Day 1 - a bit of history..

About London
Rich in history and heritage, London provides a perfect blend of past and present. With roots dating  as early as 43 AD, when it was built by the Romans and named at that time Londinium, London has grown and developed with time to the huge multicultural metropolitan it is today and of the three most important financial centers in the world.

London is situated on the River Thames and with a population of close to 8,000,000 it is the largest city in European Union. With strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and the first underground metro system in the world, London is renowned as a global cultural capital. A description which goes hand in hand with the face that there are more languages spoken in the city of London than in any other city in the world.

Greater London is made from two historic cities: the City of London (also known as The Square Mile) and the city of Westminster. It contains four landmarks which are are considered as UNESCO heritage sites: Westminster Palace, Tower of London, Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens, Maritime Greenwich. In addition, Wembley Stadium is the biggest football stadium worldwide and London Heathrow is the world's busiest airport by number of international passengers.

Being an enormous city, London is divided to boroughs and districts. Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It is divided into 32 separate London boroughs, each governed by a London borough council, and the City of London, which has a unique government. (total 33 boroughs). The 33 boroughs of London are divided into 14 Inner London boroughs and 19 Outer London boroughs. 

The largest industry in London is finance, with more than a half of the UK's top 100 listed companies and more than 100 of Europe's 500 largest companies have their headquarters in central London. The five major business districts: the City, Westminster, Canary Wharf, Camden & Islington and Lambeth & Southwark.

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