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

Yesterday it was raining, so we didn't accomplish nearly as much as we did the previous days. In the morning/afternoon we had a traditional English breakfast, consisting of a fried egg, toast, bacon, a sausage, beans, and blood pudding (weird!) When we were finished it was still raining so we went into the London Aquarium and saw lots of sharks. After, we went in the London Eye, which is a huge ferris wheel (150 metres) where you stand in these glass 'pods' that goes really slow and gives you a panoramic view of London. The weather still hadn't improved so we just headed back to the flat and relaxed until dinner. Dinner was an amazing experience! We went to Gerald's gentlemen's club and had dinner in the fine dining restaurant, which looked like a museum/palace inside. ... read more

Today consisted of a whole lot of walking! In the morning we walked to try and catch the 'changing of the guard' ceremony; however, we ended up arriving as soon as it was over, so hopefully we will be able to catch it tomorrow morning! After that we walked to Covent Gardens, which is the young and 'hip' part of London with tons of great stores and an outdoor marketplace, street performers and cafes. We had lunch there and then walked through the Picadilly Circus area, which is considered the 'Times Square' of London and has tons of cool restaurants, theatres bars, and clubs. From there we walked to Bond Street, but first we walked through the Burlington Arcade. The arcades in London are these covered corridors with tons of tiny expensive, upscale shops on either ... read more

After a horrible 7 hour overnight flight on AirTransat, we finally arrived in London yesterday afternoon. We are staying at Gerald's (Josh's family friend) flat in Westminster, downtown London, which is unbelievable because it is so close to everything. The parliament buildings, West Minster Abbey and Buckingham palace are all about 5 minutes away, and we can see right into the windows of Burberry head office, where all the designs are made, right from the living room! Yesterday, the first thing we did was go out for food at this little English pub right around the corner and then walked around central London. For dinner and drinks we went to The Cinnamon Club which is apparently one of the best Indian restaurants in London. They had a martini lounge downstairs in the restaurant where they played ... read more

Var vildt godt vejr idag så tog på sightseeing:) 17 min på toget til Victoria station i centrum, det er slet ikke så dårligt:) Tog turist turen rundt og så Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, London Eye, Trafalgar square, St. James park og Buckingham palace:) Er fantastisk at have den slags ting så tæt på. Når man går inde i St. James Park skulle man ikke tro at man var lige midt i London. ... read more

Saga continues... We've been in London for a few days now and already have been having some great times and adventures. The boys and I walked from the Bank of England down London bridge along the river and across Tower Bridge. Got to see a lot of great sites and the architecture is absolutely gorgeous. So after tea time and a bit of sight seeing along the river we went home to bargain for cheap dinners along brick lane. Now I don't know how to compare this to anything in America but we simply just walked along the street where there were about 10 or so curry spots. Each one of them had a representative outside who would try and top their competitors deal and we would listen to them and bargain and take the one ... read more