London Baby!
If you didn’t say that in the voice of Joey from Friends, we can’t be friends….
Kidding!
In just two short days I will be flying back over the pond to see the Queen, Harry Styles, Big Ben, oh yeah and perform in Tottenham stadium, can you believe it?! I thought in honor of this trip, I’d show some throw back photos from previous trips to London. Both feature my friend James who is my oldest childhood friend actually. Our Dad’s used to work together and so both of my London trips before have been with him! Small world isn’t it?
As a kid, I wasn’t as fond of London because I felt like it was too similar to the U.S. and had this weird indecision. Like was it trying to be modern or trying to be victorian? I mean just look at pictures of Piccadilly Circus and you’ll see what I’m saying… But as I’ve come to realize, because of the blend of honoring history and still creating the new modern era, London seriously has so much to offer. Below is a list of touristy & local activities to make the best out of a trip to London no matter how long or short! (I highlighted some of my favorites).
Eighty- One Things to do in London
Cozy up at a Pub
Kew Gardens
West End Show
Buckingham Palace
Trafalgar Square
Hyde Park
London Eye
Millennium Bridge
West End Show
Pretty Houses West London (Notting Hill)
Coffee shop crawl
Street art in Shoreditch
The Churchill Arms
Abbey Rd Photo
Visit Sketch
British Museum
Big Ben
Tower of London - Crown Jewels
Tower Bridge
Westminister Abbey
Check out Camden
Hamstead Heath- largest park in London and great views of the city skyline
British Film Institute
Stroll Soho
Thames cruise
Globe Theatre
Baker Street/ Sherlock Holmes Museum
Catch a concert at Brixton Academy
Brick Lane
Electric Avenue
Piccadilly Circus
Shopping on Oxford Street
HARRODS
Platform 9 3/4 - Kings Cross
Buckingham Palace- changing of the guards
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Stay in a boutique hotel- Ace, The Hoxton, or Artist Residence
Watch a soccer match- Chelsea or Arsenal are the top ones
Afternoon Tea
Use the “Tube” or London Underground
Sky Garden Observation Deck
Slide down the ArcelorMittal Orbit
London Food Festival (Oct 1-13th)
John Mayer Concert (Oct 13th & 14th)
Yoga class from top of the Shard
Brixton Market
Leake Street Tunnel Graffiti
Imperial War Museum
Primrose Hill
Quaint Bookshops- Daunt Books, Libereria, or Word on the Water
Drink Pimm’s Cups
Henley Royal regatta (July)
Beer Crawl down “Beer Mile” in Bermondsey
Natural History Museum
Pineapple Dance Studio
Explore the creepy yet beautiful Highgate Cemetery
Madam Tussauds
Box Park street food market in Shoreditch
King Of Ladies Man
Evans & Peel
Take in roof top views at WigWam @The Queen of Hoxton
Bounce- social pin pong club
Junkyard putt putt
Sing a long at Prince Charles Cinema
Phone Booth Photo
Ballie Ballerson- A ball pit bar
Drink Shop Do
Naked Neon Life Drawing
Flying Trapeze at Gorilla Circus
The Design Museum
Borough Market
Carnaby Street
Barbican Conservatory
Walk the canals of Little Venice
Fabric club
God’s own Junkyard
Eat Fish & chips at Poppies
Ride the mail rail
Luna Cinema
Mr. Fog’s House of Botanical’s
Warner Bro’s Studio Tour
Don’t you get excited just reading this list?? I tally’ed up that I’ve only done TWENTY THREE of these items! Guess I’ll be checking off a few more in a few days, top of the list is the Churchill Arms!
I’m most looking forward to checking out The Churchill Arms this trip!
