London

London was last year's No. 1 and still remains the top destination in Europe with 16 lac international visitors. Its revenue from these visitors (US$17 billion) was ahead of Bangkok's by nearly $2 billion. The top five feeder cities to London are Dublin, New York, Stockholm, Amsterdam And Frankfurt. Pictured: House of Parliament and London Eye.

London is the capital city of England. It the largest city in the United Kingdom and Europe also. It is formed by two ancient cities in which city of London and city of Westminster include these both cities forming the region of Greater London. The world's first public zoo opened in 1829 in London which named London Zoo. London is also the first city to host  the Olympics. This City is twinned with New York, Moscow and Berlin.

Others the River Thames flows through London. Richard The Lion-heart introduced swans to Britain in the 12th Century from Cyprus. Mute Swans on parts of the Thames are owned by the Crown. Claiming and counting them, is known as Swan Upping. The Strand is where the edge of the Thames used to be. The construction of the Embankment enclosed the river and increased its tidal range.

London Bridge does not have towers. There have been three London Bridges.
1. The first London Bridge was built 1209-1831. It contained houses and shops.
2. The second by John Rennie built to replace the original lasted until 1968, when it was sold to an American Entrepreneur.
3. The current London Bridge was opened in 1973.

Tower Bridge is the most recognisable bridge on the River Thames and is often mistakenly referred to as London Bridge. Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames In London since 1894. The bridge was officially opened  on 30 June 1894 by The Prince of Wales and his wife with the cost of construction $1,184,000 as of 2011. Tower Bridge is the only bridge over the Thames River that can be raised as it is a combined bascule and suspension bridge. This means that the middle section of the bridge can be raised to allow river traffic to pass through. Firstly the bridge was originally painted with a chocolate brown colour then in 1977 it was painted red, white and blue on the Queen's Silver Jubilee.