I decided one month ago to go to in England before fly to Canada to enjoy the proximity of that country with
France and see this part of Europe that I have very little visited. So between the 11 to 16 August I was on holiday in London!
Arrival in St Pancras Tuesday noon, towards our hotel in Earl’s Court, buy the Oyster card and go for 6 days of Londonlife ! The first day,we discover the beautiful area of Kensington to join Hyde Park, on our route for example the Natural History Museum. Rest in the beautiful Hyde Park, the sun is shining, people relax, it’s very nice! Then, direction Green Park to Buckingham Palace, which are not so very special for me … Walk in St James Park and then a short trip around Big Ben.
Second day, quick look at the famous Oxford street, full of people, little time for shopping in Primark offering clothing at prices defying any competition. Then Picnic in Hyde Park and ride … 3rd day, much bigger, we walk all along the Oxford street and i can tell you it is very long ! We take our lunch in a small restaurant in the district of Soho, before tackling the famous British Museum. Then visit the districts of Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street … And a beautiful night in London’s clubs ! The program for Friday, go back to Trafalguar Square, Big Ben and Houses of Parliament, London Eye, Tate Modern, St Paul’s Cathedral and Tower Bridge at night … What monuments ! And we see that London is a big tourist town.
Saturday we discover another large park in central London: Regent’s Park, a different style of Hyde Park but very charming, with its small lakes and activities especially for children. We pass a large part of the day in Camden Town, is roughly « alternative » neigborhood, still active and with a huge market on Saturday. Sunday, last day, we go on Holland Park, the neighborhood of Nothing Hill, Portobello Road and we are not avoiding the famous Speakers corner of Hyde Park until our bus bringing us to the airport.
To sum up ! I really loved London and to go there over a weekend is better to see the different facets of this city, I would say that to live or work in that town attracted me more than Paris, I would try one day !
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