My Vacation in London & Paris
Talk about being lazy. Again, I haven’t updated this thing in a few months but hey better than taking 2 years to update. :}
On July 7, 2009 I took my first trip to London to sight see and see my friend of 8 years, Alex. I’m going to just summarize what I did as if I wrote in detail about the trip this post will just be a wall of text
- Enjoy food and sights in Wimbledon and Wimbledon Village.
- Literally walked all over of central London but actually it’s Westminster (West End, Mayfair, and South Bank).
- Had afternoon tea at Camillia’s and The Ritz (on another day).
- Attended the free British Museum.
- Clubbed at Ministry of Sound twice.
- Clubbed a Fabric.
- Went to Camden Markets.
- Visited H&M first UK store.
- Visited Fortnum & Mason.
- “Shopped” at Harrod’s.
- Saw Windsor Castle.
- Enjoyed Hot Cocoa from Claridge’s.
- Indian food in Tooting.
- Rode the London Eye.
- Watch Harry Potter in IMAX.
- Rode The Original London Tour Bus.
- Free ride on City Tours Thames boat ride.
- Stopped in Greenwich.
- Rode the Eurostar to Paris.
In Paris, I
- Free day tour by Nic’s uncle. =^-^=
- Had a typical “Parisian” steak.
- Saw Notre Dame and its amazing flying buttresses.
- Visited Versailles.
- Walked Jardin du Luxembourg
- Walked around the Louvre courtyard.
- Walked Jardin du Tulleries and Palais des Tulleries.
- Walked down Champs-Élysées to Arc de Triomphe.
- Watched the fireworks commemorating Bastille Day and Tour Eiffel 110th birthday.
- Ate pastries from the local pâtisserie.
- Ate a Vietnamese sandwich in Chinatown.
- Lingerie shopping + more.
You can see my pictures on Flickr. I have my London pictures uploaded and have yet to upload my Paris ones. The fireworks for Bastille Day are up though!