The European Experience 2013: London, England
July 31, 2013
Hello! Hallo! Bonjourno! Bonjour! Hola!
Le'ts just get started. So.. on July 4th, 2013, my mum, brother, grandma and I departed off to Europe for a month! We went on a European tour with the travel company, Trafalgar - it was called the European Heritage Tour. It was the trip of a lifetime and I was more than ecstatic but extremely overwhelmed! To make this short and simple (if that's possible) I'll jump right into the first destination: London, England.
Disclaimer: All of these photos on this blog are taken by me and only me!
Disclaimer: All of these photos on this blog are taken by me and only me!
Day 1 & 2: London, England
[July 5-6]
Arriving in London was pretty cool. I've always heard about London's airport, Heathrow and being there was as cool as being in London itself! Before I go into details, London was our "free time", meaning it was before the actual tour began with the coach bus and the rest of the people on the trip. We stayed in London for 2 nights! When we first got there, we stayed in an area where a bus picked us up to drop us to our hotel. The ride there was pretty dodgy, since driving in London, or anywhere in Europe for that matter, is totally and completely crazy and reckless. Our hotel was called the Hilton Olympia and it was located in the outskirts of central London, but was walking distance in terms of the parks and nice shops. Speaking of parks, we first visited a park in London (forgot what it was called) and it was massive! We headed back to our hotel, where we inquired in a sightseeing tour for the rest of the day. We went on a couple sightseeing tour buses - the first one we saw the parliament building, the London eye, Big Ben and many other beautiful places! It was amazing to actually see it in person.. I was freaking out!
Arriving in London was pretty cool. I've always heard about London's airport, Heathrow and being there was as cool as being in London itself! Before I go into details, London was our "free time", meaning it was before the actual tour began with the coach bus and the rest of the people on the trip. We stayed in London for 2 nights! When we first got there, we stayed in an area where a bus picked us up to drop us to our hotel. The ride there was pretty dodgy, since driving in London, or anywhere in Europe for that matter, is totally and completely crazy and reckless. Our hotel was called the Hilton Olympia and it was located in the outskirts of central London, but was walking distance in terms of the parks and nice shops. Speaking of parks, we first visited a park in London (forgot what it was called) and it was massive! We headed back to our hotel, where we inquired in a sightseeing tour for the rest of the day. We went on a couple sightseeing tour buses - the first one we saw the parliament building, the London eye, Big Ben and many other beautiful places! It was amazing to actually see it in person.. I was freaking out!
My first Costa coffee! (Iced Coffee)
My first fish and chips. It was delicious! (Piccadilly Circus)
The London Eye
The London Eye again
The Double Decker bus from the top
Part of the Parliament Building with a monument
A building and street in London
Building in London
Tower Bridge of London
On the Tower Bridge
The infamous telephone booth!
A black telephone booth!
We then hopped off and on the sightseeing tour buses and visited many different places around London, one of them being Piccadilly circus!
Crowded London! - Piccadilly Circus
Les Miserables (my favourite musical) in London
Me in China town in London (I look shitty)
London is calling me!
Where the Queen stays (forgot what it's called)
The famous Ritz Hotel
The next day, we took another sightseeing bus and visited Buckingham Palace! We also stopped off to take photos with the London Eye and of the Parliament Building and Big Ben.
Breakfast at the hotel
Outfit of the day in day 2 of London
Buckingham Palace
I've always wanted to visit Buckingham Palace
The entrance to Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
The march for the beginning of the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace
March at Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Gate at Buckingham Palace
The gate in front of Buckingham Palace
Monument in front of Buckingham Palace
Monument in front of Buckingham Palace again
The Gates of Buckingham Palace
Hello! I look like a typical tourist :)
After the changing of the guards
After the changing of the guards
The famous Parliament building and Big Ben :)
The Parliament Building and Big Ben!
In front of the London Eye :)
After taking photos of Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Parliament Building and the London Eye, we went on a river cruise where we saw the London Bridge!
Tower Bridge of London (The original London Bridge got replaced)
During the river cruise (they used to keep captives here)
A castle (The Tower of London)
Beautiful castle
Panorama of the Tower of London
The school Daniel Radcliffe went to - City of London School
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| The school Daniel Radcliffe went to - City of London School
We then visited the popular Trafalgar Square!
The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square
Crowded in Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square again
The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square (I went in but was not allowed to take photos. It was unbelievably beautiful)
Trafalgar Square :)
After visiting Trafalgar Square, we headed back to the tour bus!
London is beautiful!
Buildings in London
Saying goodbye to London!
We then had our last night in London that same day and had dinner at Nando's around 10 pm. You can't go to London without having some Nando's ;)
Mmmm Nando's :D
Cheers to London and its beautiful city! I will come back that's for sure! xxx
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