Virág and Vivien had been longed for London for a long time.
Shooting of Virág’s favourite film „Sweney of Todd” was taken place in Fleet Street and of course Virág asked us to go there by all means. We knew that most of the sceneries had been already demolished but we also knew that the barber’s shop next to the church should be still there. Certainly we also got there during our sightseeing tour although the shop window of FED-EX could be found in the place of the barber’s shop and unfortunately Johnny Depp wasn’t waiting for us, either :-). After all the experience was the same as Virág’s face brightened when she saw it.
Vivien was also thinking a lot about what to ask for from us but finally she chose London because she was curious to know what the beloved metropolis was like.

We visited a lot of interesting places during the few days we spent there.
We went to Piccadily Circus, we admired the fountains and statues of Trafalgar Square, the Monument of Nelson as well as the National Museum. We were walking in the St. James’ Park as we called it „Park of squirrels” since lots of squirrels were running around us and they were so tame that they could eat from our hands. We watched the Changing of the guards in front of the Buckingham Palace, admired the Westminster Abbey and we were waiting for quite a long time to hear the bells of Big Ben.

Certainly we couldn’t miss visiting Madame Tusseaud’s, as we had to greet the girls’ favourite actors and pop singers. We were also attracted by London Zoo, where we could have a rest after the several hours visit in the museum of the wax figures. We liked the seahorses, the butterflies, the meerkats, the gentle giraffes, the feisty cats and the tigers the most.

Of course Tower couldn’t be missed either. We felt frightened as we entered but I gave my words to Virág and Vivien that I would save them from the „torture tools” even at the expense of my live. We passed by those quickly for safety sake and we spent much more time at the royal jewelry (Anyway, women had been interested in jewelry for centuries. )

We went to several restaurants but the girls liked Rainforest Café the best. There we could hardly understand each other because of the big noise but it was compensated by the fact that we were surrounded by a real rain forest where trumpeting of the elephants and screaming of the monkeys were part of the menu.
We were sailing on the River Thames so that the other face of London could be also seen. We were listening to the musicians of Covent Garden, in brief we enjoyed ourselves.

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It is difficult to summarize the story of a couple of days. When I asked them what they liked the best, they answered „London Eye”, since from there almost everything could be seen.
And what was our biggest experience? It is difficult to say. Perhaps the fact that the girls could get to this metropolis that welcomed us with open arms and despite of the weather forecast it was warm and it wasn’t raining. Everyone was very kind to us. We went to theater as well, where we saw a fantastic performance, Mamma Mia.

And what caused the most lasting memories for me, for the grandmother of Virág and the father of Vivien? The answer is: to see the faces of the girls, to hear their laughter during the tour and the fact that all of this couldn’t be realized without the support of our sponsors who helped us again – as many other times before – to make a wonder from the distance.




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