Wednesday, January 26, 2011

London



Hotel:
Hilton Olympia
Nice hotel, just a little bit far from the center.

Things to do:
get in the hop on hop off bus, it takes you to almost all the tourist spots.
•GREEN PARK - St James's Palace, Bond Street
•HARD ROCK CORNER - Constitution Hill, Green Park, Hyde Park Corner, Wellington Arch
•QUEEN MOTHER GATES - Hyde Park, Mayfair, Shepherd Market
•MARBLE ARCH - Oxford Street, Hyde Park
•MAYFAIR - Oxford Street, Little America
•REGENT STREET - Hamley's, Disney Store, Carnaby Street
•PICCADILLY CIRCUS - Soho, Chinatown
•HAYMARKET - Leicester Square, Planet Hollywood, Trocadero
•TRAFALGAR SQUARE - National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Nelson's Column
•CRAIG'S COURT - Admiralty Arch, The Mall, St James's Park
•BANQUETING HOUSE - Horse Guards, St James's Park
•WHITEHALL - Downing Street, Cenotaph, Cabinet War Rooms, Big Ben
•LONDON EYE - River Cruise, Dalí Universe, London Aquarium


Day1
Send off at Mactan International Airport. Arrive Hongkong Airport and we quickly went to our gate number because we only have 1hour difference for our connecting flight and the gate is at far opposite end. 12.5hrs flight we arrive london 5:30am time difference of 7hrs less.

Day2
Arrive London, 6am went to desk for hotel transfer, the airport s very big. Check In at Hilton Olympia at Kensington Street by a fellow Filipino Christian. We unpacked get a bath then joined the “original” tour at 16pnd per person wherein you can get in and out of the bus anytime and see all London’s attractions, its a good tour concept, we rode the 2deck bus to Marble Arch, Buckingham Palace, Winchester Abbey, Big Bens, St Paul Cathedral, Thrafalgar Square, Picadilly Square. We rode the London Eye at 11.5pnd, the line was very long to get the ticket and another long line to ride it, we just grab a sandwich for our lunch there, it was a nice experience, it’s like a big ferries wheel where you could see London at a sky view in different angle. Then we round their Thames Cruise which is included in the Original Tour, we cruise through London Bridge and the attractions at the side bank, after the tour we rode a bus to our hotel at bus9. It was a fascinating day!

Day 3
We got a Bus Day pass for 2.5pnd and went to oxford to see the computer shops and shops, it’s like a mall but outside all branded shops in line, heaters inside the shops outside 12c. We process some pictures in boots like a Watson in the Philippines. We hurriedly went to Winchester to catch Lion King show but was sold out, we just then walk to a nearby museum Somerset and sit nearby the lake its beautiful so romantic, we then walk and pass by convent garden, lots of and Chinatown then walk around Picadilly Square and went home feet really tired from the long walk touring around the spots.

Day 4
Start the day buying bus n train pass 4.5pnd went to Kensington palace, its close because princess Anne died, went to see princess Diana memorial children park but weren't able to get in because we don’t have children. The garden is so big with a big lake in the center with lots of ducks and different birds swimming and flying around the lake. The weather is soooo cold. We then rode the underground their subway, check out Nottinghill neighborhood then to Harolds. We tour around, expensive but nice quality products and almost selling all items, then went to convent garden check out transportation museum very fascinating technology they have, they have the technology thousand years ago what we have just now in the Philippines. Had a light dinner in an outdoor café spaghetti and beef for Eliboy then watch Les Miserables Play at Picadilly square, we were poof out and got relax seeing the show, a bit sleepy and was so sleepy when we were going home by bus.

Europe Trafalgar tour starts the next day

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