The Sweet Apprentice

Hello everyone!

Well it looks like it's been a while since my last post. Yes and what I bring you today turns out to be a sharing of that place which for me it’s almost like a second home.

That place it's called London!! :)

The first time I went there was in 2007!

My first big trip by plane without my parents, that excitement!
I went with two friends from college and we stayed very close to the center of the city in Russell Square. Our hotel was no big deal, in fact it was an hostel - Generator hotel - and it was our worst choice…but we wanted a cheap one so we have what we’ve payed for. The showers were always cold unless you got up every morning at 6 am and we also had to get up very early to find everything very clean. Breakfast was nothing at all too.

On the 2^nd and 3^rd time 2008 and 2010 respectively the hotels were amazing specially the last one St Giles Hotel in Tottenham Court Road. The room service and breakfast were amazing and it’s the best situated hotel I’ve ever been. The price was quite good too and that’s another important part. It also has a tube station about 50 mt from there and it’s in the beginning of Oxford St.

St Giles Hotel 2010

But what really matters here is to talk about what made me fall in love with this city.
Can you imagine how it is going to walk on the sidewalk and suddenly we see the squirrels side by side with us? It is amazing and they are so cuddly creatures! I have found some at the Coffees background at the parks, playing and searching on the cones boxes for some food.

Red Telephone Box

And what about Those BIG Red Busses and the Red Telephone Boxes?!?! They are fantastic and I think they will always be two of the greatest symbols of London.

BIG Red Bus - This was an old one but still in action :)

If you don’t want to spend money on tour busses like the sightseeing ones or others you can always pic a regular red bus like this and enjoy the view from the city specially from the first floor and on the first seats.
They go to a lot and different destinies so you can go everywhere in the city by bus and know the city pretty well.

And talking about transports I couldn’t forget the amazing Underground system they have.

This year they made 150 years of existence and it’s the 3^rd most big in the entire world. There’s always a tube station nearby and when you already know the city this is the best and fast way to go somewhere.

London Tube Map

Piccadilly

Piccadilly 2008

Piccadilly is perhaps the place from which we can go everywhere. It is always a place full of people moving from one place to another and where two of the busiest shopping streets of the city, Oxford St. and Regent St meet. It is also where the Fountain of Eros is and also a place that serves as a meeting point for many young people. In Piccadilly there’s a place called Trocadero with many stores for teenagers and for people who loves Japanese stuffs and so on. If you want to get different candies from all over the world you also have CyberCandy that sells them, you should take a look, it really worth it.

Eros Fountain stairs 2010

The Oxford St.

OxfordSt. is the paradise of shopping in London. You have many department stores like Marks & Spencer or John Lewis or Selfridges, drugstores like Superdrug (wich is my favorite) or Boots that sells make up, hygiene products, and so on, shoes stores – ALDO, Schuh, Footlocker, clothes stores like New Look, Top Shop, American Appareil, toys stores like Disney Store or Hamleys… well everything you can imagine they have there ;)

Shopping :) 2007

Regent St.

Regent Street is also a very famous street if you want to shop big brands. Known by some expensive stores like Burberry and there’s also a National Geographic store here wich is amazing. It seems that you have entered into a completely different world because of their wild decoration. They also have Japan Centre on Regent St wich is a Japanese supermarket wich many food goodies – my favorites are pocky’s eh eh they have them in all kind of flavors and textures!

Pocky selection at Japan Centre

Big Ben and Westminster Abbey

And now one of the most emblematic monuments they have, The Big Ben. Oh my God it’s so so big! I guess it’s one of my favorite places in this city. Right beside it there’s Westminster Abbey. It’s an amazing church like a WOW one! This is where the royal weddings are realized and where the kings are crowned. It’s also here were some known guys are buried like Sir Isaac Newton.


Big Ben 2008

Tower Bridge

Another amazing monument is Tower Bridge. If you walk through it you can watch the HUGE crows that are always there. The first time I saw them I must confess…they scared me :P

Tower Bridge 2008

Tower Bridge 2007

Tower Bridge 2010

A walk across the river is always delightfull! You can enjoy the view to the Tower of London and to the HMS Belfast the boat that is on the Thames river wich is also a museum boat from the imperial war. Also if you had time and money because in this city you had to bring money with you, you can go visit Tower of London.


HMS Belfast

The Buckingham Palace

This is a place that really has to be seen. Hopefully still catch the changing of the guard that is a very beautiful ceremony. One of the times that I was there i witnessed, the guards came riding out of the palace and paraded down the street in front of the same. The ceremony takes place every other day promptly at 11 am.

Beautifull Iron Gates

Buckingham Palace

The guards

Covent Garden

This is with no doubt one of my favourite places here.

I love the whole atmosphere that surrounds this place from the street shops to the animations constants jugglers, magicians and opera singers.
Some of my favorite shops are also present here as Lush, a cosmetics store fresh and hand-made only passing the wonderful smell in the air. It is also here that the David & Goliath (also present in Carnaby St. one of the busiest streets for teens) is. This store has some of the msot kawaii and funny draws i've ever seen :)

Covent Garden 2008

Mum watching the street market :)

Let's go and grab some paella ;)

Another cutie store, the girliest one i've know here

Jugglers :)

Statue men

I spoke about David&Goliath on Carnaby St. too so here it is :)

Entering on Carnaby St.

Near this area there are a lot's of theatres with amazing shows like Mama mia, The Lion King Jersey Boys and so on. Next time i'll go there i definitly wanna go see Wicked from the Wizzard of Oz <3

Camden Town

I could live here :D

This is probably the place where the most different people cohabit. I feel so good in here :)

There are some street markets here and a lot of stores too. The Camden Market is probably one of the most known and the Stables as well. You can enjoy great walks accross the river and eat some great food from all over the world.

Camden Town Tube Sation

Camden Town 2008

The Camden Market

Wellies :)

Outside the stores

Cyborg Store - this looks like a club inside :)

Just posing ah ah xD

The image speaks for itself

Let's go eat ;)


Mummy was tired :P

There are most places i would love to talk you about but i guess the list is already long so i'll just leave you guys with some shoots of 3 amazing years of vacations in London <3 hope you like it!