What's up London!
Hello friends and family. Sorry it has taken me so long to blog but things just move so fast in London - apart from when they walk, with thousands of people walking at a slow pace it is hard to weave your way around London.
My first day I took pretty slowly managed to get a weekly bus pass and figure out the tube sitco. Amy, Aunty Lynn and I all had lunch together on the roof top cafe of Selfridges. I was able to whip around the shop and check it out. The next day I jumped on one of the original bus tours. Known as the best bus tour it took me all around London and I was free to hop on and off whenever I wanted. The rain was a bit of a downer as I was sitting in the open air on the top level of the bus. I was able to see all the most important sites of London, Big Ben, London Eye, Tower Bridge, the Thames, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and lots more in between. I had brought a ticket to the London Dungeon with the same bus company so I was able to skip the massive line waiting outside one of the best things as it was starting to really bucket down! I nipped into the London Dungeon and had a tour of London's not so pleasant past - it was fun!
Tuesday night we went to one of Amy and Adam's locals the Crabtree and had dinner with Aunty Lynn, Uncle Chris, Chris and Sam Glasson. It was a real treat to catch up with friends and family from back home but in London! I had the most amazing roast lamb yum!!
I had organised that evening to meet up with Chris and his friend Alice the next day to go and explore Harrods. Wow this is to date one of my favourite things I have done in London. It took a fair amount of time to walk through and I don't even think we covered it all. I giggled at the extravagance of some of the displays and things in the store but my eyes were alight like a little kid in a candy store! Which reminds me the food halls were decadent. I bought a sandwich here to take with me for lunch as well as "sun" in a bottle which actually turned out to be rather nice! After this I moved on down to the Tate Modern Museum where I saw a Damien Hirst exhibition. Any one who knows me well enough will know my wee problem with moths. Well Damien had a room in his exhibition full of butterflies - pretty looking moths. I thought since I had paid for this I should have a look, and butterflies don't usually fly close to you like moths right? Ha wrong as soon as I walked in there I had a little sucker come flap around my head and land on my shoulder. Not wanting to make to much of a scene I shuddered and let the thing stay there as I walked around keeping a very close eye on it. I guess I felt both sick and a little bit lucky as everyone was looking in amazement that I had a butterfly on my shoulder. I didn't stick around much longer then that.
Amy and I then went down to Bereleigh Estate that evening to visit our cousins. We had the most devine dinner cooked by the Lady of the house and the had a relaxed evening. The next day we explored some of the property and looked at their "glammping" tents - which are so cool! Camping in style, Amy and I both agreed this is our kind of camping!! After all this we had a bite to eat in the garden before jumping on the train back home. A very enjoyable day in the country side!
Yes I have done shopping but I hadn't done that much until yesterday when we went to Portobello markets in Notting Hill. The markets were so cool! There was a good combination of food and antiques and clothes! I made a few purchases some paintings to put up in a flat that I will hopefully have sometime soon! And of course some clothes!! Amy and I then attended a show - We Will Rock you. It was a real treat and I wish I had more time to see more shows in London or that Wellington put on more! After this we stopped in to the M&M shop WOWZA it was incredible! Then we meet up with some friends and had a few drinks!
Today we saw Buckingham Palace - from the inside! This and Harrods would be my favorite two activities in London so far! It was stunning to see the inside and we were lucky enough to see some of the Queen's diamonds in celebration of here diamond Jubilee. I would recommend to anyone that has the chance to go inside it only happens in the summer when the Queen isn't there and only goes on for about 8 weeks!
So much more to do and see I hope to get another blog in before Amy and I hit Spain to see Emma! I can't wait to lie on a beach in the sun! Palma here we come!!
