Hi There!

I wanted share some insights and all about my experience visiting London, England!

The day we went site seeing was yet another beautiful sunny day in England!

Before we started our tour of London, Tim took us to one of his favorite coffee shops in Richmond called, Butter Beans, where I had a nice Flat White and a smashed avocado toast. It was so good I had the same breakfast the next morning!

After our delicious breakfast we took the train into London to Waterloo station. From there we decided to take a Big Bus Tour around the city to see all the sites!

I had never been on an open top bus before so this was super exciting for me and for it being in LONDON?! Who wouldn’t be excited?

On our tour we got to see the Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral, The London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus and a bunch more.

Tower Bridge is right next to The Tower of London where the crown jewels are kept which are literally -priceless- because they can’t actually put a price on them.

 

We found out that St. Paul’s Cathedral had been built back up a few times because it burnt down each time and that the one we were seeing was the 3rd one.

 

Our tour included a boat ride on the Thames River next to Tower Bridge.  On the boat ride we were able to see Cleopatra’s Needle, the London Eye, The New London Bridge (the original is in Lake Havasu in Arizona),  Shakespeare Globe Theatre and Big Ben (even though it was covered in scaffolding which made it a bit underwhelming to see but still pretty cool to be right next to it).

 

I would definitely recommend doing a tower like this one to be able to see all the sites in London.

 

Here’s the link for Big Bus Tours in London

When we got off of the Boat tour we had lunch at a bar not too far from Big Ben. We had meat pies!

Once we were done with lunch we headed towards Dowing Street to see where the Prime Minister lives. I got to take a picture next to one of the guards on his horse. I was a bit scared to get close to the horse because they had two warning signs next to each guard saying ” BEWARE: Horses may kick or bite! Thank you!”

So of course I was super scared and didn’t get as close as I wanted to. 

We continued walking and I got my own infamous photo inside a Red telephone booth. My husband thought I was a dork for doing it BUT when in London it’s kind of a thing that you gotta do! Right?!

Pictures or else it didn’t happen!

Next we made our way to Trafalgar Square and saw the beautiful massive lions that they have surrounding the monuments. There were too many people taking their photos on them so my husband and I took one just in front of them.

Next we made our way to Piccadilly Circus that really gives you a New York kind of vibe. It has a massive screen displaying the newest advertisement, street performers, and restaurants.

Once we were done with the Big Bus Tour Tim asked us what else we wanted to do.

To that I said,

“Is Platform 9 3/4 far from here?”

And he said “Kinda, but lets go!”

So off we went. The line wasn’t too crazy but it still took about 45 minutes to get to the front.

While I waited in line, Tim and my husband sat in the bar near by.

By the time I got to the front of the line I was glistening not because of how excited I was but because of how much I was sweating. BUT it was definitely worth it.

The Harry Potter Shop there lets you borrow a scarf from whatever house you want. I picked Gryffindor. They also provide you with a wand and allow you to take your own photo while they also take a professional one.

They have a person assigned to throw your scarf in the air to make it seem like you’re running through the wall of the Platform. It was pretty funny because the girl who threw mine in the air also jumped while she did it.

I had such an amazing time exploring all of London in one day. I can’t wait to one day go back to explore a little more.

That’s it for now.

-Ang

For more pictures of our London Tour click the link!