Finally back from the nut-freezing cold weather of London...let me tell you, unless you're a 'cold' person, DO NOT GO WHEN IT'S NEARING WINTER!!!!
Be prepared to READ...
Ok so let's do some flashbacks:
Arrive at KLIA super early it should be illegal...guess who I saw going through Immigration...the one and only JIMMY CHOO...haha we took same plane but of cos, Mr Fancy Feet was in First Class...
i think i shall fast forward the next 14 hours...
We arrived at London Heathrow Airport, comprising of 4 terminals and 2 more in construction...(it may be be BIG but it sure has some SLOW service...). it is estimated that when the new terminals are up and running, u will need approx. around 30mins just to walk from the Departure Hall to your respective Gates. And get this, London is the most EXPENSIVE city to live in...even British people agree...
We stay at Hyde Park, Inverness Terrace...the window we had didnt face any park or view but we had some very 'interesting' stuff to see none the less...(a couple making out for 20mins and another couple having sex....both with the windows wide open...i'm not kidding, i swear)
Our first visit was to Westminter via the Tube or Underground. We came out directly under Big Ben, then we walked until we came to St. James's Park (actual spelling)...if any of you reading this ever go to the UK and visit a park, bring along some bread crumbs or peanuts...the squirrels and the birds will just jump all over you...had a blast feeding them...but MAKE SURE YOUR IN THE FEEDING AREA!!!
Next, Going to Portobello Market...girls and antique hunters will love this place cos it caters to those sort of crowd...high fashion, street fashion, ghetto fashion, anything under the sun, you just might find it here...
One little thing that made me boil was a UK art show called SMART...they were doing batik (or batick for UK)...then the presenter said that batik was from Italy!!!! How the f*** can they do a show about art and not look up its references of that particular topic? Don't even know why...but this made me boil...
One thing I realised about stores in the UK: very neatly organized. For example, the magazine stands. Lower shelves = health and lifestyle, middle shelves = IT and fashion, and the top shelves = porn. Yes, its legal to sell porn in the UK (one of the only good things about the UK, actually...)
Soho is a must-go to see the sleazy side of life...its dotted with sex-shops and adult vid and book stores...one must learn where to look...i didnt manage to find many....haha....
Now, halfway through the trip, i began to realize i was actually bored. Castles and palaces not really my thing...so while my parents went to Windsor Castle and other places, i went out on my own. You can't really get lost as there is a Tube station almost anywhere....
Walking alone was way better too...
We also went to Greenwich where i stood on the Meridien line...pics and vids will be uploaded in later posts.
Ok getting bored about talking about London...i come to find that taking expensive holidays abroad are just not worth it unless you have the cash to keep going back. Once-in-a-lifetime equals easily-forgotten, for me at least.
In a knick-knack store....saw this and tried it on...
After a few minutes of walking...