Our first trip to London

What was it like to arrive in London. Can you remember how you felt? What happened on the first few days? How do you feel now?


The first time I went to London. It was in the summer holidays about twenty years ago and I went with three friends. The train was very expensive, so we decided to travel by coach.
We left at five o’clock in the morning and the journey to London took about eight hours but we didn’t mind: we were all very excited because for all four of us it was out first time away from home.
We stayed in London for three days, in a youth hostel not far from the centre. While we were there we walked a lot first we went to see all the famous sites like Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, then we went shopping in Oxford Street. On the last morning, my friends stayed in bed late, but I got up early and went to Camden market. You can buy all kinds of jewellery and clothes there, and I bought a silver ring for my sister. It was really hot and sunny in the afternoon, so we went to Hyde Park for a game of football. Unfortunately, I think the ring fell out of my pocket during the game, because I couldn’t find it when I got on the coach that evening.
I’ve been back to London several times since then, but I don’t think I’ll ever feel as excited as I did the first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvDoDaCYrEY