luxury yachts invade the River Thames

My friends, this was taken from The Jornal de Notícias PT newspaper:

http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Mundo/Interior.aspx?content_id=2686206

Luxury yachts invade the River Thames

Luxury yachts begin to invade London, now that the Olympics are about to start.

Some of the millionaires moving to the capital London, as Roman Abramovich, prefer to bring you the luxury hotel and dock on the Thames.

The London Olympics are on the doorstep and the city receives, these days, athletes and tourists from around the world.

Among the tourists are some of the richest men and women of the world, as Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, who prefer to bring the luxury yachts can, instead of going to a hotel.

According to Time magazine, the River Thames is busy or waiting to receive the yachts, with spaces on the edge of the Tower Bridge reserved for months ago.

Among the yachts that have reached is that of Paul Allen, worth $ 200 million, and Frank Lowy, one of the founders of a chain of shopping centers, worth 120 million dollars.

The super yacht of Roman Abramovich, believed to be the world's largest, with two pools and a heliport, should arrive soon.

It is expected that the vessels are monitored by guards 800.

However, not all millionaires moving the capital to see the London Olympics.

Entrepreneurs are expected from Google and Sony to attend business conferences, and David Cameron, Prime Minister of the UK, has already pointed out the importance of business meetings to promote the brand in the country.

"The Olympics will not only bring the best athletes in the world and thousands of sports fans in our country, but also the biggest players in business," said Cameron, quoted by Time.Pedro Silva

Some enormous yachts have moored in the Thames, Pedro:



I suppose, if you are that rich, then you may as well travel in comfort.

Yes, you´re right bb1, if I were that rich, I rather prefered to visit the place where Titanic is, also to help those in need, instead of buying a yacht, there are much more important things in life than yachts.