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1、LondonLondonisacosmopolitanmixtureoftheThirdandFirstworlds,ofchauffeursandbeggars,oftheestablishment,theavowedlyworkingclassandtheavant-garde.UnlikecomparableEuropeancities,muchofLondonlooksunplannedandgrubby,butthatispartofitsappeal.VisitingLondonislikebei
2、ngletlooseonagiant-sizedMonopolyboardcloggedwithtraffic.Eventhoughyouprobablywon'tknowwherethehellyouare,atleastthenameswilllookreassuringlyfamiliar.Thecityissoenormous,visitorswillneedtomakemaximumuseoftheundergroundtrainsystem:unfortunately,thisdislocates
3、thecity'sgeographyandmakesithardtogetyourbearings.WhentoGoLondonisayear-roundtouristcenter,withfewofitsattractionsclosingorsignificantlyreducingtheiropeninghoursinwinter.Yourbestchanceofgoodweatheris,ofcourse,attheheightofsummerinJulyandAugust,butthere'scer
4、tainlynoguaranteeofsuneveninthosemonthsandthatiswhenyoucanexpectthebiggestcrowdsandhighestprices.Greatchurches:WestminsterAbbeyArestingplaceoftheroyals,WestminsterAbbey,isoneofthemostvisitedchurchesintheChristianworld.It'sabeautifulbuilding,fullofmorosetomb
5、sandmonuments,withanacousticfieldthatwillsendshiversdownyourspinewhenthechoirboyscleartheirthroats.Therollcallofthedeadandhonoredisguaranteedtohumblethegreatestegoist,despitetheweightyandornatememorabilia. StPaul'sCathedralHalftheworldsawtheinsideofStPaul's
6、CathedralwhenCharlestiedtheknotherein1981.ThevenerablebuildingwasconstructedbyChristopherWrenbetween1675and1710,butstandsonthesiteoftwopreviouscathedralsdatingbackto604.Itsfamousdome,thebiggestintheworldafterStPeter'sinRome,nolongerdominatesLondonasitdidfor
7、centuries-afactwhichirritatesthebonnieprince'ssenseofarchitecturalharmony.Visitorsshouldtalklowandsweetlynearthewhisperinggallery,whichreputedlycarrieswordsspokenclosetoitswallstotheothersideofthedome.WestminsterCathedralistheheadquartersofBritain'sCatholic
8、Church,andtheonlyprimeexampleofneo-Byzantinearchitectureinthecity.Theinteriorispartsplendidmarbleandpartbarebrick-themoneyranout.The14StationsoftheCrosssculpturesbyEricGillandthemarvelouslysomberatmosp
