Westminster- Embankment
It is amazing to walk by Thames River especially in a nice weather
Tower of London
Buckingham Palace
next to Green Park
nearest station is Green Park station
Green Park
It is very nice and next to Buckingham Palace
St James's Park
When you walk across Buckingham Palace you will see it, they are technically next to each other parted by a road.
I walked through Horse Quards and through Westminster and came to The Mall
The Mall
You can see these anormous horses ride by police man and women, the horses are amazing so cool.
You can walk towards to Leicter Square and Covent Garden from here.
I walked on London Bridge, it has no special structure comparing to Tower Bridge.
From there I walked through Waterloo Bridge, South Bank, National Theatre, Hayward Gallery
then to Tate Modern and Southwark and Borough Market and Shakespeare's Globe, London Bridge, Tower London, Tower Hamlets- Tower Hills-Tower Bridge,
Borough Market
I met Leo there and it was a great excuse to see this place. Check their website before visiting cause some days they are closed or some of the stands are open only. It is amazing, lots of nice food, fruit, vegetable, wine, cheese, sea food and many more. There is a Turkish stand as well. You can take cooking class and buy kitchen stuff as well. There is a coffee opposite of it which I did not know when I went there but so going to try when I go next time and yes I am so going back there many times I hope.
Hamstead Heath, Camden Belsize Park, Kenwood (The movie Belle was filmed in this country house which is a museum and you can visit for free and also the short part of Nothing Hill Gate movie was shot at this place too) It is so green and beautiful with great village and city of London view and it has small hills where you can walk up and down and it has nice lakes where even people can swim and dogs too. Kenwood is a famous country house and you can have nice lunch the food looked good but a bit expensive I think. This park is a great place for picnics and dogs..
Hamstead Heat is a classy place where you can run into a famous person anytime. They have very nice, delicious restaurants and pubs.
The oldest pub THE SPANIARDS in the history (I believe) since 1585 is there too where people would tie their horses and have their food and drink and continue their way.
Covent Garden
I took number 24 bus from Hamstead Heat and went all the way towards Leiceter Square, well this is the stop I was supposed to get off but had to get of at UCL, University Collage of London as I needed to take a call. But Covent Garden from that place took around 20 minuets only by walk. I love this place, you can find many great boutique shops, interesting stuff.
There is a shop called Buddha on a Bicycle Yoga (they have meditation and yoga classes as well under the shop) and Capezio where they sell dance clothes and shoes, I lost it in there I wish I was a dancer and had the body, would love to buy something there. I am a dancer actually, I am being harsh on myself, I meant I am not a modern dancer but I am a salsa dancer and Zumba instructor so it does count.
Covent Garden has many attractions from restaurants to coffees, market, stands and hand made stores and many many more. Royal Opera House and many theaters (The Lion King, Theatre Royal and many more) are also nearby. It is very close to Leiceters square. It even has expensive brand shops.
There are many street artist perform their performances.
I remember that place I was there with J and Sanda probably on my last month in London 2000 September or Sugust, there is a pub on the pub overlooks at the big arena where the street dancers performs, I even have a picture of me and J taken by Sanda.
Ben's cookies is there to, it is delicious.
The Notting Hill, Portobello Road, Portobello Market 17 Oct 2018
From pastel-colored houses to vintage shops, to picturesque, delicious restaurants and coffees you will enjoy charming Notting Hill for sure and you will not regret a trip over there where iconic romantic comedy Notting Hill movie shot featuring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. This place became more popular after the film for the film funs and tourists. And this place is not about the famous The Travel Book Co where Julia and Hugh fell in love, (which I by passed but did not know that and I took the wrong book shop's picture, shout! How did I miss that!) and the iconic blue door apparently it was removed and sold at an auction (how selfish is that) you will find plenty of pretty places for sure.
I loved this place and I don't know why I was not impressed when I first visited 18 years ago and I never went back until 17th Oct 2018, obviously I did not know where to go and look back then. There was no internet on my phone and at home internet was not that available and so annoyingly slow anyways. Though days how did we even survive!:-) Imagine not being able to check the reviews on a restaurant before going or not knowing all the hidden gems? Still I allow myself to get lost on the streets and walk all the narrow streets the streets does not look appealing in the end and still walk to see if that goes anywhere nice and interesting. But doing your homework before visiting still saves you lost of time that is for sure.
I got of the train at Earl's Court. This is what I usually do I go to nearest Piccadilly Line stop (cause the nearest train station to my house is Piccadilly Line) and from there I walk to the destination I want to unless it is very far or I do not have time. I don't like changing lines and walking the stairs within the station and waiting for the next train to arrive and remember that London train timings can change any get cancelled any time. So if I can walk why not walk?
This way along the way I get to discover new places as well. I walked through Holland Park which is very nice and I like walking and watching the dogs. So it was a very pleasant walk.
I loved Portobello road and the market and bear in your mind I only went there during the week. On Saturday it is a different story I heard. The food market was missing for example. I love street food and they were closed during the week and they have more stands on weekends, so I am so going back there on Saturday despite the fact that it will be crowded which I don't mind...
They have great vintage shops and even the charity shops is much better than what I have found Harrow on the hill area. Obviously the people live around that area has more money and even more taste so the second hand items looked good. More expensive than harrow on the hill prices but it is worth paying that difference.
There was this Portobello Fashion Boutique shop I loved that one and wanted to but everything in that store. It was not that expensive but not that cheap either. They have nice stylist clothes made in Italy mainly and French.
The restaurants looked so good as well. There is one Italian restaurant looked really good and cute, it is called Portobello Garden Arcade Italian cafeteria home made food. There are some street food as well and the one is called Gecko Street is so cool. What makes it cool is the staff work there, one girl one man and they play amazing music and dance while they are working and they made me want to go and dance with them. They were really enjoying the music and having fun while working. Unfortunately I was not hungry at that time so did not try their food but with their mood and energy I am so going to visit them again. You can fallow them on geckoonportobello insta page.
Farm Girl Their rose latte sounded so good I decided to wait 50minuets to have my coffee there. Hmm it was ok but I need to remember to ask my coffee extra hot in this country. I did not have that issue in Abu Dhabi cause I used to have my coffee usually and only at work and the guy works at Coffee Planet was brilliant. He was making the best coffee for me. His colleagues was not the same, he know exactly how I liked it. Hot, rich, full... I miss my cappuccino. Here I choose latte cause cappuccino is so less and full of milk foam I don't even taste the coffee itself and enjoy it even I take the big size and usually it is lukewarm, why? Anyway the breakfast menu looked good but I was not hungry again so did not try but would love to go for the breakfast. It looked like that they serve delicious food. It's a photo-worthy double shot latte with rose water infused milk and rose petals. They have rose matcha tea as well.
Biscuit Boutique They have the cuties window and cookies probably, it is so cute you have to go and take a picture and visit the shop and admire the cookies. I am not sure if they tasted as good as they look but I would love to try their one of few cakes there. It is a great gift idea as well as they have theme cookies. It is near Halloween so they had sweet Halloween themes cookies along with new born baby, thank you etc. themes.
St. Luke's Mews They say it is hidden gems of Portobello Road. It was cute and short but not sure if I covered it all. It has a nice pink house which was very picturesque. I believe the weekend that area would be more lively as there are some pubs and coffees.
Codrington Mews It is nice and interesting but not as pretty as St Luke's Mews, still worth walking by.
Alice I think everybody loves this place and I am sure everyone take a photo of this colorful, interesting gift shop. It is very picturesque and entertaining.
Arancina Pizza They have cute window decoration pizza on a nice cute car. It looks good and worth trying. This place is very close to Notting Hill Station just before you come to the main street.
Sittara This place looks so good with lots of different items to buy, accessories mainly.
Doughnut Time In this small shop they have around maybe 16 different types of doughnuts the ones I never seen before, they looked big, filling and so yummy. It took me only 10 minuets to decide which one to buy and when I decided, I was devastated to find out they only accept card and I had no card so I could not try. By just writing about it makes my mouth watery. One of the names of the doughnuts are; Love at first bite, It is always gay time, Bellatwix Estrange, Life on Mars, The O.G., Houston we have biscoff, Sia Later, Stranger Rings, Captain America...How creative are they.
Hampton Court Palace This palace is amazing and the road I took from Kingeston Upon Thames to Hampton was awesome. By the river you see amazing houses and so green and pleasant for a long walk.
Richmond Park Oh my, this park is huge and so beautiful. You get to see deers as well. It is mesmerizing.
19 October 2018
Europe's Longest Champagne Bar
What a place I loved this station, this bar is good, the food looked good, oyster plate is 60 dollars and I had only 25 pounds in my pocket and zero balance on my Oyster card so I made the sensible choice and decided to pay 19 pounds on a glass of champagne and luckily they gave me 3 olives so I can drink with a full stomack! I was thinking I can leave 1 pound as tip and with the rest of 5 pounds I can top up my oyster card but they added the tip and charged me 21.38 pounds (bastards!) and I was left less than 5 pounds luckily I found an ATM at the station, I had a small panic attack on how to get back to house to be on time to pick up my daughter.
It is big, it is cool, you should try, nice selection of champagne not that I understand but it had to be...
St Pancras Station
This station is so beautiful inside and outside. There is The meeting place statue it is also called the kiss and Betjeman sculpture (art and artwfacts) and the longest champagne bar and its structure is cool and it is huge and many shops and coffees. There is a quote saying I wait my time with you written in pink under the huge clock it is a cool expression suits a station.
Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station
This station has a cool structure as well.
Inside there is Harry Potter's platform where he took his train with his trolley. There is a huge que just to take a picture with trolley but it was free but did not have time, You can take its picture alone. There is an amazing Harry Potter gift shop, it looked so good but it is expensive. In front of the station there is a food market, everything looked yo yummy, really they know how to have a food court in this country.
The British Library
It is huge and spectacular, so many people there with their laptop working, reading.
It is huge and has long high ceiling and very specious. It has a cafeteria and a gift shop.
Outside has a nice piazza ( a public square). The bronze sculpture is cool at the entrance of the library which is called Newton or newton after Blake. It is a work of Eduardo Paolozzi in 1995. It is very close to St King's Cross underground.
Tate Modern Gallery I love this museum, I love modern art, there are different exhibition through out the year.
Shad Tower Observatory Deck gorulmeye deger, you have to have a drink or two and watch sunset, it has great view. I went with my daughter. There is nothing to eat accept the candies and chips so make sure you eat something and go just before the sun set.
It is amazing to walk by Thames River especially in a nice weather
Tower of London
Buckingham Palace
next to Green Park
nearest station is Green Park station
Green Park
It is very nice and next to Buckingham Palace
St James's Park
When you walk across Buckingham Palace you will see it, they are technically next to each other parted by a road.
I walked through Horse Quards and through Westminster and came to The Mall
The Mall
You can see these anormous horses ride by police man and women, the horses are amazing so cool.
You can walk towards to Leicter Square and Covent Garden from here.
I walked on London Bridge, it has no special structure comparing to Tower Bridge.
From there I walked through Waterloo Bridge, South Bank, National Theatre, Hayward Gallery
then to Tate Modern and Southwark and Borough Market and Shakespeare's Globe, London Bridge, Tower London, Tower Hamlets- Tower Hills-Tower Bridge,
Borough Market
I met Leo there and it was a great excuse to see this place. Check their website before visiting cause some days they are closed or some of the stands are open only. It is amazing, lots of nice food, fruit, vegetable, wine, cheese, sea food and many more. There is a Turkish stand as well. You can take cooking class and buy kitchen stuff as well. There is a coffee opposite of it which I did not know when I went there but so going to try when I go next time and yes I am so going back there many times I hope.
Hamstead Heath, Camden Belsize Park, Kenwood (The movie Belle was filmed in this country house which is a museum and you can visit for free and also the short part of Nothing Hill Gate movie was shot at this place too) It is so green and beautiful with great village and city of London view and it has small hills where you can walk up and down and it has nice lakes where even people can swim and dogs too. Kenwood is a famous country house and you can have nice lunch the food looked good but a bit expensive I think. This park is a great place for picnics and dogs..
Hamstead Heat is a classy place where you can run into a famous person anytime. They have very nice, delicious restaurants and pubs.
The oldest pub THE SPANIARDS in the history (I believe) since 1585 is there too where people would tie their horses and have their food and drink and continue their way.
Covent Garden
I took number 24 bus from Hamstead Heat and went all the way towards Leiceter Square, well this is the stop I was supposed to get off but had to get of at UCL, University Collage of London as I needed to take a call. But Covent Garden from that place took around 20 minuets only by walk. I love this place, you can find many great boutique shops, interesting stuff.
There is a shop called Buddha on a Bicycle Yoga (they have meditation and yoga classes as well under the shop) and Capezio where they sell dance clothes and shoes, I lost it in there I wish I was a dancer and had the body, would love to buy something there. I am a dancer actually, I am being harsh on myself, I meant I am not a modern dancer but I am a salsa dancer and Zumba instructor so it does count.
Covent Garden has many attractions from restaurants to coffees, market, stands and hand made stores and many many more. Royal Opera House and many theaters (The Lion King, Theatre Royal and many more) are also nearby. It is very close to Leiceters square. It even has expensive brand shops.
There are many street artist perform their performances.
I remember that place I was there with J and Sanda probably on my last month in London 2000 September or Sugust, there is a pub on the pub overlooks at the big arena where the street dancers performs, I even have a picture of me and J taken by Sanda.
Ben's cookies is there to, it is delicious.
The Notting Hill, Portobello Road, Portobello Market 17 Oct 2018
From pastel-colored houses to vintage shops, to picturesque, delicious restaurants and coffees you will enjoy charming Notting Hill for sure and you will not regret a trip over there where iconic romantic comedy Notting Hill movie shot featuring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. This place became more popular after the film for the film funs and tourists. And this place is not about the famous The Travel Book Co where Julia and Hugh fell in love, (which I by passed but did not know that and I took the wrong book shop's picture, shout! How did I miss that!) and the iconic blue door apparently it was removed and sold at an auction (how selfish is that) you will find plenty of pretty places for sure.
I loved this place and I don't know why I was not impressed when I first visited 18 years ago and I never went back until 17th Oct 2018, obviously I did not know where to go and look back then. There was no internet on my phone and at home internet was not that available and so annoyingly slow anyways. Though days how did we even survive!:-) Imagine not being able to check the reviews on a restaurant before going or not knowing all the hidden gems? Still I allow myself to get lost on the streets and walk all the narrow streets the streets does not look appealing in the end and still walk to see if that goes anywhere nice and interesting. But doing your homework before visiting still saves you lost of time that is for sure.
I got of the train at Earl's Court. This is what I usually do I go to nearest Piccadilly Line stop (cause the nearest train station to my house is Piccadilly Line) and from there I walk to the destination I want to unless it is very far or I do not have time. I don't like changing lines and walking the stairs within the station and waiting for the next train to arrive and remember that London train timings can change any get cancelled any time. So if I can walk why not walk?
This way along the way I get to discover new places as well. I walked through Holland Park which is very nice and I like walking and watching the dogs. So it was a very pleasant walk.
I loved Portobello road and the market and bear in your mind I only went there during the week. On Saturday it is a different story I heard. The food market was missing for example. I love street food and they were closed during the week and they have more stands on weekends, so I am so going back there on Saturday despite the fact that it will be crowded which I don't mind...
They have great vintage shops and even the charity shops is much better than what I have found Harrow on the hill area. Obviously the people live around that area has more money and even more taste so the second hand items looked good. More expensive than harrow on the hill prices but it is worth paying that difference.
There was this Portobello Fashion Boutique shop I loved that one and wanted to but everything in that store. It was not that expensive but not that cheap either. They have nice stylist clothes made in Italy mainly and French.
The restaurants looked so good as well. There is one Italian restaurant looked really good and cute, it is called Portobello Garden Arcade Italian cafeteria home made food. There are some street food as well and the one is called Gecko Street is so cool. What makes it cool is the staff work there, one girl one man and they play amazing music and dance while they are working and they made me want to go and dance with them. They were really enjoying the music and having fun while working. Unfortunately I was not hungry at that time so did not try their food but with their mood and energy I am so going to visit them again. You can fallow them on geckoonportobello insta page.
Farm Girl Their rose latte sounded so good I decided to wait 50minuets to have my coffee there. Hmm it was ok but I need to remember to ask my coffee extra hot in this country. I did not have that issue in Abu Dhabi cause I used to have my coffee usually and only at work and the guy works at Coffee Planet was brilliant. He was making the best coffee for me. His colleagues was not the same, he know exactly how I liked it. Hot, rich, full... I miss my cappuccino. Here I choose latte cause cappuccino is so less and full of milk foam I don't even taste the coffee itself and enjoy it even I take the big size and usually it is lukewarm, why? Anyway the breakfast menu looked good but I was not hungry again so did not try but would love to go for the breakfast. It looked like that they serve delicious food. It's a photo-worthy double shot latte with rose water infused milk and rose petals. They have rose matcha tea as well.
Biscuit Boutique They have the cuties window and cookies probably, it is so cute you have to go and take a picture and visit the shop and admire the cookies. I am not sure if they tasted as good as they look but I would love to try their one of few cakes there. It is a great gift idea as well as they have theme cookies. It is near Halloween so they had sweet Halloween themes cookies along with new born baby, thank you etc. themes.
St. Luke's Mews They say it is hidden gems of Portobello Road. It was cute and short but not sure if I covered it all. It has a nice pink house which was very picturesque. I believe the weekend that area would be more lively as there are some pubs and coffees.
Codrington Mews It is nice and interesting but not as pretty as St Luke's Mews, still worth walking by.
Alice I think everybody loves this place and I am sure everyone take a photo of this colorful, interesting gift shop. It is very picturesque and entertaining.
Arancina Pizza They have cute window decoration pizza on a nice cute car. It looks good and worth trying. This place is very close to Notting Hill Station just before you come to the main street.
Sittara This place looks so good with lots of different items to buy, accessories mainly.
Doughnut Time In this small shop they have around maybe 16 different types of doughnuts the ones I never seen before, they looked big, filling and so yummy. It took me only 10 minuets to decide which one to buy and when I decided, I was devastated to find out they only accept card and I had no card so I could not try. By just writing about it makes my mouth watery. One of the names of the doughnuts are; Love at first bite, It is always gay time, Bellatwix Estrange, Life on Mars, The O.G., Houston we have biscoff, Sia Later, Stranger Rings, Captain America...How creative are they.
Hampton Court Palace This palace is amazing and the road I took from Kingeston Upon Thames to Hampton was awesome. By the river you see amazing houses and so green and pleasant for a long walk.
Richmond Park Oh my, this park is huge and so beautiful. You get to see deers as well. It is mesmerizing.
19 October 2018
Europe's Longest Champagne Bar
What a place I loved this station, this bar is good, the food looked good, oyster plate is 60 dollars and I had only 25 pounds in my pocket and zero balance on my Oyster card so I made the sensible choice and decided to pay 19 pounds on a glass of champagne and luckily they gave me 3 olives so I can drink with a full stomack! I was thinking I can leave 1 pound as tip and with the rest of 5 pounds I can top up my oyster card but they added the tip and charged me 21.38 pounds (bastards!) and I was left less than 5 pounds luckily I found an ATM at the station, I had a small panic attack on how to get back to house to be on time to pick up my daughter.
It is big, it is cool, you should try, nice selection of champagne not that I understand but it had to be...
St Pancras Station
This station is so beautiful inside and outside. There is The meeting place statue it is also called the kiss and Betjeman sculpture (art and artwfacts) and the longest champagne bar and its structure is cool and it is huge and many shops and coffees. There is a quote saying I wait my time with you written in pink under the huge clock it is a cool expression suits a station.
Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station
This station has a cool structure as well.
Inside there is Harry Potter's platform where he took his train with his trolley. There is a huge que just to take a picture with trolley but it was free but did not have time, You can take its picture alone. There is an amazing Harry Potter gift shop, it looked so good but it is expensive. In front of the station there is a food market, everything looked yo yummy, really they know how to have a food court in this country.
The British Library
It is huge and spectacular, so many people there with their laptop working, reading.
It is huge and has long high ceiling and very specious. It has a cafeteria and a gift shop.
Outside has a nice piazza ( a public square). The bronze sculpture is cool at the entrance of the library which is called Newton or newton after Blake. It is a work of Eduardo Paolozzi in 1995. It is very close to St King's Cross underground.
Tate Modern Gallery I love this museum, I love modern art, there are different exhibition through out the year.
Shad Tower Observatory Deck gorulmeye deger, you have to have a drink or two and watch sunset, it has great view. I went with my daughter. There is nothing to eat accept the candies and chips so make sure you eat something and go just before the sun set.
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