6 months left to London - well less than that if you take out a month for Easter and the fact that its already February.
The plan is to make the most of the time that I have left here in London. I want to visit as many restaurants, tourist spots, museums and sites that everyone should see when they are in London.
I have done the basic tourist stuff a couple of years ago when I came to London with my parents on holiday. So I have seen Buckingham Palace (saw the changing of the guards), The Big Ben, Parliament, London Bridge, the London Eye. I took one of those Red Bus tours and that takes you to the main places. So to me, seeing those things again is not really a big deal especially since I see a lot of these places when I'm going around London.
I go to uni on the Strand which is right next to Somerset House and Waterloo bridge which has a great view of The Big Ben as well as the London Eye. Uni is also 5/10 mins walk from Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, China Town and Piccadilly Circus.
The thing is, all these places I've mentioned are very typical for visitors to see when coming to London. I see all these places pretty much on a weekly basis. I want to go and see places that are different, I want to make sure that by the time I leave, I have truly experienced and seen London (and a few places outside of London).
Here is a very small list of a couple of places that I want to see in the few months that I have left:
1) Museums - Science Museum, Tate Modern and the British Museum (I've passed through it but never had the chance to actually see the exhibitions.)
2) London Aquarium (it sounds cool =p)
3) Outside of London - Stone Henge, Cambridge and/or Oxford
4) Shakespeare's Globe
5) A couple of West End plays/musicals (I have seen 'The Woman in Black', '39 Steps', 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!'and 'Dirty Dancing' and I loved them all, I love the theater.)
Clearly that list is super short and so I need your help readers (If I have any?). If you live in London or have lived in London previously or have just visited briefly - tell me what places you have enjoyed the most in London and why you think its worth it for me to go there.
Until then, I will start with the list I have and will be writing about my experiences. =)
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Definitely see a play at the Globe! I really loved it and it brought so many English lessons to life all of a sudden.
ReplyDeleteI also went on a walking tour of Oscar Wilde's London when I was there a couple of years ago. That was very neat because I got to see a different side of London that I was interested in for the literary/historical aspects of it, but I think there are lots more walking tours based on different themes you might enjoy if you look for them. =)
Have fun! I can't wait to hear about what you get up to.