Wondering around London

The flight was so long. I kept walking around, eat (funny that I still felt hungry even though I did nothing but sitting there), nap and watch movies:

• Bones season 8 - seem them all before, just killing time

• Gravity - meh, its okay

• The Grand Budapest Hotel - I loved it! It’s witty, smart, touching and shows the 1930s Europe

• 3 days to kill - Kevin Costner looked really old

I took Ben’s advise and booked a car with Swift. The driver held a name card at the arrival and we were at the hotel within 30min.

Hello London!

OMG, after what seemed like a life time of flying, finally, I’ve arrived in London!

I’m staying at the Millennium Bailey’s Hotel Kensington. This is a nice hotel at a great location. The local bus, hop on and hop off bus and the Tube station are all across road. There are plenty shops (Tesco and Waitrose), hotels, restaurants, bars and pubs around. I love the gardens and parks here too. It’s in walking distance to Knightsbridge, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, VandA Museum etc.

It rained only one morning since I’ve arrived in UK. The sun is hot during the day and the air is crisp clear at night - perfect! The day light lasts from 5am to 9pm - just right for get out and about.

Day 1

• Buckingham Palace

• The Mall

• The Admiralty Arch

• St James’s park

• Green park

• Leicester square

• Neal’s Yard

• National gallery

• Trafalgar Square

• Covent garden

Day 2

• London Bridge

• Tower Bridge

• The Tower of London

Day 3

• VandA Museum

• Science Museum

• Natural History Museum

• Kensington Gardens

• Kensington Palace

• Hyde Park

• Albert Memorial

• Royal Albert Hall

Day 4

• Westminster Abbey (amazing place)

• Horse Guards Parade

• 10 Downing Street

• London eye

• Knightsbridge

I discovered Ricola drops in London and I had it with me during the whole trip, very addictive.

Five days in London was great and I really enjoyed it. However, it felt like that I was just ticking off places on a to-go list. I have seen all those places on TV etc and now I have seen them in person. Nothing had shocked me yet, the TV shows were telling the truth! :) It was getting a bit boring and I was looking forward to leave for Scotland.