Postcard from London

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[...] Do you know how much we payed? Nothing, it was free entry During the last day of our vacation, we went to Madame Tussaud's Museum, a funny and impressive museum collecting a great number of wax statues which reproduce famous people of past and present time. In the afternoon my parents wanted to make some "crazy shopping" in Harrods, a big store where you can find everything you want. I would like to write more but I must go. I will tell you the details when I'll be there. [...]

[...] You must see it, it's amazing. But you should know that everything is really expensive in the capital. This tour costed about 100 pounds for the three of us By the way, at 11 am you can't miss the Changing of the Guard in front of Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the Queen and the Royal Family. Then, as we had time, we went to lunch in Covent Garden: there were lots of restaurants and shops there, so we spent some of our money We ate at Giovanni's, an Italian restaurant, even if I wanted to eat at McDonald's. [...]

[...] So I bought everything for less than 50Pound. Besides, as my brother is a huge Arsenal fan, I asked the shop assistant how much does the t-shirt and the scarf costed, and I payed for them too. I also bought something for you but you will see it when I come back home. You cannot go to London without taking the red buses, which are really special. We took the bus with a tour guide, and we saw other places like Notting Hill and Camden Town: there you can buy everything you want if you're a punk rocker. [...]

[...] Postcard from London Dear Thomas, How are you? It was nice to have some news from you. You should feel alone in Paris right now. I left you there but I am sure you are having fun though. I am writing this letter because I'd like to tell you about my vacation in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. I went there with my parents and we stayed for five days. I can say that I loved London: it is a very beautiful town. [...]