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Ever heard of The Changcuters’ song “Hijrah Ke London”? The song is about a person who moves to London and is missed by the lover he left behind. Why do you think The Changcuters chose the City of London to be told in their song?

There seem to be several reasons why the City of London was chosen for the song. Not only because of the charm and beauty of the city which has become an attraction for world tourists but the culture and traditions there are also very interesting. One of them is because London is in a country famous for its football, namely England, as written in the initial lyrics of the song.

London is one of the cities in England that can be visited to take a football tour, for football lovers of the English Premiere League. If you want to feel a different tourist sensation while satisfying yourself with the ins and outs of English football, visiting the stadiums there is certainly a must-do.

Of course, because in England, including in London, there are home bases for football teams with big names like Arsenal and Chelsea. There are at least six football clubs in London besides the two giant clubs, namely Tottenham Hotspurs, West Ham United, Fulham, and Queen Park Rangers. For football fans, these clubs are not foreign, right?

If you are a fan of these football clubs, when visiting London, you certainly cannot miss visiting their home base even though there are no matches there. There are several stadiums that are the Homebase or home of the football club that must be visited and felt the sensation of the Premier League.

1. Stamford Bridge

Chelsea club fans must be very curious and want to visit the home of the team nicknamed The Blues, namely Stamford Bridge. The location is in Fulham, London, SW6 1HS, the Moore Park Estate or The Bridge area. To get there, you can take the train from Fulham Broadway Station on the District Line by taking the Earls Court-Wimbledon bound trains and getting off at Stamford Bridge.

This 41,798-seat capacity stadium is the 8th largest stadium in the English Premier League and was built in 1876 by the architect named Archibald Leitch. At this stadium, many international matches were held, starting from the semi-finals and final of the FA Cup to trial matches for the English national football team. There’s nothing wrong with taking a vacation to London while watching the matches held there.

Apart from watching the game, a trip to Stamford Bridge can be done on non-matchdays. Visitors can feel the sensation of a match at the stadium by taking a tour provided for 1 hour.

Visitors will be invited to explore all the rooms that are often used by players and staff from the Chelsea team. Starting from the locker room, press conferences, and the hallways that are usually passed by the players and opponents, to the exit from the hallway the view of the magnificent stadium stands will greet you. In the museum area, visitors can see many photos and objects that are characteristic of Chelsea, including displays about the club’s history.

Apart from that, visitors can also take pictures with trophies from various leagues held in Europe, one of which is the Champions League. But to take pictures, visitors must provide money of 10 pounds or around Rp. 200,000 for one photo.

Tours of this stadium, are open every day from 10.00 – 15.00. As for visits to the museum, it opens every 9.30 – 16.00. But to visit this stadium, make sure to find out the schedule of matches that might be held there. The reason is, if there is a European competition, the museum and arena will be closed for two days, namely the day before and when the match is held.

2. Wembley Stadium

Apart from going to Stamford Bridge, football lovers are also not yet ready to become big fans of the Premier League if they have not come to Wembley Stadium. This 90,000-capacity stadium is the second largest stadium in Queen Elizabeth’s Country and is located in the Wembley Park area, in London, England.

Here, visitors can enjoy the view and take pictures in front of the stadium which has its own characteristics. This is because on top of the stadium building, there is a transverse arc with a height of 436 meters and a diameter of 315 meters. This arc is unique because it has an important function to maintain the stability of the stadium building, namely the sliding roof on the north and south sides.

Apart from that, visitors can also take pictures or take pictures in front of the statue of one of the English football legends, namely Bobby Moore, which is in front of the entrance. The statue is said to depict the moment when Bobby Moore led the England national team and won the 1966 World Cup.

3. Emirates Stadium

Another place that cannot be missed is the Emirates Stadium. The stadium, which is the headquarters of the giant club Arsenal, can be visited by taking the train from Victoria, Piccadilly Lines, and the Great Northern rail from Finsbury Park.

The third largest stadium with a capacity of 60,000 people which also prepares tour packages for visitors. There are at least three tour packages to choose from, namely the Self-Guided Tour + Museum for £ 20, the Legends Tour for £ 40, and the museum for £ 8.

The places that will be visited in the tour package are the Director’s Box, a place to watch the match which is reserved for the top brass of the group nicknamed The Gooners and VIP guests. Just like at Stamford Bridge, visitors will also be invited to see the dressing room that is usually used by the Arsenal team and the opposing team. These two locker rooms have different interiors. Arsenal’s dressing room is designed to be very luxurious while the opponent’s locker room is the opposite. That said, the interior design of the opponent’s locker room is deliberately made the other way around with the aim of lowering their mood so that it will affect the match.

However, if visitors choose to use the Legends Tour, it will feel extraordinary because they will be accompanied by legendary Arsenal football figures such as Charlie George, John Radford, Kenny Sansom, Perry Groves, and Lee Dixon. After being satisfied with the tour, visitors can also buy complete original Arsenal souvenirs at the biggest football club souvenir shop in England, namely The Armory.

If you are satisfied with traveling football in London, of course, you have to visit the other biggest stadiums in other cities in England. One of them is the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester which is also the home of another English giant team, Manchester United. Then if you go to Liverpool, don’t forget to stop by Anfield Stadium which is the headquarters of the Liverpool club.

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4. Anfield Stadium

Anfield Stadium is the pride and headquarters of the famous Liverpool club with the slogan You Walk Never Alone.

5. Old Trafford Stadium

Old Trafford Stadium, a magnificent stadium that is worth a visit for fans of the Manchester United club nicknamed The Red Devils or Red Devils.

The city known as the heart of football,, has a population of around 0.5 million and occupies the most populated area after the capital city of England, London, with a total population of 2.5 million. In addition, according to the Global Liveability Survey, Manchester is listed as the favourite city in England to live in. Wow! Interesting, right? After this, you will know why this city cannot be missed as one of your travelling destinations when visiting British soil.

Manchester is located about 320 kilometres north of London and can be reached in four hours by road or just one hour by plane. At the same time, the city centre of Manchester is approximately 15 kilometres from the airport. You only need a train ticket to Manchester Piccadilly for £ 5 (around IDR 95,000) to get there in less than 15 minutes. However, if you want to drive while sightseeing in the city, you can use the bus or taxi with the same destination and prices that are not much different.

1. Manchester city centre is attractive and friendly

What’s interesting to see in Manchester? Of course, apart from the Old Trafford stadium belonging to the Manchester United football club or the Etihad Stadium, the headquarters of the Manchester City football club, you can enjoy the beauty of the city’s architecture, history, and culture, museums, libraries, as well as educational and technological advances in this city. In downtown Manchester, you can admire the magnificent Manchester Town Hall building, built in 1868 using the Victorian Gothic architectural style. Interestingly, before the building currently used by the local government was made, no less than 120 architects competed to design the Manchester Town Hall, which Alfred Waterhouse won.

The pulse of life in Manchester can be felt from the busy Mancunians (as the natives of Manchester) walk by.

Understandably, the city centre has many office buildings, libraries, shopping centres, restaurants, and parks. As long as it’s not raining, enjoying the atmosphere of the city centre and shopping on foot is very pleasant in a city where the temperature doesn’t exceed 20’C—tired of walking? Don’t worry! The local government in the town of Manchester has provided free buses to get around the downtown area to their heart’s content.

To save time and effort, determine the location that you will visit in the direction of the bus route. A map of tourist destinations can be obtained in specific areas to help you when travelling. Tourist destinations that you must visit include the John Rylands Library, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester Central Library, National Football Museum, and many more.

If you want an unforgettable experience while visiting the city of Manchester, come on certain days when community activities or celebrations are held in the city centre. You can enjoy the beautiful fireworks on New Year’s Eve ( New Year’s Eve ), buy handicrafts and souvenirs at the folk market on Christmas Eve ( Christmas Market ), and participate in celebrating the Chinese New Year, which is complete with dragon and lion dance performances. . This proves that the people of this city appreciate the values ​​of racial and cultural diversity, making this city even more comfortable to visit.

2. Ball tour? Mandatory!

This is the most important! It’s not legal to say to Manchester if you haven’t visited Old Trafford and Etihad Stadium. Of course! The atmosphere of a football enthusiast is felt when you arrive in this city. Old Trafford Stadium can be reached easily from the city centre by bus in no more than 30 minutes, while Etihad Stadium only takes about a quarter of an hour. At each location, you can buy a ticket to visit the stadium to be allowed to see the football field ( stadium tour ), read the history of the club, as well as enter the dressing room. Don’t forget to buy original souvenirs from your favourite club!

3. The film is set in the city of Manchester

Have you ever seen a movie called The Imitation Game? This film tells the story of World War II, where a genius mathematician named Alan Turing tries to decipher a secret German code known as the Enigma. Now! Visit the University of Manchester, in Sackville Park, to be precise. You will find a statue of the Alan Turing Memorial, built in 2001 to commemorate his services. And uniquely, in this film, Alan Turing is played by a famous actor, Benedict Cumberbatch, who is also a graduate of the University of Manchester, you know!

4. Culinary tourism in Manchester? May also!

Are you a connoisseur of culinary tourism? If so, Manchester is a culinary heaven for tourists who want to pamper their tongues. There is a place in the town (about 10 minutes by bus from the city centre) known as the Curry Mile, and more than 70 typical restaurants from Asia and other continents you can find along the way—starting from typical British food, namely Fish and Chips, Burritos, Madras, Falafel, and so on. Don’t miss spending your lunchtime at Curry Mile if you don’t want to regret it!

5. Come on! It’s time to travel to Manchester!

Do you want your trip to Manchester to be more unforgettable? Come in June. Every year in June, Manchester is celebrated with Manchester Day celebrations. So, this year, the celebration of Manchester Day is promised to be more extraordinary compared to the festivals in previous years. The festival, which began in 2010, will be coloured by a parade involving tens of thousands of people and spectators around the city streets.

Do you know? In Manchester, no less than ten parades are celebrated every year. Still, the Manchester Day parade is the biggest and most lively celebration because it is an opportunity for all Manchester people to get together and join in the festivities.

Now! Have you been more determined to include Manchester on your travelling list when you go to England? A must!

Every time you are asked what country do you want to visit the most? I answered simply London, the reason could be because of the enchantment of Queen Elizabeth who is so tempting or it could also be because of the magical effects of Harry Potter. Another reason is that I want to take a selfie against the backdrop of Big Ben, as well as see first-hand the beautiful and beautiful Caucasians from their native country.

However, it should be noted that Britain has a long history of reaching its golden peak as it is today, starting from the passage of the Act of Union by the British and Scottish kingdoms, which then merged into the kingdom of Great Britain with London as the capital of government. Since then, slowly but surely the British mainland has reached its golden age in terms of the economic, educational, military, and other sectors. From there we see that mainland Britain sells well both in terms of beautiful destinations and quality education that students of knowledge always attend.

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Some of the belle of mainland Britain are:

1. England is Heaven for Travelers

there are many beautiful and interesting places in England, both for selfies and just hunting, including Big Ben which is a British icon, London Tower Bridge which is so familiar to travelers or backpackers, Buckingham Palace where the official residence of the queen of England, wax figures of world figures who are at Madam Tussauds as well as antique objects and various ancient collections from time to time in the British Museum and most importantly there are many restaurants throughout the UK, so there is no need to fear hunger in Queen Elizabeth’s country.

In addition, for travelers, there is an easy way to search for tickets or hotels. All friends can use the Wego application because this application offers search speed, local language and a pleasant user experience. In addition, for all friends who want accurate and precise information about Britain can go through the site www.visitbritain.com

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2. England One of the Destinations of Science Prosecutors

Do you still remember the viral story of Raeni, a beca-peddling child who became the best graduate? From several media it was reported that Raeni, who is now 25 years old, is preparing to leave for her doctoral degree at the University of Birmingham, England.

Come on… For all my hipwee friends who want to study in England, you can be picky from now on. In England there are many universities, including Oxford and Cambridge which are already familiar, even the manuscript of Avicenna as the Father of World Medicine is also in Oxford.

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3. England is a Football Lover Country

Many football lovers want to witness world-class games at Old Trafford Stadium which is home to Manchester United, there are also those who want to take selfies at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal’s headquarters and Anfield Stadium, Liverpool’s headquarters and many other attractive world-class stadiums. And you need to know world class clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and others.

Many meahirkah world football stars. Like Christiano Ronaldo, Mohammed Salah and others. As additional information, the first mosque in England was built in Liverpool, and the second largest religion now in England is Islam, so for Muslim tourists, don’t be afraid to travel to England, because some time ago it was reported that the Prince of England, Harry Albert David, joined breaking his fast with Muslims while at Singapore.

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4. Remember Monde cake Remember England

Every Lebaran, there are usually lots of parcels given to each other, one of which is the Monde cake, the cake is so familiar, but did you know that the uniform that is worn in the picture at the Monde cake place is a British army uniform, even when Prince William married Kate Middleton in In 2011 he wore a red military uniform from Ireland, this uniform used to be easy to find when travelers visited Buckingham Palace, now they have changed sailors.

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5. From Lady Dian to Harry Potter

It’s no longer a secret that England has kept many stories, from the beauty of Lady Diana, then her personal manners amazed the world community, so amazed that until now the palace is flooded with flowers for the Lady who likes white flowers. Then, no less unique is the magic created by Jk Rowling, which attracts readers to adventure in mainland Britain with a unique palace. So for hipwee friends, have an adventure to mainland Britain because the Prima Donna of Europe is here.