15 November 2011

I Love London







After a week of frantic essay writing, this weekend could not have come soon enough and was well worth the wait. On Saturday, Rob and I ventured to London with excited hopes of hanging with the celebs in all their wax work glories in Madame Tussauds. Alas, our dreams were soon quashed by a sign at the end of the queue reading '2 hour wait from here.' So with dismayed hearts, we headed to Eat. And boy did we. Then with fully fed yet dismayed hearts we hopped back on the tube and allowed our feet to lead us to Harrods. Welcomed by the beautiful lights decorating the exterior and the glorious smells of the perfume counters, (which I shall one day own), we were like children in a toy shop. I reckon we could have quite easily made a whole day trip out of Harrods, I can't recall the last time I 'oohed' and 'ahhed' so much. And this was only increased by escalators leading me to the Harry Potter section and then to the Christmas World.  One day, I will be rich enough to afford a box of 6 crackers for £600 and all of my Christmas guests shall go home with sterling silver zircon earrings and Swarovski crystal USB flash drives.  

But we didn't allow ourselves to enjoy the day away inside a department store, so a few more tube stops later, a barely there queue and we were aboard the London Eye. Now, Rob has a terrible fear of heights but some mind lapse lead to him forgetting this until things were in full swing and we were rising to some 135m (443ft) in the air. (Google is so very, very clever). So sitting on the bench with sweat beads dripping from his brow, our romantic trip was somewhat different to how I had imagined it to be. London looks beautiful at night though and I only wish I had remembered to bring my camera so that the photos could do its views some justice. But my 5MP Blackberry camera will just have to suffice for this post I'm afraid. 

We then found the most amazing Chinese Restaurant, Canton, after stumbling into China Town and once we were full enough to roll ourselves back to Charing Cross, we did. The rest of the weekend was spent in what turned out to be a very sunny Canterbury. But yet again, no camera bad blogger. It has been so nice to have a weekend not worrying about deadlines and reading. The next 4 weeks leading up to the end of term are set to be jam packed with deadlines and tests but I'm a bit more ready for them than I was this time last week so I'm hoping to be able to blog more frequently nonetheless.

In other news, the Motel Dress that I chose arrived but was just a tad too small so once a replacement has been sent I will share it with y'all. Also need to start getting some Christmas related posts in the pipeline. Has anyone else seen the Coca-Cola advert yet? I caught it today and jumped in excitement. And it's only mid-November!

17 comments:

  1. I love London too and Harry Potter of course! Last time I went to London was 4 years ago and Olivander didn't exist :( I have to return!

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  2. London looks gorgeous! So jealous you've been :) x

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  3. thank you for your lovely comment, Barry M's my favourite too, i'm going to have to check out Revlon varnishes- I haven't got any.

    I love London, i've never been to China Town though, going to have to visit!
    haha, i did the same when I saw the Coca Cola advert!

    xx

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  4. wow i'm so jealous!
    london's the main place i want to travel to :)
    xx

    share the love? eye_spy

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  5. Lovely photos, glad you've had a good week!

    I'm yet to see the Christmas advert, everyone's talking about it though!

    http://zozeze.blogspot.com/
    xo

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  6. These photos are absolutely gorgeous, and it makes me love LDN again!x

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  7. these images are just so beautiful. they make me want to go to europe SO badly!!
    xo TJ

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  8. mm yes, London is definitely a really great place to visit. Went there in September and I can't wait when I will be able to visit it again!

    I completely understand what you mean about the long queue to Madame Tussauds. I wanted to visit it too, but, yeah, it would take too much time!
    It's truly a great city!

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  9. Wished I lived in london :( x

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  10. Gorgeous pictures! Makes me wish I was in London too!

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  11. i love london! so jealous of you right now! i got kicked out of harrods last time because i was by myself and under 16. one day i will be able to shop freely! love all the lights as well.

    i followed! follow back?:)

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  12. there is a harry potter section in Harrods?!!?!?! I am so going there on saturday!!!!
    nice blog!
    x

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  13. Love your blog layout, and these photos! Where are all the Harry Potter photos taken? I am going to London soon and I am desperate to know! I am a huge HP fan!
    I went to Harrod's last christmas and there was a box of crackers that were also so expensive, about £1000!!!! Crickey!
    http://oliviadollydaydream.blogspot.com/

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  14. Oh my, I NEED to see the HP section in Harrods! :)

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  15. How have I not been to the Harry Potter rooms yet?!

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  16. Love your blog, and I would LOVE to visit London someday :)

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