On our last day in London half of the group started off the
day at Portobello Market. We walked around and got the most delicious donuts. They
were filled with Nutella!! There were many stands with clothes, knick-knacks,
and food. It was a really nice morning and we got there early enough so there
weren’t too many people at first.
After the market, we left to meet the rest of the group at the
Wellington Arch on our way to the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
We eventually made it to the front gates of the palace when we had a startling
realization… there was no changing of the guards on this Saturday. According to
P Ry this is the first time in nine years that the changing of the guard has
not happened on a Saturday. He was shocked. We still got a nice look at the
palace though.
From Buckingham Palace, we walked to see Big Ben and
Westminster Abbey. We had seen Ben from afar but now had the chance to take
some up-close pictures. We walked by Westminster on our way to lunch in the
basement of a church across the street (the dungeon, according to P Ry). We
enjoyed some sandwiches quickly and then parted ways. Half of the group went to
go see Westminster Abbey and took a tour inside and the other half went to
Harrods, a luxury department store. Harrods was overwhelming but the ice cream
was good. This is the place of P Ry’s favorite ice cream and a must-see for
all.
We met up with some other people from the group at Harrods
and enjoyed some candied nuts while planning out the next adventure. A group of
us wanted to go to Abbey Road and Primrose Hill to take some pictures. Both
were very worth the hike. We took a series of tube rides and walked a way but
it was a fun experience. Taking pictures at Abbey Road was a little more
challenging than expected because it is actually a very busy road, which most
of us did not know. Primrose Hill has an observatory spot to look over the
whole city which was pretty amazing.
We had to run an errand after we finished at Primrose Hill
to get P Ry’s birthday gift. We took an uber to the store and found what we
needed and also picked up a card and gift bag. We then had a little bit of time
before dinner so we decided to take a bus to the restaurant. This was much more
of an adventure than anticipated as we almost got pooped on by a bird before
getting on and then got stuck behind a group bike tour that was going very
slow.
We eventually got off the bus and enjoyed a girls’ night out
at dinner with sushi! We took the tube back home and had a relaxing night in
the hotel. London was great but it was nice to travel to a new city the next
day!
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