I seem to be incapable of
uploading and editing a blog post within two weeks of taking the
pictures. I don't know if I forget or I'm just putting it off because
I have so much uni work on the go all the time.
Either way these are some
pictures from a day I spent in London with my Mum and friends who
were visiting from Sweden.
My mum was staying in a
hotel in Kensington. Its one of her favourite places to stay as she
went to university there back in the day. Her uni building is sadly
now been turned into what I am sure are some very expensive flats.
She was delighted to take
me to the Muffin man tea shop as she used to eat there when she was a
student. I think she was more surprised than anything that it was
still there. It was packed as well!
She decided we would have
a short walk through Kensington gardens on our way to meet up with
our friends in Hyde Park. This short walked turned into a two hour
trek all around both parks.
I was not in the best of
moods by the end if it! Walking is lovely and it was very picturesque
but my god it was cold.
The thought of going to
Somerset House for the Valentino exhibition was all that kept me
going.
It was I think the second
day of it being open to the public. Luckily we didn't have to queue
but it was fairly crammed inside. It was really beautiful and I am so
glad I was able to see so many amazing creations up close.
When we left the queue
was out the door and down the street so being early definitely paid
off.
We ended the afternoon
with a well deserved meal in pizza express. I opted for the new
calzone they have on their menu. Definitely worth trying. I am one of
those people that always gets the exactly same thing so for once I
was adventurous.
This was a bit of a
different trip to London. We avoided all the busy pre christmas
craziness of Oxford street and the shops and spent some quality time
with our friends enjoying the lovely sunny (but freezing) winter
weather.
Tania
