Taking the train from Chester to Newport, and then on to Bath; this was how the UK leg of our European adventure started. Once in Bath we took a slow stroll around the main centre, making an attempt to find some good real ale pubs, with some success! The day after our arrival we took a guided tour around the Roman city, seeing most of the main sites, including The Abbey, The Royal Crescent, Victoria Park, The Original Roman Baths, and Pulteney Bridge(One of only two bridges in Europe to have shops on either side of the road). For most part we went in search of nice pubs, finding the best right over the road from the hostel. Unfortunately this discovery was only made the night before we where due to leave.
After what we can now call a short bus ride, 3 hours, we found ourselves in London. After locating our hostel we went out and attacked some of the sights and sounds of London, starting on Oxford street. Here we saw some minor celebs! Well two of the models off Dirty, Sexy, Things. Following this, we ventured to Carnaby Street, Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, and Leicester Square. All in our first afternoon/evening.
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| Me at the Ritz |
On the Saturday after an early rise, we headed out on the tube to Notting Hill Gate to stroll the markets of Portobello Road. After a morning there we headed to Camden market, in time for the vast array of food on offer, half of which we didnt find until we had eaten. This was my first experience of the bustling sounds, and sights of Camden. After Camden we made a quick stop off on Knightsbridge to visit a totally different world, Harrods! The money people where spending in there is slightly sickening £25 for a fondant with a few bits of fruit. Plus the staffs attitude is terrible! We finished Saturdays tour sat at The Diana memorial in Hyde Park. It was there we heard about Amy Winehouses death.
On Sunday we did the true tourist bits, starting at St Paul's (go on a Sunday it's free to go in), before crossing the Millenium Bridge, and entering the Tate Modern, this puts the Tate in Liverpool to shame, being about 4 times as big! We walked along the South Bank passing the London Eye, and getting a few shots of Parliament across the river. Whilest there we saw some crazy guy jump off Westminster Bridge into the river, and then jump off the boat that pulled him out of the water before the police came and took him. After a Tesco meal deal dinner in the grounds of Westminster Abbey we walked up Whitehall, past Downing street gates, through Horse Guards Parade (which is closed in preparation for a beach volleyball tournament), before finally heading through St James Park to Buckingham Palace, and seeing a small changing of the guards. From the Palace we walked up the Mall, to Trafalgar Square for a few photos before enjoying a bottle of wine, some beer, and cocktails!
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| St Paul's |
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| St Paul's |
Monday we caught the tube out to Greenwich to see the Meridian Line, and the London Planeterium, before heading back into town and going on the London Eye, this gave some good, alternative views and was worth the money, but i wont be heading back on it in the near future!
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| Meridian Line |
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