LONDON BABY

Okaaaay big run down of my first 4 days in LONDON!!

So I surprisingly slept NINE hours on the plane, stoked! woke up with 2 hours to go and couldnt believe it! So that helped with any jet lag because it kinda adjusted me to the next 7 hour time difference. Arrived at 6am and missioned my way to the tube, mastered that one rather quickly and made it to Hughs in a record time of 3.5 hours! Haha he thought my flight had been delayed but nope, just took quiiite a while to get my way there.

Anyway so Day 1 London -

Spent today walking around Shoreditch which is where I'm staying. Apparently its the "coolest of the cool" and yes it does seem like a pretty cool area. First cafe I went to happened to be run by NZers - so that was my first and ONLY good coffee so far on this trip. let me just say that London has TERRIBLE coffee. 1) Finding a place to actually sit down is almost impossible, places are so busy and packed theres like lines out the door 2) When you do find somewhere the coffee machine is either broken or they dont even know what a mocha is! One place didnt know what trim was...I have since learnt to say skinny, my bad. Annnyway back on point. So walked around the shops here and the markets, so many things catching my eye but for those who have shopped with me, I kinda need to be on my own so as not to annoy whoever I'm with when I want to stop at every turn. Soo later that day we went to London bridge, walked along the Thames then to Tower of London. decided to go back later and do the tour because it was $40 - expense! Then we headed to Kiwi House which is this place where all NZers go to watch NZ stuff in London. The game = absolute embarassment. I was just glad we werent in some english bar with psycho englishmen who would rub it in our faces! So that night I was exhausted and headed home to bed round 8.

Day 2 LONDON

Today was literally shopping shopping shopping. I was just exploring Shoreditch and came across this huuuge sunday market. It was awesome I went through all the cool vintage shops around here - really cool stuff. Set my eyes on a few pieces that I decided to come back and get later - if theyre still there then its meant to be.

Day 3

Today was more shopping. Literally about 7 hours of it - my absolute HEAVEN. Went to Oxford st and spent about 2 or 3 hours just in topshop! I was actually getting stressed at how big it was like HOW AM I GOING TO COVER ALL BASES when I get lost at every turn! It was EPIC. I bought a few things from one store and jeans from zara. went to Liberty this high end dept store and drooled over the Marc Jacobs and all other brands that I could never afford. so sad. So i just walked around other shopping areas til I found my way back to Oxford St. Must mention my continued mastering of the tube system. I really like it! So easy to use I feel like a total pro now

Day 4 TOURISTY CRAP

Today was devoted to touristy crap and MAN did I get a lot done. Sights I visited weerrreee:

Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Big Ben
House of Parliament
Trafalgar Square
National Gallery

So amazing to see all these and MANY snaps were taken. I loved all of it. Then I went to Camden Markets and Portobello Rd Markets in Notting Hill. Had some dinner there then back to Shoreditch.

Then tonight I went out with my friend Laila's cousin who is a true Londoner. Such a fun night she took me to this new bar which was AMAZING. It was like mexican/havana type themed, had like a caravan you could sit in and the toilets were like beach bungalows, just so cool! The owner is her friend so free cocktails and mexican food were in abundance it was great. Now she has me all set to take me out to some other upscale areas for my birthday so looks like my 23rd birthday plans are set! Very excited she said at her local bar/cafe she just casually sits alongside Pixie Geldof, definitely have to check this area out.

Sooo finally got all that written out, hopefully can update my last days in London then I plan on heading off to Scotland woohooo!