Normally I would plan the whole trip in advance, do research, get to know the hidden treasures before I make my way there. But as this trip came out of a sudden urge for adventure, I didn't find the time to research and experienced this city as the mystery of a white page. Which was quite refreshing for a change*
What can I say about London? for the locals Lundun Yeah*. Well, the way I experienced it, it definately had surprises around every corner!! My first evening I lost my way to the hotel, but discovered that could actually be a good thing, as all of a sudden, in the dark unknown streets of London I saw the London Eye rise behind the other buildings and walked my way close to the Thames and discovered The Houses of Parliament and it's Big Ben* were only 5steps away from our hotel. My lovely friend Miss M and I agreed on meeting at our hotel. With our first Room Party that night, including Room Service and catching up about the drama, love and crime in our lives, we fell a sleep with a smile on our face, cause we were in London of all places*
The next day, after knocking down an English* Breakfast, we found ourselves discovering shopping WALHALLAH. Seriously, I entered just this one shop in London and I fell instantly IN LOVE.. A Shop which is called TOPSHOP of all names. What's in a Name?* A TOP shop, definately!!
London is a hectic large city it's not so easy to see the people you agreed to meet, even if they are standing right in front of you in the middle of the street* It must be desorientation for sure, blame the whole left/right situation yeah* In London you can even have traffic jamm for pedestrians, but I must say quite a few Londoners are dressed smart, even in the subs!!
The perfect First* Birthday dinner happened to be @Cielo in Mayfair. Lucky to be in this new hotspot in town, we set off with lovely tasty food, a surprise-detailed-with-angel-birthday-cake. Followed by a continuous playing Night in the downstair club Luxx with-not-our-first-choice-kind-of-music, though great dj as mixing fabulous!! Ending a late night date with mister cab driver, dreaming of how fabulous everything was!!
Sunday turned out to be the perfect day for CAMDEN Town & Market, an other hidden treasure inside London. A whole different kind of London, which I love so much about this city!! It's all about the subcultures, you'll probably find them ALL here..And for a belgian girl who is used to nothing-to-do-as-everything-is-closed-sundays, this was SO FUN!! So fun I barely missed my eurostar back to the motherland, if it wasn't for my road runner speedy action moves and knocking down a new world record of turbo walking*
The few things I've seen are definately worth visiting, including the department store Selfridges & Co for all its exclusive brands, u can't find in Belgium and it's great manicure O.P.I stand. Consider it one of the coolest of all the departement stores in London. Though I didn't have enough time to get inside the London Eye it's definately worth a visit on a lovely bright sunny day, you get the best view over London in here. Buy your ticket online so you don't have to queue, or wait untill the early evening around 6pm so it won't be too crowded.
As you can see I still have loads to discover about London. But as every long lasting relationship we are taking every step at a time to make it last forever*
Note: I'll be updating my city tips frequently. If you want extra inside information or advice on my destinations, you can always contact me.
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