Getting Ready!
17 giugno 2017, Canada
☁️ 15 °C
Our Anniversary Trip starts with an early Father's Day celebration and last minute packing the day off!
Lift off!
17 giugno 2017, Canada
☁️ 15 °C
Got to the airport super early and we went though everything in no time -Thanks to Nexus! We even had time to burn through one and a half episode of Suits :)
We got a big double decker A380. It's aLeggi altro
Arrived at London
18 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 29 °C
It's so hot in London! It's 31C when we got there. I knew that the tube does not have air-conditioning but I did not remember how hot it is :( People are eating not one ice-cream but the whole pack onLeggi altro
The Rental Place
18 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
☀️ 30 °C
The first thing to know about this place is that it is on the fifth and top floor. There is a nonfunctional elevator. Secondly the is no air conditioning. We were literally soaking wet by the time weLeggi altro
New China Town?
18 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 27 °C
We just walked around the area looking for supermarkets. There where in general small groceries but the big chains like Tesco and Sainsbury also have "local stores" too. What is surprising is theLeggi altro
Brunch
19 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
☀️ 29 °C
Everyday we eat a heavy breakfast so we can eat a lighter lunch on the go. We found Banana Milk - something that we have never seen in Canada!
Here are some samples of breakfasts....
British Museum
19 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
☀️ 30 °C
There is so much to see at the British Museum! And it's all free :)
Of course we looked at the one and only Rosetta Stone - we actually found another one that we can hug later. We also see the EasterLeggi altro
Late lunch / Dinner
19 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
☀️ 30 °C
Fish and chips finally! It's YUMMY!!
Harrods
19 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
🌙 21 °C
Harrods, our first shopping expedition. It is so hot and we are getting a bit tired by this time. Good thing we has the Fish and Chips! We browsed around the food court and everything is even moreLeggi altro
Breakfast
20 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
☀️ 25 °C
Jetlag is getting better. Woke up at 9:45 today 2 hrs earlier than yesterday!
Bus to British Museum
20 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
☀️ 26 °C
Not sure what happened here. But the bus is "out of service" when we got there.....
British Museum Part 2
20 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
☀️ 29 °C
Second visit to British Museum. We found a Rosetta Stone (replica) what we can touch. We also found a few odd ball things like the portrait of Sir Hans Sloane - the founder of British Museum and theLeggi altro
Dinner at Coda @ Royal Albert Hall
20 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 28 °C
Start early with dinner at the Coda Restaurant with dessert saved for intermission.
Royal Albert Hall
21 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 17 °C
Seat right across the stage behind the floor seats. The Hall is much bigger than I imagined. But the acoustic is amazing that the orchestra feels like it's right in front of you.
The Romeo and JulietLeggi altro
The National Gallery
21 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 32 °C
The National Gallery is located right on Trafalgar Square. Unfortunately it is not very photogenic because of all the equipment lying there. Not sure what they are repairing.
The National GalleryLeggi altro
Dinner @ Fumo Resturant
21 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 30 °C
It is still boiling hot in London. We are rather tired and famish. We wonder around (not for too long) until we see this restaurant. Ordered a 2 person combo for 29 quids... it was nice and supposedLeggi altro
London Eye
22 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 20 °C
This morning we are going on a guided tour of Bath and Stonehenge. We meeting just outside the London Eye...
Bath
22 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 19 °C
We visited the Bath Abbey, the Roman Bath (natural hot spring) since the Romans' time and the Jane Austen Center!
Bath is one of 47 UNESCO heritage cities, the only one in UK.
Jane Austen Museum
22 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 20 °C
Besides looking at the Bath Abbey and the Roman Bath, we visited the Jane Austen Museum and ate cornish for lunch.
Stonehenge
22 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 20 °C
Final stop for the day trip - highlight of the day! Stonehenge is another UNESCO heritage site. The stones have been there for over 5500 years! No one knows how the stones where transported there norLeggi altro
Doctor Who?
22 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 20 °C
Found his Tardis, but can't find him anywhere....
221b Baker Street
23 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 20 °C
The real 221b Baker Street! Well, as real as the Monkey King I supposed. :) We have been told by multiple people that GBP 15 each for the museum is not worth it. So we headed straight for the giftLeggi altro
Royal Academy of Music
23 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 22 °C
The infamous Royal Academy of Music. The museum is really kind of small, but there are a few pianos in the "closed" piano floor....
Speedy's Sandwich Bar & Cafe
23 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 22 °C
For those who know, there is no need to explain. For those who don't, let's just say it is not as speedy as advertised. :) No, Benny was not there.
King's Cross Station
23 giugno 2017, Inghilterra
⛅ 22 °C
On our way to Fortnum and Mason, we have to transit from bus to tube near King's Cross. So we decided to have a look around the "platform". There is no disappointment there as we bumped into a fewLeggi altro