Covent Garden has become known for its unusual and specialist shops, and has become a very hip place to be seen. There are a number of excellent restaurants in Covent Garden not just excellent shops. The original Covent Garden market dates back to the middle ages, and up until 1980 was famous for its stalls of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers.

Camden Market is now one of the most popular places to visit in London. There has been a markets here in Camden for a long time, but in its present status only since 1974. The market is actually a group of adjoining markets selling wares of most things one can imagine.

The Kings Road is known as Chelsea’s high street, and one of the most chic and stylish streets to shop in London. Back in the 1970s the Kings Road was closely associated with ‘Punks’, who proved to be an attraction in London themselves. However, the Kings Road is more subdued these days and no longer just a haunt of the followers of the anti-fashion era.

Sloane Street is a street in London which runs north to south, and takes its name from Sir Hans Sloane, who purchased the surrounding area in 1712. Sloane Street has has, for a long time, been a fashionable shopping district, but is probably just as well known for lending it name to the ‘Sloane Rangers’ in the 1990s. The name Sloane Ranger was applied to the stereotypical young upper class English ladies seen in the area during this time. (One famous woman often referred to as a Sloane Ranger was Lady Diana Spencer)

Harrods department store in Knightsbridge is the worlds largest department store standing on 18,000 m2. The motto of Harrods department store is "all things for all people, everywhere" or ‘Omnia Omnibus Ubique’. A very exclusive and luxurious department store, Harrods is famous the world over for its food hall and its toy department.

Another famous London department store is Selfridges in Oxford Street. Selfridges opened its doors to the public in 1909, and was built was the entrepreneur Gordon Selfridge. When it opened Selfridges set new standards for the retailing business. This was because all of the shop floors were designed so that goods on sale were more easily accessible to the customer.

The shops in London offer as much diversity as its culture and no matter how bizarre ones shopping requirements, it can be found in London. Whether you like to shop in department stores or prefer to rummage through the markets, London has it all.

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Scottish Hydro Electric Visitor Centre

A power station is a pretty strange place for a visitor center, however this is exactly where you can discover the Scottish Hydro Electric Visitor Center. The center can be found inside the resplendent Pitlochry Power Station, and features interactive displays describing the history of hydro power in Scotland, from the 1940’s up until the present day. The Pitlochry Dam(constructed 1947-1951) gives tourists the fascinating chance to watch the incredible salmon ladder through three viewing chambers. Inside the visitor center, there are audio-visual presentations (interactive) explaining in detail this naturally occurring phenomenon. The turbine hall of Pitlochry Hydro-Electric Power Station can also be seen from inside the Visitor Center.

Blair Castle

Blair Castle dates back to the 13th century, and is the ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl. The construction of Blair Castle started in 1269, under the supervision of the Lord of Badenoch, John I Comyn, a northern neighbor of the Earl of Atholl. The Earl was absent, fighting in the Crusade’s, when John I Comyn began to build of his castle on his land. Upon his return, the Earl complained bitterly to the king of Scotland, Alexander III about the interloper, and won back his lands. Rather than destroying the tower than John I Comyn had built, the Earl decided to amalgamate the tower into his own castle. A Great Hall and a number of vaulted chambers were added to the castle over the centuries, by  subsequent Earls. It was the 2nd Duke of Atholl who, in 1740, decided to restore the castle as a Georgian Mansion.

Killiecrankie Visitor Centre

During the period of the Jacobites Killiecrankie, not a great distance from Pitlochry, found itself filled with the sounds of battle. The government soldiers were soundly destroyed by the rebel soldiers of the Jacobites, under the guidance of Bonnie Dundee. During the bloodthirsty battle one of the escaping soldiers managed to leap across the River Garry, which became known as, Soldier’s Leap. The area around the gorge and pass were a popular haunt of Queen Victoria.

To discover concerning the famous battle you should visit the Killiecrankie Visitor Centre. The center has a collection of otherdisplays and services, which include; guided walks, ranger service’s and a natural history of the area and many more.

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