This past weekend Caroline and I visited London (properly) for the first time and I think after the first couple of hours being there we decided we were in love.
We arrived in London around one in the afternoon and got a quick lunch after getting settled into our (amazing!) apartment. Then we took the tube to the natural history museum. After about an hour and a half of that we crossed the street over to the Victoria and Albert museum, which had amazing displays of antiques and clothing and various other random exhibitions. After a little bit of window shopping on Brompton Road we found a tasty dinner at Orsini.
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| The natural history museum |
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| dinosaur |
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| Caroline and the fetus at the natural history museum. too weird not to take a picture |
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| the whale |
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| Vintage Chanel at the Victoria and Albert Museum |
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| Dior necklace |
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| Harrods all lit up for Christmas. This store is heaven! |
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| Our romantic Italian dinner date... |
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| and our delicious Italian dinner |
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| more pretty Christmas lights |
The next day we met up for breakfast with my dad's friend, Kaye, from work. We chatted over tea and pastries for about an hour then said our goodbyes as Caroline and I crossed the street to check out Harrods department store. It was a religious experience. I have never been so awestruck by clothing and furniture (and prices) in my life. After a blissful hour and a half in Harrods we left and casually explored more of the city. We browsed around Regent and Oxford Street, did a little shopping and then headed toward the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye. It was getting dark at this point so we decided to ride the Eye the next day before we left.
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| Green Park |
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| Buckingham Palace gates |
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| not the uniform we were expecting... |
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| Buckingham Palace |
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| Our first glimpse of Big Ben! |
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| St. Paul's Cathedral |
On Monday we got up early so we could ride the London Eye. It was so worth the early morning because the view was incredible. It's hard to really see how big London is until you get the complete skyline view of the whole thing. After the ride we did a little more strolling, then hopped on the train back to Nottingham. |
| Houses of Parliament and Big Ben |
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| The London Eye |
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| Amazing view from the London Eye |
Coming up this weekend is our final trip to Brussels, Belgium!
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