Back in London

I have been to London a few times before. Interestingly, this was my first time to be in London on a non-work related trip. This time, it was purely holiday!

We stayed at a tiny hotel room by the King’s Cross station. As soon as we arrived, we were already out and about. We had an amazing first night. First at the Piccadilly Circus, a lovely Italian dinner, a walk in Chinatown and enjoyed the energetic performance of Thriller Live which I watched for the first time at the same Lyric theatre in 2013.

The next day started with a lovely breakfast at a nice, little French café called Pattisserie Deux Amis. Of course, we had to take photos on the way to the British Museum. After the British Museum, we went to see the Gherkin and had a very filling Japanese dinner. Then we rode the bus back to the hotel which was really fun, watching life on the street at night.

The next morning, we tried something different. We past by a restaurant and saw sandwiches being grilled. We thought, “Why not!” So we ended up sat back to back with construction workers at Frank’s Café. Although, while they were having lunch, we were just having breakfast. But the best bit was watching the old couple cooking the food together and speaking Italian to each other by a framed photo of their younger selves. For awhile there, I thought I was in New York!

Then we went to Tate Modern and went by the Tower Bridge in the evening. This time, dinner was Indian food.

The last full day in London was surprisingly sunny! There was a walk at James Park playing with cute squirrels, a placard with The Wave on it, crossed the Westminster bridge and watched Big Ben being all covered up. I was back to the National Gallery to see Surprised for the third time. And as the magic moment approached, we were on the Tower Bridge. Such a fun and tiring day with Chinese food for dinner.

Then the last morning came. We enjoyed a short walk in Oxford Street before heading to the airport. Happily, I found a great combination of two of my favourite brands, Uniqlo and Marimekko, in a form of a coat. I love this classic design! Marimekko is a famous Finnish brand but there is no Uniqlo in Finland. So no such coat can be found in Finland. So I feel like the lucky one!