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Five Day England Highlights
Day 1 - Thursday arrival:
London and the British Museum
Check in at your hotel 2 PM.
Visit the British Museum, free to all visitors, open until 8 PM
- Explore antiquity; see the Rosetta Stone that was instrucmental in advancing modern understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. Visit the Ancient Egyptian room with sculptures dating back 3000 years ago along with one of the most extensive mummy collections in the world. The highlight of the visit - the Elgin Marbles - also known as the Pantheon Marbles, brought back from the Parthenon in Athens.
Day 2 - Friday:
Tower of London
- Built during the reign of William the Conqueror as a defense fort, it became a prison during the reign of Henry VIII. Henry executes two of his wives at the Tower. By taking the tour you will visit St. Peter Vincular, the burial place of over 1,000 executed British subjects, the most prominent ....Anne Boleyn and Sir Thomas More. Also located on the Tower grounds the greatest working collection of Crown Jewels in the world and priceless symbols of the British monarchy.
- there is church in front of the Tower that is worth a visit. All Hallows Church; Largely destroyed during the Blitz the reconstruction uncovered remains of earlier churches back to an actual Roman house.
-nearby are several excellent pubs for a pint and a bit of grub, or multiple ethnic restaurants to suit any taste.
Day 3 - Saturday:
St. Paul's Cathedral
The cathedral has become a symbol of the life of the nation and is also one of the world's most beautiful buildings. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in the late seventeenth century. The dome is one of the largest in the world... be sure to walk up the 400 steps to the top and view the city of London.
After visiting the cathedral, catch the tube and head to Abbey Road. 90% of the Beatles albums were produced here at Abbey Road Studio. Step back in time and make the walk like the Beatles did on the Abbey Road Album.
Day 4 - Sunday:
Westminster Abbey and Big Ben
Within this area are two of England's symbols of grandeur, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. Big Ben is the largest, four-faced, chiming clock and third tallest free standing clock tower in the world. Westminster Abbey is the burial place of kings, queens, statesmen and poets. Henry VII Chapel is a renaissance masterpiece and as you walk down the steps from the chapel, you see the Coronation chair where monarchs have sat since William the Conqueror's time.
After visiting the Abbey head over to the London Eye, it is the largest Ferris Wheel in Europe opened in 2000. A complete turn takes 30 minutes and the glass capsule provides a 360 degree view over London.
Day 5 - Monday:
Take the Train to Bath
1. Roman Baths, best preserved ancient baths in Northern Europe. Visit the site built by the Romans 2000 years ago. The spa uses the same engineering used by the Romans. Be sure to pick up your audio tour before entering the facility.
2. Bath Abbey - originally a Norman church, the Abbey was transformed into a Gothic masterpiece with its flying buttresses. The interior contains fan vaulting and the building has 52 windows that fill about 80% of the buildings wall space.
3. The Cresecent apartment - built between 1767 and 1775. Residential road of thirty houses laid out in a crescent. Be sure to stop and have lunch at the Royal Crescent Hotel located on the property. While in the area visit the number of parks in the area.
4. Stonehenge - pick up the tour bus just outside the Abbey. Stonehenge was built as a temple to honor the ancestors 5000 years ago, during the Neolithic period.
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