I really wasn't expecting to go to London and every day up until my cousin and I got on our plane felt like waiting for someone to tell me there had been a mistake. Our time in London was short but packed. It was amazing to see so many old buildings, places I've only read [...]
Category: London
Bubbleology
Before we left London for good I saw a Bubbleology and grabbed a coconut bubble tea to go. Bubbleology can be found in several places around London including Heathrow Airport. It's a cute science themed bubble tea shop and I enjoyed one last tea before boarding the plane to head home.
Matilda at Cambridge Theatre
When we got to our hotel, a few hours before check in, my cousin and I sat in the lobby and waited. I went through the brochures that were around and saw a brochure for Matilda. Growing up Matilda was one of my favorite movies to watch and when I had heard that it was [...]
Dishoom
For our final night in London we met up with a friend of mine at one of her favorite restaurants called Dishoom. It's a beautiful Indian modern restaurant, I loved their decor and the feel of the restaurant. We ordered, at my friend's suggestion Bombay Virgin Pina Colada's to drink, and it was my favorite part [...]
The British Library
Before I left for London I had a meeting with a teacher who goes to London often. She suggested I visit The British Library and check out their Treasures Gallery and exhibits, specifically the original handwritten manuscript of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures Underground which eventually became Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The British Library turned out [...]
221 B Baker Street
As a kid I loved mystery novels, so being in London I couldn't leave without a trip to 221 B Baker Street, the home of Sherlock Holmes. 221 B Baker Street is currently a museum and gift shop, and an expensive and packed one at that. I just wanted to visit, take photos and look [...]
Beatles walking tour
Out of all the tours my cousin and I went on we agree that our favorite was this one. The Beatles walking tour wasn't on our original itinerary. Instead while we were on the Hop on Hop off Bus tour we were give a piece of paper for a free walking tour, then at the end [...]
Watkins Books
After spending some time drinking tea and still too early for our tour my cousin and I wandered around for a bit and decided to check out a bookstore, since we had passed a few. We ended up at Watkins Books an old esoteric bookshop. The independent bookstore opened in 1893 and focuses on the [...]
Pompidou
On our last full day in London we only had one tour on our list and ended up with too much time to spend standing around outside waiting for it to start but too little time to go do something else. Since it was cold and we were tired we decided to kill time in the cafe Pompidou [...]
Crussh
After wandering around the street fair in London for a bit we stopped into Crussh since we hadn't gotten anything to drink at Greggs and my cousin had been disappointed in what he'd ordered and needed something to chase the drink. Plus as a newly pregnant woman she needed to take a rest. So Crussh [...]