The area around Big Ben is really nice during the day, but seeing it at night is a must in London. Big Ben is absolutly beautiful and the clock chimes every hour. The London Eye, Parliment and Westminister Abbey are all around that area. You can take a ride on the London Eye and see a panoramic view of the city at night.

This was my favourite part of the tour of london seeing Possibly the most famous clock face and chimes in the world the building is officially known as St Stephen's Tower, but which is more commonly referred to as Big Ben. "Big Ben" is actually the name of the largest bell inside the clock tower, which forms part of the Houses of Parliament. It is thought that the name comes from Sir Benjamin Hall who was commissioner of works when the bell was first installed in 1858. The accuracy of the clock movement is controlled by the placing of old pennies in the mechanism.

Big Ben, the clock tower 315 feet high, is named for its bell. The name Big Ben applied originally only to the bell but was probably after Sir Benjamin Hall the first Commissioner of Works. The light above the clock remains lit while the Commons is sitting.

WoooHoo... a giant clock! Well, at least I expected it to be giant, but it's actually just big. St James park is fun, to run around in, though.

I'm not into politics so maybe that's why I felt a little silly standing outside of Parliament staring as if something exciting was going to happen. The same thing happened at Buckingham Palace. A bunch of people gathered around a building, almost like they're waiting for something to happen. If I were someone inside that building I would perform a puppet show in one of the windows. At least that would be entertaining.

Westminster Abbey was absolutely beautiful. I wish we had more time to spend there. If you're into art and architecture then you can just get swallowed up in this place and never come out. And you can learn about the history untill your ears fall off. It's all very interesting. I highly recomend Westminster Abbey.

This is one of the things that you will see again and again the trademark sign of London.

No matter how many times I go to London I love to see Big Ben.