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Hello everybody,
I AM BACK!!!!!
I'm back from London, my holidays are over and school has started again.
Activity-wise this year has been the most eventful and successful year out of all of them.
Usually, we go there by ship from Dunkirk but because I get really seasick we tried out going by train thru the Channel Tunnel. I have to say it is so much quicker, nicer and if you book the train ticket about 4 months before going they are just as much as the tickets for the ferry.
For me this year was exciting in another way too because I drove all the way from my home to our hotel in London. We left home on Friday to get to my mum's place, stayed there overnight and went to Calais the next day. And oh my world it was sooo windy in Calais. At one point whilst we unloaded the car I thought it's gonna fall on top of us.
Anyway the next morning we took the train and I drove "on the wrong side" for the first time. It actually wasn't as hard as I thought it would be and I guess because I'm not driving for too long but still long enough to feel confident it helps. I guess if you are just used to drive on the right and never really driven in a city it is way harder. Also, I feel like whenever you do drive somewhere tricky or somewhere you haven't driven or even on the other side you need to remember to feel confident. I told myself you've driven a lot the past year, on motorways, in the city and in the countryside.... you know you can do it because you did all these things before. So if you ever get to drive on the opposite side remember to be confident, you know you can do it and don't stress yourself.
We arrived at lunchtime, checked in and had some lunch and later some cake and coffee at my uncles. It starts to get a tradition that we have a Chinese takeaway for dinner when we arrive there.
The next day my grandparents and I went to the science museum. It was quite busy and full of younger kids but we still had a great time. My grandparents were fascinated by the fact that cyclamen bloom in February in London outside. I'm not that into plants so I didn't know it was that special. In the evening we went to Carluccio's for dinner.
On Tuesday my mum, her boyfriend and I went to Westfields in Shepard's Bush to go on a hunt for my "Abiball" dress. But first, we had some lunch in a cute coffee shop I've never been to before which was called "Love Coffee". That day I actually got a few things (which I'm gonna talk about in another post as well as the rest of the things I got during my time there) but most importantly I got my "Abiball" dress. I never thought I would get it that quickly but here we go. It's dark purple and full-length. It rather looks like a formal/evening dress than prom-y but I think that's a good thing because you can wear it again and again. We had another chilled dinner at Le Competitor as it was a bit raining outside.
On Valentines Day my grandfather and I went to Sherlock Holmes Museum. It was truly amazing seeing all those details. I loved the wax figure part and the souvenir shop the most. But also the staff was very friendly. Later we nipped to Pret for some lunch and headed back to the hotel where we went to the 27th floor to take some pics. For dinner, we went to the Creperie in South Ken. To my surprise, you can get a cinnamon latte there which I'm still obsessed with.
Funny enough I absolutely have no idea or what so ever I did on the 15th the only thing I do remember is that we went to Galvin at Windows for dinner to celebrate my grandfathers birthday. It was the second best thing we did and the best place we had dinner. I loved everything about the food, the view, the staff.....just AMAZING!!! We had a table right by a window and had wonderful views over the north of London with Hyde Park on our left.
It was such an amazing evening.
On Friday my mum, her BF and I went on a stroll through London starting at Picadilly Circus. It is beautiful during the day but it's way better at night when all the lights are on. We took the tube to Tower Hill and walked along the Tower. I have been inside Tower Bridge before but that was 15 years ago when I was 3 years old so I can't remember that much about it. What I do know is that they put glass floor on their walkways. It was so funny to see all the people, young and old laying on the floor. I did too. In the evening we went to Sofra and had a sightseeing tour afterwards.
Saturday was the best day ever! My grandpa and I went to see HAMILTON. It was honestly amazing but I'm gonna talk about it in another post. In the evening we went to that French place we had a Sunday Roast last year, "Le Sacre Couer". I have to say tho it was way nicer at lunchtime it was just way too loud. You had to scream to the person next to you so they would understand you.
On Sunday my family went to Windsor. I've been there before so I stayed at my uncle's and spent my time netflixing. In the evening we went to a pub called "The White Horse". If you love beer it's perfect for you. They have 42 different taps and they change beers daily. They also serve vegan food. I didn't like it that much tbh. It smelled too much of beer for me and the food wasn't really my taste. But that just my point of view.
Monday was our last day. My mum, her BF and I hit Oxford Street. Truly my fav thing to do. We went to Primark and we bought so much stuff we walked out of this store with 5 filled to the top bags. Next, we had some lunch at M&S Café and a few hours later we had even more bags. We had to head back to the hotel tho cuz we had dinner reservations. The only problem was that we got right into rush hour. It was quite fun tho. Final dinner was pizza express and OMFG that pizza was just amazing. As a dessert, I had a Biscoff Cheesecake with either a cinnamon or Biscoff latte.
Love, Steff xx
