London, England –
As Samuel Johnson said: when one is tired of London, one is tired of life. I am definitely not tired of life and even though this was my third trip to London I was definitely not tired of it.
Since on my previous two trips I had been at a very touristy pace I decided to be more laid back with the trip this time.
On the first day I went to the Tate modern which is a wonderful (mostly free) modern art museum. I say mostly free as while there general collection is free you can pay for specialty exhibitions. I only saw that free part and spent a wonderful four hours there.
On this same day I also went to see Book of Mormon. I bought tickets the day of at one of the many discount outlets at Leicester square. I was happy I did this because the price I received was not available online (everything online was much more expensive) and the seats were decent. Book of Mormon was amazing and if you are in London I would definitely recommend seeing it.
For lunch I checked out Chinatown and had congee (cheap, filling and delicious.)
And for dinner I had Whole Foods from the hot bar (cheap, wonderful and again wonderful). In Vancouver I have a slight dependence on the Whole Foods hot bar so it was nice to indulge again.
Next day I had a lazy day at the flat of my friend before heading out late afternoon to check out second hand bookshops before ending up around Buckingham palace.
Dinner was xiao long bao buns at a cute place in Chinatown.
In the evening I went to a show that was part of the London Jazz festival with some friends. We saw a group called The Bad Plus who I would for sure recommend!
Monday left London and I am typing this on the plane to Iceland.
A whirl and trip in one of the most wonderful, energetic cities in the world. Until next time London.
General Tips:
– Get an Oyster card! (It’s cheaper than buying a ticket each time and when you leave you get back the balance of the card and the deposit).
– Walk! On my first day I walked along the themes and then to Leicester square and around (23km in total) but when you are touring around it doesn’t feel like it. (Make sure you have good shoes and an umbrella)
– Saturday Morning Market: Broadway Market. Cute shops, cool ambience
– Flying into Gatwick? Take the Gatwick express train. Yes there are cheaper busses, but the train gets you there faster; is easy and you can spread out a bit more.
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