- in January 2015, London's population came over to 8.6 inhabitants. Which was the highest number the city has ever reached for 60 years.
- According to some surveys, London was ranked as the 6th most expensive city in the world in 2016.
- over 14 million tourists visited London in 2014, thsi number made this great city one of the most visited cities in the world in that year.
- it's commonly mistaken that Big Ben represents the whole tower. In fact, this name only refers to the bell. As for the tower, it's called Elizabeth Tower.
- the traffic jams are unbearable. In fact, despite modern technology and cars design the cars still move as fast as the horse-drawn carriage.
- london is a real greeny town, about 40% of London's land are green areas
- a huge number of languages are spoken in the town, the city is an excellent example of cosmpolitan cities which have various cultures all living together.
- in 2012, the Olympic games have known the biggest number of soldiers ever recorded in London since the second world war. And it was the first city to organise the Olympic games event for the third time.
- London's tube is home to more than half a million rats.
- to become a taxi driver, you must recognize nearly all London's streets (must know more than 25000 ways) ,which is far a high number.
- the city has more Indian restaurants than Bonbay or New delhi itself.
- in 1986, London's baker apologized for the great fire they had caused 320 years ago.
- London has got a huge number of billionaires.
Very nice post ! I lived in London from 2014-2016, this has brought me some very good memories. Thanks
@xmauron3 thanks for your feedback. Yeah of course, London is one of the most iconic and fascinating cities in the world. I will never forget my sejour there! It's genuinely the best city I've visited so far.