London weekend Walks

Westminster Abbey

11:00 am Westminster Underground

This walk is the best choice for the first-time visitor. We'll show you where kings and queens were crowned (加冕), where they lived and where they are buried. You will see where politicians have shaped the course of history over the years. This walk finishes at the House of Parliament, which you can visit afterwards at a good discount.

Canals and Cafes

11:00 am Camden Town Underground

Camden Town, with its canals, cafes and studios, is the home of many artists, musicians and writers. The high point of the walk is a visit to Camden Lock, London's most exciting street market. You may like to take a canal trip to London Zoo after this walk.

Historic Greenwich

2:00 pm Tower Hill Underground

The walk begins with the best boat ride in London, five kilometers down the river from Tower Bridge to the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. From there you'll walk through Greenwich Park past the Naval Museum and other historic buildings to the village itself. We'll take you down narrow streets with busy shops and markets, back to the riverside where this walk ends.

Unexpected London

3:00pm Tower Hill Underground

This walk begins with a ride on Europe's most modern city railway giving you fine views across the Thames and riversides area. We will get on and off the train for mini-walks to discover the hidden corners of the former port of London.

To go on one of our walks, simply meet your guide in the street outside the underground stations. All these walks last about two hours and end near underground stations. A walk costs ￡4.50 (￡3.50 for the elderly). Children under 12 can go for free but they must be with an adult.

On an island in northern Norway, the sun doesn’t set from May 18 right through to July 26. The locals, having spent the long polar night from November to January, when the sun doesn’t rise at all, make the most of these months, with no regard to conventional timekeeping. The island intends to exchange its watches for flower garlands (花环) and declare itself the world’s first time-free zone.

“There’s constant daylight, and we act accordingly,” says islander Kjell Ove Hveding in a statement. “In the middle of the night, which citizens might call ‘2 am’, you can spot children playing soccer, people painting their houses or mowing their lawns, and teens going for a swim.”

Now they want to make it official. Islanders gathered at a town hall meeting to sign a petition (请愿) for a time-free zone and on June 13, Hveding met with a Norwegian member of parliament (国会) to hand over the locals’ signatures and to discuss the practical and legal challenges.

“To us, getting this in writing would simply mean formalizing the lifestyle we have been living for generations,” he says.

Islanders hope to be free of traditional opening hours and to introduce flexibility in school and working hours. Fishing and tourism are the main industries on this island with a population of little more than 300 people. Local fisher and women often spend days on the ocean for their catch, with little regard to timetable.

It’s clear that they mean business. When visitors cross the bridge to the island from the mainland, they aren’t greeted with padlocks (symbolizing love locks) like on similar bridges worldwide. The bridge is covered with watches, as people prepare for entry to the land time forgot.

Educational travel can consist of a simple excursion, such as visiting your local post office, or a longer trip, such as a trip to Egypt to see the pyramids up close.【小题1】. Consider planning educational travel with your children, in your own town or to other places in the world. 

Time With Family

Taking your children on educational traveling experiences ensures that your family will be spending quality time together. According to New Mexico State University, time spent with parents can help children to feel secure in their relationship and may help parents to get to know their kids better. 【小题2】. 

Hands-on Learning

Outside of school, a child on an educational trip is free to search deeply into whatever he is learning about. An archaeological dig, for example, provides the opportunity for a child to experience the sights, sounds and experience of digging for and identifying fossils. 【小题3】. Your child may be able to decorate a cookie at a bakery excursion or milk a cow during a visit to a nearby farm. 

【小题4】

If you have the opportunity to take your child on a vacation to another country, she will acquire an appreciation for the differences and similarities that exist between different cultures. Tasting foreign foods, hearing different languages and visiting homes in other countries can be an eye-opening experience for a child or an adult.

New Perspective on History

【小题5】. Her preteen son, who had always considered history boring, fell in love with American history after hearing storytellers tell shocking tales of the experiences of people during the Civil War. Seeing and experiencing historical sites can make history come alive for young people.