Name: ロンドン：歴史とダイナミック (London: Historic and Dynamic)
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Hi, I'm Rick Steves back with more of the best of Europe. This time we're having a jolly

good time and enjoying lots of royal pageantry...in London. Thanks for joining us.

This time we'll see the "Old London" and....the "New London". Enjoy some of the city's traditional

pomp... hop a double decker bus ride to Christopher Wren's magnificent St. Paul's...shop for a

jaunty hat...checkout the vibrant scene in Soho...ponder some of England's greatest names

in Westminster Abbey, Discover treasures in the British Library and straddle the zero

But first, we're checking out the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace-beautiful

weather, lots of royal pageantry, and a huge excited crowd.

The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a fine introduction to London. While no

longer ruling a vast empire-London is still a capital of regal traditions. This time-honored

ritual still stirs English hearts. And, while you have to be very tall or very early to

actually see the guards change...I get a kick out of watching what seems like every tourist

in London gathered together in one place at the same time.

Today, England's royal family calls Buckingham Palace home. But for centuries they lived

closer to the River Thames...where, in the 11th century, King Edward the Confessor built

the first Palace of Westminster. Over the centuries, that palace evolved to become this

building and an icon of modern democracy.

Eventually, representatives of local communities or "commons" gathered here to be near their

king. They began meeting independently as the "House of Commons." And to this day, Britain

is ruled from here...in the Houses of Parliament.

Visitors are welcome to queue up for a free look at either the uppity House of Lords or

Like much of the most medieval-looking architecture in Europe, this is actually over-the-top faux

medieval. It's Neo-Gothic...built in the 1800s...the Romantic Age.

All across Europe Neo-Gothic was a reaction against the neo-Classical Age of Revolution,

which challenged royalty and religion. With this less-cerebral, more romantic style, Victorian

England reaffirmed its royal and Christian roots.

People call this famous tower, Big Ben. But Ben is actually the 13-ton bell behind the

clock. Here's a fun way to make your sister envious...

An enormous royal palace once stretched all the way from Big Ben to Trafalgar Square at

the end of this street. While the palace is long gone, its name survives; Whitehall-today

Britain's most important street. The British Empire-which at one point ruled nearly a quarter

of the world's population-was managed from here and a Whitehall walk is filled with reminders

of England's proud and hard-fought history. Stately reliefs and stern buildings seem to

celebrate "the empire upon which the sun never set."

As it has for centuries, the Royal horse guard still keeps the royal family safe. And if

you're here at the right time, you'll enjoy the ritual changing of this guard as well.

Prime ministers-like Winston Churchill-have long lived and worked on Whitehall. Here,

Churchill is wrapped in the iconic trench coat he wore as he led Britain through the

Duck under sand bags and descend into the Churchill War Rooms. This was the secret underground

nerve-center of the British government's fight against the Nazis in the desperate Battle

for Britain. Shut down after victory in 1945, and ignored for decades, it's open today as

a fascinating time warp for visitors to explore. Audio guides give it meaning.

Audio Guide: On the morning of the 16th of August 1945, the day after VJ day and the

end of the war, the map officers tidied their desks, switched out their lights for the first

time in 6 years and went home. And that's the way the room stayed.

You'll see the room where Churchill famously took his short naps. In this room the progress

of the entire war was followed as the day by day movement of troops and convoys was

charted. And this room was the communication hub from where Churchill maneuvered Britain

The adjacent museum introduces you to Churchill-the man. It brings the colorful statesman to life-complete

with his trademark cigar, bow tie, cognac-he loved his drink, and famous hat.

You'll get a taste of Winston's irascibility, wit, work ethic, even the industry of kitchy

Back out on Whitehall there are monuments to other great English war heroes and at the

end of the street at Trafalgar square is a memorial to the greatest English war hero

of them all. The one-armed, one-eyed, and one-minded Admiral Horatio Nelson looking

The year was 1805. Napoleon with his mightly army was poised on the other side of the English

Channel, preparing to invade. Meanwhile, a thousand miles away off the coast of Spain,

Admiral Nelson defeated the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. Because Britannia

ruled the waves and Napoleon was stopped.

Bronze battle reliefs-made of melted down French cannon-decorate the column. These huggable

Trafalgar Square marks the very center of London. Big Ben is just over there. Buckingham

Palace is about a ten-minute walk that way. Soho, where all the entertainment is, is that

way. That is the National Gallery with the best paintings in Britain. Right there is

St. Martin in the Fields-a church famous for great classic concerts and the charity work

Big as it is, London's easy to get around in. And, once you're oriented, riding its

double-decker buses can be both efficient and fun. For me, enjoying the view from the

top deck is one of the great treats of this city.

We're entering the historic core of London, the one-square-mile district locals call,

simply, "The City." While only a few thousand people actually live here, its 9 to 5 crowd

numbers half a million. This is Britain's Wall Street, thriving with big time commerce

"The City" is also packed with history. This monument commemorates the devastating fire

of 1666-which started here and burned down nearly all of London. These reliefs show in

heroic terms how city leaders came together determined to rebuild. The great architect

Christopher Wren was chosen to spear-head the project.

And the city that rose from the ashes of that fire was decorated by the Wren-designed spires

of some fifty churches. Christopher Wren spent four decades-the rest of his life-working

The centerpiece: this mighty cathedral, St. Paul's. Today, it's the symbol of London's

resilience: its rise from the Great Fire and of London's survival of the Blitz of WWII.

The church is one of the world's biggest. Wren accentuated its spaciousness by the lack

of decoration...notice the simple ceiling...and the clear glass lighting everything evenly.

Today, only the west end of the church keeps Wren's original vision. In the 1800s, Queen

Victoria called St. Paul's "dim, dingy, and ungodly" so the east end of the church was

then slathered with Victorian bling...beautiful Victorian bling.

While the church's survival in WWII was almost miraculous, the apse of the church did take

a direct hit and was destroyed. Today it's rebuilt as the American memorial chapel to

honor our nation's contribution to the defense of Britain. We see Jesus, Mary, and...George

Washington. The American iconography includes stars, stripes and eagles. And hiding behind

birds and plants native to the USA...it's a U.S. rocket circa 1958, shooting up to the

The British are grateful to their WWII allies. The Roll of Honor lists the 28,000 American

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