Blogs from London City, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 7

Hi travellers, London right? Who doesn't wanted to visit this beautiful city called "London". I think a lot a people. Back from my summer holidays, I couldn't start the Autumn by booking another trip. And yes, thanks to my Eurostar points I had a discount of € 40, happy me :D So I booked a one day trip on September 18th 2013. Luckily, it was not my first time. I didn't need to visit all these "typical monuments". I started my trip, by charging my old friend "Oyster card", once done, I only can scream "Let the little journey begin!" First stop: The Emirates Stadium of Arsenal. By this I can tell you that I'm a huge football freak, and yes I'm a girl. Football, soccer, football, soccer,.... when I travel, and there is a stadium ... read more

There is not a lot to report from this morning, largely as i was blogging until 2am and then I didn't wake up until 10.30am. I did have to crawl out of my sack though when Cockers new 42" inch smart TV arrived. It is always a pleasure to see a fully grown man as excited as a 5 year old at Xmas. Actually once he had connected it to the internet i was also rather intrigued. We had lunch at home and then left the house to head into town. After a bit of 'googling' i managed to find a camera shop near Covent Garden. I am taking photos with the iphone at the moment as the DSLR needs needs an MOT to clean the sensor. Good news is that I should be back on ... read more

I get off the train after traveling from Paris via the English Channel. I have never been to London before, and I had to get familiar with the transit system, as well as using the British Pound as currency. Neither of these should be too difficult. I make my way to my hostel. It is near the train station which is very good for me. I have three separate tours for my stay here which is scheduled for four days. I arrive in the evening time, so after I find my hostel, check in, and take my things to my room, I set out on foot. There is a landmark that I saw a few years back on the reality show "The Amazing Race" that I really wanted to see and do. It was the London ... read more

Miss Kika (the black cat missing in action so far) suddenly appeared for breakfast today! She gave Chris a hiss, ate some grub, then took off again. At least we know she's okay but she doesn't stick around long enough for me to even grab a photo of her! After our own breakfast we headed out for a day of sightseeing. We began at the off-sale/corner store to buy an Oyster card. This is like a cash card for the busses and subways. A 5 GBP deposit gets you a card (refundable when you're done with it) and we each put 20 GBP onto our cards. Your subway entrance and exit is quick and easy by tapping the card and the cost taken from it averages about half price so it is well worth getting this. ... read more

Ich kann es nicht glauben, ich bin in London!! Endlich! Ich habe es mir schon so lange gewünscht, aber es nie geschafft. Aber ich bin auch soooo kaputt. Eigentlich will ich nur noch schlafen. Unser Bus ist Mittwochabend erst mit einer Stunde Verspätung losgefahren, weshalb wie gestern Morgen auch mit einer Stunde Verspätung angekommen sind. Ist nicht ganz so tragisch, war trotzdem erst halb 9. Geschlafen habe ich kaum, denn – man mag es kaum sagen – im Gegensatz zu den brasilianischen Fernbussen war der hier scheiße unbequem und eng. Nach Ankunft haben wir uns direkt unseren Weg zum Hostel gesucht um unsere Taschen abzustellen. Einchecken konnten wir natürlich noch nicht, aber immerhin konnten wir uns auf der Toilette etwas frisch machen und umziehen. Dann sind wir auch sofort los in die Stadt um unsere Touristentour ... read more