LONDON - By EMarg

London Underground (The Tube)



For a long time, London was the biggest industrial core in the world. In that golden era, during the 1850s, and along with the dozens of rail lines who lead to the factories and wharfs of the River Thames, a new revolutionary idea was materialized: to take the passenger trains underground. The first metro line of the world was then built,
connecting in this case Paddington with Farringdon St. by steam locomotives. The huge success that it had, along with the ambition of London of those times gave as a result the biggest metro network in the world. Nowadays, it's only overcome by Shanghai and Beijing.

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Harrods London



Though it belongs to the Royal Family of Qatar, the luxury deparment stores of Harrods was originally part of the business conglomerate of Charles Henry Harrod, a tycoon who owned retail business, real estate, a bank, and even his own airline (Harrods Aviation). These stores are located in Knightsbridge, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods of London, and most of the shops belong to luxury brands. It's easy to see, then, walking by on its hallways the families of the kings and princes of middle eastern countries, mixed with the high class of many countries of the world. At the beginning of the 20th Century, Harrods planned and opened the only international store outside of the UK, in Buenos Aires, where the british-influenced building is still preserved nowadays.

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Blackfriars Railway Station



Blacfriars is one of the many railway stations lying on the River Thames, in this case at the North Bank. The beginning of Blacfriars dates back to the days when the underground station was built, in 1870. It grew up until the modern station we can see nowadays, with a demolition in the middle during the second half of the 20th Century. Blackfriars is specially interesting because it connects both shores of London, with the structure acting as a station and as a bridge.

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Sports Cars in London (Chelsea)



After visiting Harrods, during my first day in London, I went for a walk in the neighborhood of Chelsea. In the afternoon, the streets flood with sports cars. The wealthy residents massively go out for a ride and, as a result, you may see traffic jams filled with very expensive cars. They use to go on Sloane St., from Pont St. to Sloan Square. Some of them got so excited when I took off my camera that they started to make really cool sounds with their cars. In this particular case, I recommend you to watch the video, as the sound is quite unique.

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Piccadilly Circus & Trafalgar Square



Both Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square are the two social cores of London. Picadilly Circus is junction where many streets and avenues cros each other, famous for the big screens and the huge cultural offer. It currently is one of the doors to the theaters area. Trafalgar Square, on the other side, is part of much larger history who originally kept the King's Mews. The square we see today was built in the same place in order to commemorate the victory of England over the Napoleonic fleet, crowned by Nelson's Column.






Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus

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