Hey everyone!
Well this past weekend was a long one (we had Monday and Tuesday off) so in celebration we decided to go to LONDON! And I just want to say that it was amazing- the city is so beautiful with so much interesting history and I absolutely love it! I will definitely be visiting another time.
Our plane left from Malaga which is a few hours from Cadiz so we (Abbey, Megan and I) had to take the bus to get there. Our bus left at 7am on Thursday. Abbey and I woke up at 7:15!!! Somehow we both slept through both of our alarms and woke up to Megan calling us telling us we had missed the bus! We ended up finding a train to Malaga (we had to switch trains in Sevilla) so it really wasn't a big deal minus the fact that I may as well have set fire to 20 euro. Anyway, we got to the Malaga airport without any further hassle and began our adventure to London!
When we arrived it was about 12:30 am local time so the tube (subway in London speak) was closed so we had to take a taxi to our hostel. The hostel was really clean and nice- we had to share bathrooms with the floor but it wasn't bad because the place wasn't that crowded. My only complaint was that it was really far from the center so transportation was kind of annoying but other than that it was great! We got a room with just us in it so we didn't have to worry about sharing with other people which is always nice. So the first night there, we pretty much just went straight to bed!
The next morning we woke up and caught the tube to central london to meet up with the Fat Tire bike tour company to do a bike tour through Central london with all of the palaces and parks. It was SOOOO much fun! I got to see all of the main parks and palaces (including buckingham) and trafalgar square, parliament, big ben, and a lot of other cool stuff. And to answer your question, yes I can still ride a bike and no I didn't fall you jerks. That night we went out in an area of London called Picadilly Circus which is kind of the Times Square equivalent. It was fun until Abbey got her wallet and coat stolen. So we tried to go home but no cabs would take us because we were far away (BS right?? SOOO annoying) So we were literally wandering around London at 4am (don't worry it was in a very busy and well-lit part of town so not dangerous) and we just decided it would be best to just eat some chinese food. After eating we FINALLY got a cab that agreed to take us home!! Picadilly Circus was fun, but I don't think I ever have to go clubbing there again.
The second day we went to Camden town to go to the world famous Camden Market which was awesome!! Camden is a really cool part of London- it is where a lot of music and fashion trends started (like punk). There are SO many people from all over, it is really cool. After that, we went to Harrod's London (kind of like Barney's NY) to see the christmas displays. They were really cool but it was too crowded for me! It was Wizard of Oz theme. Later, we went to Westminster Abbey to see an organ show which was really good but I was exhausted and fell asleep... oops!!
The third (and last day) we saw a show in Leciester Square (like the Broadway of London). We saw a Christmas Carol and it was ok.... just not what we were expecting. It was really aimed toward little kids and we were kind of expecting the real thing. Anyway after that we walked around some more and ended up having some ciders and fish and chips at a really cool pub in Notting Hill. Notting Hill is also really cool (even though I didn't see much of it). It has a lot of antique and vintage stores and seems really young and trendy- I liked it a lot!
We went back to our hostel that night (via the tube and double decker bus- SO London, haha!). The next morning we got up bright and early (3:30) in order to make our 6:30 flight from gatwick airport. We arrived in Malaga at 10:30 and then I had to wait until 1:30 to take the 5 hour bus back to Cadiz... A VERY long day of traveling but worth it!
Well I am sure I have forgotten many things I meant to write but I am sure between my FB pictures and stories when I get home, you will get a good picture of my London trip! My next adventure: PORTUGAL!!! That will be right before x-mas though so I can tell you all about that when I come home! See you all very soon!!
Besos,
Jade
Big Ben! Look sideways... sorry
Buckingham Palace... the queen wasn't home
Gatwick express train to central london
