A WEEKEND IN LONDON

Right now, I'm writing this from my bed, severely wishing I was back in London. I have looked forward to this for the longest time, the excitement and anticipation levels were through the roof. London was everything I expected and so much more. 

The Friday night we arrived in London could be described in two words: overwhelming and chaotic. I thought I would be used to the fast-paced lifestyle due to fact that I grew up in Melbourne, but that thought was down the drain as soon as I stepped off the train at London Euston. It was just after peak hour and it was absolutely insane. People like to rush, often run, and will 99.9% get pissed off and grunt when you're walking too slow for their liking. I have learnt that as long as you look like you're going to murder someone, people will let you be (do not take my word for it, I suffer from resting bitch face syndrome so I have a lifetime of experience with this). We walked from London Euston to Waterloo Station because we had to take a train to Kingston to our accommodation. It took us a solid hour and a bit, and apart from the fact that I died during the trek, it was so lovely watching nightlife in London come alive. 

I was in awe, I still can't believe I was there. So much to see, so much to do! We took the train into a foggy and overcast London at 8am and boy, were we glad we did because the city was pretty much empty. We had a big checklist and weren't sure we were going to squeeze everything in in the span of 2 days, but I think we managed pretty well. Here is a list of things we ticked off:

- Big Ben 

- Tower Bridge + Tower of London

- Westminster Abbey

- Buckingham Palace

- London Eye 

- Hyde Park

- Piccadilly Circus

- Trafalgar Square

- Leicester Square

- Fortnum and Mason

- Covent Garden (Covent, where is the garden? Didn't look like what I expected at all but nevertheless, still beautiful)

- Kings Cross (Platform 9 3/4, what else?)

- Harrods (so big, so expensive) 

The short of it is that you simply cannot do everything. That's okay though, it just means that I have things to do the next time I'm here (all the museums, all the markets, outside Central London!!) The scale of the city is incredibly overwhelming on a map, and even more so when you're in the middle of it, but props to Rachel and Jill for their navigational skills because I am completely useless when it comes to bearings and all that. 

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Until next time x