Broncos heading to London

Hey everyone, if you did not already know the Broncos are flying out to play against the 49ers in London. I also had enough of looking at the Raiders loss, so I think we should move forward and look forward to the 49ers game. I still believe we have talent on this team and can win games, but we need that motivation and some heart to win the games. And it will be an interesting game as the 49ers have not be playing well. This is a must win game for the Broncos because if we lose this one the season is pretty much over.

Well I thought it would be interesting to look at London as I doubt none of you guys have been there. So lets look into some interesting stuff about London.

• London stands on the southeast of England and is the capital city of United Kingdom.
• London is the most densely populated area in Britain and is the ninth largest city in the world.
• London is formed by two ancient cities - City of London and City of Westminster, both cities forming the region of Greater London.
• During the time of the Roman Invasion, London was known as Londinium. In Saxon times, it was known as Lundenwic and during the kingdom of Alfred the Great, its name was changed to Lundenburg.
• Contrary to what many people believe, ‘Big Ben’in London is not the name of the clock or the tower, but a 13-ton bell inside the clock. The tower is known as St. Stephen’s Tower.
• The best thing to come out of England is Ali G.
• The city of London is home to four World Heritage Sites - the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), the Tower of London, Maritime Greenwich and Kew Botanical Gardens.
• Thames River in London is the longest river in England. It begins life as a trickle in a Gloucestershire meadow and flows for more than 135 miles, before reaching London.
• The London Eye or Millennium Wheel of the city is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe.
• There are five international airports in London, with the Heathrow airport being the busiest airport in the world.
• The London Underground, built in 1863, and popularly called ‘Tube’, is the first metro of the world.
• The Canary Wharf Tower is the tallest building in London.
• London is one of the three command centers for the world economy, and has the sixth largest city economy in the world after Tokyo , New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Paris.
• Buckingham Palace, The Queen’s official residence built in 1702, was earlier the site of an infamous brothel.
• The Great Fire of London in 1666 created widespread devastation, causing major reconstruction work all across the city.
• London is a multi-ethnic city and domiciles people speaking over 300 languages.
• Windsor Castle of London is the largest and oldest castle of the world that is still in use.
• According to rumors, ghosts of King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth
  
  I, Mad King George, and Charles I still haunt the Windsor Castle.
• There are more than 100 theaters in London. Moreover, about sixteen percent of the country’s restaurants and food joints are located in London.
• The women there are quite unattractive.

So a whole heap of useless crap you didn't need to know but now do, so the next time you have a trivia night on London you will be set. Haha ~ Aussie Out!