London
After spending the morning in Central Park we caught a free ride on the subway to JFK airport. Our bags were extremely heavy and the stairs were really tough, we were tired and our arms got really sore. The journey to the airport took over 1 and a half hour.
At check in we had requested a window or an isle seat, however when we went to find our seats we had been put in the middle row with passengers on either side of us. The flight to London was extremely rough and there was a lot of turbulence. We felt really sick and just wanted the flight to end. We reached London very early in the morning and were picked up by Jacky’s family friends.
At first London just looked like Sydney, they even drive on the same side, but once you hit the city and you see all the great buildings and architecture you just think – wow!
London is extremely expensive! We were really fortunate that all our accommodation and breakfast was paid for (Jacky’s dad’s friend). We stayed at the Holiday Inn in which rooms start from £99 a night, this would have cost us $2079 just in accommodation if we had to pay ourselves. I can’t express how grateful we are.
In the following days we went to Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. We took pictures at Trafalgar Square, Green Park, Hard Rock café, and shopped all down Piccadilly Circus. We spent a whole day at Harrods and were astounded by the magnificent food hall. We went to the Shrine that was dedicated to Princess Diana and saw the massive diamond engagement ring that was given to her.
We survived on sandwiches (as you do) and were often shouted dinner. London is COLD! It averaged 6 degrees while we were there, which was a lot warmer than Canada how ever the cold seems to chill you to the bone. It also began snowing which was rather rare for that time of the year.
At check in we had requested a window or an isle seat, however when we went to find our seats we had been put in the middle row with passengers on either side of us. The flight to London was extremely rough and there was a lot of turbulence. We felt really sick and just wanted the flight to end. We reached London very early in the morning and were picked up by Jacky’s family friends.
At first London just looked like Sydney, they even drive on the same side, but once you hit the city and you see all the great buildings and architecture you just think – wow!
London is extremely expensive! We were really fortunate that all our accommodation and breakfast was paid for (Jacky’s dad’s friend). We stayed at the Holiday Inn in which rooms start from £99 a night, this would have cost us $2079 just in accommodation if we had to pay ourselves. I can’t express how grateful we are.
In the following days we went to Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. We took pictures at Trafalgar Square, Green Park, Hard Rock café, and shopped all down Piccadilly Circus. We spent a whole day at Harrods and were astounded by the magnificent food hall. We went to the Shrine that was dedicated to Princess Diana and saw the massive diamond engagement ring that was given to her.
We survived on sandwiches (as you do) and were often shouted dinner. London is COLD! It averaged 6 degrees while we were there, which was a lot warmer than Canada how ever the cold seems to chill you to the bone. It also began snowing which was rather rare for that time of the year.
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