrival at A.Vespucci airport MY OPINION ABOUT THE TRIP: This trip was very very beautiful, interesting and funny! I’m happy! Menu Lunch: Packed Lunch Means of Trasport: Underground Rainy Cloudy Sunny

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THE QUEEN’S GUARDS ROYAL STANDARD QUEEN

10 DOWNING STREET THE PRIME MINISTER RESIDENCE

THE LONDON EYE THE LONDON EYE IS A BIG WHEEL. IT’S 135 METRES HIGH. IT STANDS BESIDE THE RIVER THAMES, NEAR THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. YOU CAN RIDE ON THE WHEEL IN BIG PLASTIC CABINS. THE WHEEL TURNS VERY SLOWLY AND FROM THE TOP YOU CAN SEE ALL OF LONDON. THE VIEW IS MAGNIFICIENT.

PICCADILLY CIRCUS PICCADILLY CIRCUS, IS THE CENTRE OF NIGHT LIFE IN THE WEST END. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN PLACES IN LONDON. IN THIS AREA THERE ARE MANY THEATRES AND RESTAURANTS. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SQUARE THERE IS THE STATUE OF EROS.

REGENT’S PARK Here you can see wonderful houses, an open air theatre that presents performances of plays by Shakespeare, some colleges, and the London zoo.

IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM YOU CAN SEE BEAUTIFUL COLLECTIONS OF GREEK, EGYPTIAN AND ROMAN ART BRITISH MUSEUM

ST JAMES’S PARK This park is the oldest and the most beautiful park in London. It dates back to 1532 When Henry VIII acquired it. St James’s Park is known today for its brilliant flowers borders and for the pelicans on the lake.

HOW TO MOVE AROUND LONDON BY TAXI BY BUS A Typical London means of transport is the old “ black car” Take the typical red “double” It is cheaper than the “tube”

BY UNDERGROUND The quickest way to move is by underground, it is called the “tube”. There are varios lines which take you very quickly from one side of the town to the other.

It is one of the world’s most famous an legendary stores, where you can buy practically anything SHOPPING HARROD'S

It was a fruit and vegetable market. Today there are fine elegant shops restaurants and street entertainers. COVENT GARDEN

RESTAURANTS There are a lot of Chinese, Italian, Indian, Greek and Turkish restaurats. If you want to eat something English, go to a “FISH AND CHIPS” SHOP.

GOOD BYE