Getting Ready!
2017年6月17日, カナダ ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Our Anniversary Trip starts with an early Father's Day celebration and last minute packing the day off!
Lift off!
2017年6月17日, カナダ ⋅ ☁️ 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 aもっと詳しく
Arrived at London
2017年6月18日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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 onもっと詳しく
The Rental Place
2017年6月18日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 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 weもっと詳しく
New China Town?
2017年6月18日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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 theもっと詳しく
Brunch
2017年6月19日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 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
2017年6月19日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 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 Easterもっと詳しく
Late lunch / Dinner
2017年6月19日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Fish and chips finally! It's YUMMY!!
Harrods
2017年6月19日, イングランド ⋅ 🌙 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 moreもっと詳しく
Breakfast
2017年6月20日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Jetlag is getting better. Woke up at 9:45 today 2 hrs earlier than yesterday!
Bus to British Museum
2017年6月20日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Not sure what happened here. But the bus is "out of service" when we got there.....
British Museum Part 2
2017年6月20日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 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 theもっと詳しく
Dinner at Coda @ Royal Albert Hall
2017年6月20日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Start early with dinner at the Coda Restaurant with dessert saved for intermission.
Royal Albert Hall
2017年6月21日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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 Julietもっと詳しく
The National Gallery
2017年6月21日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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 Galleryもっと詳しく
Dinner @ Fumo Resturant
2017年6月21日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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 supposedもっと詳しく
London Eye
2017年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This morning we are going on a guided tour of Bath and Stonehenge. We meeting just outside the London Eye...
Bath
2017年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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
2017年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Besides looking at the Bath Abbey and the Roman Bath, we visited the Jane Austen Museum and ate cornish for lunch.
Stonehenge
2017年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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 norもっと詳しく
Doctor Who?
2017年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Found his Tardis, but can't find him anywhere....
221b Baker Street
2017年6月23日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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 giftもっと詳しく
Royal Academy of Music
2017年6月23日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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
2017年6月23日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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
2017年6月23日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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 fewもっと詳しく