Visit London Blog » sightseeing http://blog.visitlondon.com Enjoy the very best of London Fri, 17 May 2013 11:59:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Win! Day 21: A Coach Tour of London For Four People http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/12/win-day-21-a-coach-tour-of-london-for-four-people/ http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/12/win-day-21-a-coach-tour-of-london-for-four-people/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:00:08 +0000 Visit London http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=24163

Christmas is creeping ever closer, but that doesn’t mean the competition options stop!

Today’s prize is a fantastic coach tour, for four people, taking in the very best of London’s attractions. It’s sightseeing made simple!

Win, and you’ll be able to choose between a full-day or half-day tour, meaning you can tailor the prize to suit you.

There are three Goldentours options to choose from:

  1. The Total London Experience
  2. Historic and Modern London
  3. A Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour

Enter now for your chance to win this fantastic prize

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London Day from urbanTick on Vimeo.

If you’ve had a hectic week, why not chill out with this super-cool time-lapse video of London from last summer.

Sit back and enjoy some stunning views over the city, the Thames, the London Eye, Tate Modern, and a whole host of other famous sights.

Most imposing of all seems to be London’s weather. Those clouds really scud around the city, even in summer!

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Any idea what this picture is?

It’s a close-up of one of the famous illuminated signs at Piccadilly Circus in London’s West End.

The signs are photographed by hundreds of tourists every day, so McDonald’s has decided to add an interactive element to theirs.

Standing in front of the changing display, you can be photographed lifting a giant weight, holding an umbrella or even dreaming of chicken nuggets.

Piccadilly sign facts:

  • The McDonald’s sign is made up of 236,160 pixels. Each pixel contains three LED bulbs: one red, one green and one blue
  • John Lowe has looked after the Piccadilly Circus signs for the last 31 years. He’s currently training up a colleague in preparation for his retirement
  • The new McDonald’s sign was installed last year. The final tile was put in place by Albert Oaten, an engineer who has worked on signs in Piccadilly Circus for more than 40 years
  • The signs give off lots of heat and have to be constantly cooled by fans
  • There used to be a resident caretaker, who lived in a flat behind the signs
  • Surprisingly, the signs aren’t popular with pigeons, as they don’t like sitting too close to the edge!
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