Today the weather was wonderful and got me out of bed much earlier than anticipated. I headed to Buckingham palace and watched the changing of the guard, or rather watched people watch the changing of the guard, I walked in the lovely HUGE gardens that would take weeks to see fully and then went to Chinatown where I had some lovely chicken and mushrooms with fried rice. Chinatown in Sydney is way better.
Then I started walking to Westminster to see Big Ben up close and noticed that there was a queue for Phantom of the Opera and decided to get in line and see if any tickets were available. For 20 quid I got nose bleed seats and loved every minute of it. It was amazing.
Then I walked to Big Ben getting ushered into a Holland day festival along the way, went to Camden Town via the tube and LOVED it. It is so edgy and punk and wonderful and they say you should get pierced or tatted in Camden before you die so I got a large British flag on my left shoulder blade. It sounds kind of tacky, but I think the artist made it look quite classy. Just kidding, Dad, but I did get my ear pierced. Could be worse.
Then I went to Platform 9 and 3/4 and got my picture taken then came home to find that my Scottish friend, Chris, went to As You Like it at the Rose to try and catch me and tell me he didn't live in Bristol, but Brixton. So he is in the show now and I am going to meet him at the Globe, probably have a drink or two, then stay the night at his place so we can wake up bright and early and go rock climbing in the morning.
One of the best days I've had on the trip so far and definitely the best day in London. I realized that I have been bogged down with all the things I "should" be seeing and I haven't done much of my London, the London of the random festivals and walking into incredible shows and meeting interesting people. That is no longer an issue. London, take me!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment