Howdy, London!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
We really want to update more but we leave the dorms early and get back late. Our schedule is INSANE! Our feet have never known such pain. We are having a fantastic time though! Here's just a little update of what's been going on.
The plane rides were not as bad as we thought they were going to be. The first one was only 45 minutes. The second one was roughly 8 to 9 hours long. Sleeping on the plane is highly recommended, unfortunately, it's not really comfortable. It didn't help there was only a total of 4 hours of darkness outside. We did manage a few minutes of sleep. Considering the gorgeous view we had, the lack of sleep did not bother us at all:
We haven't had a lot of time since getting here in London. Everyday is a new tour or play. So far we have seen Welcome to Thebes at the National Theatre and Sucker Punch at the Royal Court Theatre. Our tours have taken us all over the place.
We've decided if we moved here, we'll just invest more into our bicycle. It seems easier than walking everywhere. Anyways, since we are taking tours, we mostly see tourist focused sights like:
Buckingham Palace (Which was crowded like hell!)-
The Tower of London (Also quite crowded)-
And of course Big Ben (Crowded plus crazy traffic)-
All the sights were wonderful of all, but it was so insane! People were running everywhere, tourist trying to get the perfects shots (us included), and it was just so busy, busy, busy, busy!
What was our favorite part then? This:
Just relaxing at Hyde Park. We just finished another tour and we were exhausted. We found some shade and just let the stress go. We didn't have to run anywhere to be on time, not too many loud noises, and not a lot of rushing. It was peaceful and we could really just take in what we have accomplished in the last few days. Of course that ended when we had to quickly make it to the Royal Court theatre to see Sucker Punch.
The food is so fantastic as well! For a treat for ourselves we stopped at The Orangery, which is a bit expensive. We just got a lemonade and a gorgeous Meringue with raspberries.
We are seriously drooling just thinking about it.
So that's it for today! We're exhausted and plan to sleep well.
Good Night!
Links
- All our pictures so far
- Royal Court Theatre
- National Theatre
- The Orangery
The plane rides were not as bad as we thought they were going to be. The first one was only 45 minutes. The second one was roughly 8 to 9 hours long. Sleeping on the plane is highly recommended, unfortunately, it's not really comfortable. It didn't help there was only a total of 4 hours of darkness outside. We did manage a few minutes of sleep. Considering the gorgeous view we had, the lack of sleep did not bother us at all:
We haven't had a lot of time since getting here in London. Everyday is a new tour or play. So far we have seen Welcome to Thebes at the National Theatre and Sucker Punch at the Royal Court Theatre. Our tours have taken us all over the place.
We've decided if we moved here, we'll just invest more into our bicycle. It seems easier than walking everywhere. Anyways, since we are taking tours, we mostly see tourist focused sights like:
Buckingham Palace (Which was crowded like hell!)-
The Tower of London (Also quite crowded)-
And of course Big Ben (Crowded plus crazy traffic)-
All the sights were wonderful of all, but it was so insane! People were running everywhere, tourist trying to get the perfects shots (us included), and it was just so busy, busy, busy, busy!
What was our favorite part then? This:
Just relaxing at Hyde Park. We just finished another tour and we were exhausted. We found some shade and just let the stress go. We didn't have to run anywhere to be on time, not too many loud noises, and not a lot of rushing. It was peaceful and we could really just take in what we have accomplished in the last few days. Of course that ended when we had to quickly make it to the Royal Court theatre to see Sucker Punch.
The food is so fantastic as well! For a treat for ourselves we stopped at The Orangery, which is a bit expensive. We just got a lemonade and a gorgeous Meringue with raspberries.
We are seriously drooling just thinking about it.
So that's it for today! We're exhausted and plan to sleep well.
Good Night!
Links
- All our pictures so far
- Royal Court Theatre
- National Theatre
- The Orangery
I love it! Looks like so much fun! I've always wanted to go. Maybe one day. :)
Glad you're having fun and keeping busy. :D