There are a lot of places of interest in Great Britain. They are both modern and ancient monuments, like Stonehengeand Hadrian Wall, Durhamcastle and York Cathedral.The famous Lake District is in NorthernEngland. In Embleside onecan visit the Steam Boat Museum.The oldest ship in this museum — her name is “Dolly” — is 150 years old.In York the tourists are usually attracted by the National Railway Museum.It contains the history of Stephenson’s invention of steam locomotive. But the main attraction is London places ofinterest.Among them there are: Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, BuckinghamPalace, St Paul’s Cathedral, LondonBridge, the Tower of London.London is situated on the river Thames. Its population is more than 11 million people.Thecity is very old and beautiful. It was founded more than two thousand years ago.On the Houses of Parliament one can see the famous Tower Clock Big Ben, the symbol ofLondon. Big Ben is thereal bell which strikes every quarter of an hour. Another place which you can admire is BuckinghamPalace. It’s theresidence of the Queen.London is also famous for its beautiful parks. Hyde Park is the most democratic park in theworld, as anyone can say anything he likes there. Regent’s Park is the home of LondonZoo. I’d like to seeall the sights myself.
