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London, London
Wednesday, 25 May 2016 14:27This post has been long overdue… but hey, at least I am FINALLY posting.
Photos have been uploaded to my Flickr 2016.London album. I'll choose a couple to go with the post here ;-)
Under LJ-cuts so as not to clog up your feed :-)
Day 0
13-January
So it was my birthday the day before, and I went to work (I usually take my birthday off, but due to this trip, I decided to work yesterday)
My travel pal P brought me cake from Kafka Sweets and Gourmandises (a local new-ish posh café/cake shop) though! Lovely dear! Thank you for thinking of me :D
( Musings on in-flight bare-footness )
Day 1
14-January
HELLO LONDON! It’s not even 5am! Good Morning~~~!
The accommodations we got was an apartment at Maple Street, but check in doesn’t start until 2pm. So we have to kick the bags into storage. Kings Cross, hello! Hello Platform 9-and-3/4! Went hunting for breakfast at Kings Cross.
( We all get over-zealous on the first day... )
Day 2
15-January
We went to St. Paul’s, but upon seeing the 18GBP entry, we decided to just visit the shop. BUT the shop disappeared, or they were renovating, so we made our way to the Millennium Bridge, passed by The Globe, and went to Borough Market. Along the way there was the Southwark Cathedral where we decided to go in for a stroll (the entrance got changed from 7 years ago), and the priest there caught us for a chat. We tried to look for Doorkins Magnificat but we got no such luck. Bought some souvenirs, and went back out to Borough Market.
( The Tates and the Boat )
Day 3
16-January
So… we woke up and made breakfast then headed over to South Kensington to the Natural History Museum. It was a quick walk as both P and I have already been there; the new part for both of us was that big egg-like thing, the Darwin Centre. Then we crossed the road to V&A. Amazing exhibits. Next on we headed towards Harrods, and stopped by the Oratory Church of St. Philip Neri.
( Day of cakes and pastries )
Day 4
17-January
Aldgate East! In search of Brick Lane Market, we had coffee at Nude Espresso. We didn’t shop at all, but it was nice seeing all those shops and their wares… and the street art too!
( Easy day :-D )
Day 5
18-January
First stop to Paddington Station to see Paddington Bear! (NOT!) Well, we did go see Paddington Bear, but just because we had time to kill. We went to Windsor to see the Windsor Castle. The Apartments were closed, so we visited the other things. The Dollhouse was cute.
( A really short day )
Day 6
19-January
We went to a cemetery on this day. So we headed to Highgate, had a delightfully delicious breakfast (Eggs benedict!) at Bistro Laz, and they had really interesting decors, then walked a long long way to Highgate Cemetery. We paid the entry fee, and we were like the only 2 people visiting. Eventually we see another 2 Chinese people, but we each did our own thing. We saw the Karl Marx tomb, and when we left, the 2 Chinese stood there taking lots of photos.
( Cemetery Day )
Day 7
20-January
We wanted to go to Camden Town, but I had to grit my teeth and buy a new Oyster card *sniff* I really liked the tourist version Oyster card because of the card face, not to mention I had just topped it up with 20pounds… So I had to put in money again to get a new Oyster card.
( Alice Day? )
Day 8
21-January
We had a particular place in mind to get our breakfast. The Attendant, and the particular one we went to was the one on Fitzrovia. Apparently it was a former Victorian Public Toilet.
( Making Animal Friends Day )
Day 9
22-January
Rainy day is rainy, and we went to the London Dungeon. After investigating the combo passes, we decided to get a 2-entry pass for the London Dungeon and Madame Tussaud’s. It was, surprisingly, really fun at the Dungeon! There were corridors that smelled of cat piss, but then we figured maybe at some point in time some people did get scared sh*tless, so yeah… I think my favorite part of the Dungeon was the Judge Room (you’re guilty of everything haha) which was more funny than scary, as for the scary part, I’d say it’s at the bar where the waitress would disappear and some knife wielding shadow would pop out in-between the lightning flashes. A family group that actually sat at the table got the biggest fright. Poor kid must have gotten scarred for life.
( Rain rain go away... )
Day 10
23-January
If you think lugging your luggage going up 3 or 4 flights of stairs is difficult, try lugging it back down, with all the extra weight in shopping and souvenirs. Christ. It was brutal. Again we put the luggage away at Kings Cross, this time the Harry Potter store had an Alan Rickman memorial thing outside. Can’t believe he died while I was in London…
( Last day )
The flight back was uneventful. Apparently we returned to Hong Kong the day it hailed. It was actually colder in Hong Kong on that day than our days in London. Luckily, ferry services weren't interrupted, and we managed to return to Macau without incident.
And that, my friends, was my 10 days in London.
Photos have been uploaded to my Flickr 2016.London album. I'll choose a couple to go with the post here ;-)
Under LJ-cuts so as not to clog up your feed :-)
Day 0
13-January
So it was my birthday the day before, and I went to work (I usually take my birthday off, but due to this trip, I decided to work yesterday)
My travel pal P brought me cake from Kafka Sweets and Gourmandises (a local new-ish posh café/cake shop) though! Lovely dear! Thank you for thinking of me :D
( Musings on in-flight bare-footness )
Day 1
14-January
HELLO LONDON! It’s not even 5am! Good Morning~~~!
The accommodations we got was an apartment at Maple Street, but check in doesn’t start until 2pm. So we have to kick the bags into storage. Kings Cross, hello! Hello Platform 9-and-3/4! Went hunting for breakfast at Kings Cross.
( We all get over-zealous on the first day... )
Day 2
15-January
We went to St. Paul’s, but upon seeing the 18GBP entry, we decided to just visit the shop. BUT the shop disappeared, or they were renovating, so we made our way to the Millennium Bridge, passed by The Globe, and went to Borough Market. Along the way there was the Southwark Cathedral where we decided to go in for a stroll (the entrance got changed from 7 years ago), and the priest there caught us for a chat. We tried to look for Doorkins Magnificat but we got no such luck. Bought some souvenirs, and went back out to Borough Market.
( The Tates and the Boat )
Day 3
16-January
So… we woke up and made breakfast then headed over to South Kensington to the Natural History Museum. It was a quick walk as both P and I have already been there; the new part for both of us was that big egg-like thing, the Darwin Centre. Then we crossed the road to V&A. Amazing exhibits. Next on we headed towards Harrods, and stopped by the Oratory Church of St. Philip Neri.
( Day of cakes and pastries )
Day 4
17-January
Aldgate East! In search of Brick Lane Market, we had coffee at Nude Espresso. We didn’t shop at all, but it was nice seeing all those shops and their wares… and the street art too!
( Easy day :-D )
Day 5
18-January
First stop to Paddington Station to see Paddington Bear! (NOT!) Well, we did go see Paddington Bear, but just because we had time to kill. We went to Windsor to see the Windsor Castle. The Apartments were closed, so we visited the other things. The Dollhouse was cute.
( A really short day )
Day 6
19-January
We went to a cemetery on this day. So we headed to Highgate, had a delightfully delicious breakfast (Eggs benedict!) at Bistro Laz, and they had really interesting decors, then walked a long long way to Highgate Cemetery. We paid the entry fee, and we were like the only 2 people visiting. Eventually we see another 2 Chinese people, but we each did our own thing. We saw the Karl Marx tomb, and when we left, the 2 Chinese stood there taking lots of photos.
( Cemetery Day )
Day 7
20-January
We wanted to go to Camden Town, but I had to grit my teeth and buy a new Oyster card *sniff* I really liked the tourist version Oyster card because of the card face, not to mention I had just topped it up with 20pounds… So I had to put in money again to get a new Oyster card.
( Alice Day? )
Day 8
21-January
We had a particular place in mind to get our breakfast. The Attendant, and the particular one we went to was the one on Fitzrovia. Apparently it was a former Victorian Public Toilet.
( Making Animal Friends Day )
Day 9
22-January
Rainy day is rainy, and we went to the London Dungeon. After investigating the combo passes, we decided to get a 2-entry pass for the London Dungeon and Madame Tussaud’s. It was, surprisingly, really fun at the Dungeon! There were corridors that smelled of cat piss, but then we figured maybe at some point in time some people did get scared sh*tless, so yeah… I think my favorite part of the Dungeon was the Judge Room (you’re guilty of everything haha) which was more funny than scary, as for the scary part, I’d say it’s at the bar where the waitress would disappear and some knife wielding shadow would pop out in-between the lightning flashes. A family group that actually sat at the table got the biggest fright. Poor kid must have gotten scarred for life.
( Rain rain go away... )
Day 10
23-January
If you think lugging your luggage going up 3 or 4 flights of stairs is difficult, try lugging it back down, with all the extra weight in shopping and souvenirs. Christ. It was brutal. Again we put the luggage away at Kings Cross, this time the Harry Potter store had an Alan Rickman memorial thing outside. Can’t believe he died while I was in London…
( Last day )
The flight back was uneventful. Apparently we returned to Hong Kong the day it hailed. It was actually colder in Hong Kong on that day than our days in London. Luckily, ferry services weren't interrupted, and we managed to return to Macau without incident.
And that, my friends, was my 10 days in London.
