Here are some pictures of fun in the snow in the following days. London looked so pretty and the parks were incredible all covered in white. Definitely a great experience. Had a big grin on my face the whole time ;)
Friday 22 February 2013
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow - London- January 2013
On the 18th Jan we had our first heavy snowfall in London. It was really exciting! I went to work in the morning, but was sent home around lunch time as the snow was getting quite thick meaning the trains would likely shut down. This meant.... snow play time!!
Here are some pictures of fun in the snow in the following days. London looked so pretty and the parks were incredible all covered in white. Definitely a great experience. Had a big grin on my face the whole time ;)
Here are some pictures of fun in the snow in the following days. London looked so pretty and the parks were incredible all covered in white. Definitely a great experience. Had a big grin on my face the whole time ;)
Back in London with Emily - January 2013
We still had one full day to go until Emily flew out so we packed it with as many things as possible. Started with Harry Potter Studio Tours- a tour of where the movies were filmed with a heaps of sets and props. They even had the great hall still set up. There's only 2 places in the world that serve Butterbeer...now I've been to both! (The other is Orlando, Florida). Definitely recommend the studio yours for any Harry Potter fans out there.
We followed this by a Mad Hatters High Tea at the 5 star Sanderson hotel. It was incredible. Great set up (see photos)
We then headed to Oxford street for a bit of a shop for a couple of hours before heading to our final destination for the day "Dinner by Heston Blumenthal". Heston is a celebrity chef that cooks all sorts of amazing and incredibly quirky foods. We could only get a 9:45pm booking, but got there early for a cocktail at the bar. Such an amazing cocktail list...but very pricey so we just stuck to one.
The dinner was delicious and worth the money for the experience. We had the famous 'meat fruit' for our entree. I then had a beef steak for the main and Em and I share a delicious 'tipsy cake' for dessert. Accompanied by a nice bottle of red. Such a fantastic day and great way to spend time with Emily before she left the following day. It was so good having Em come to visit and so sad for her to leave!
We followed this by a Mad Hatters High Tea at the 5 star Sanderson hotel. It was incredible. Great set up (see photos)
We then headed to Oxford street for a bit of a shop for a couple of hours before heading to our final destination for the day "Dinner by Heston Blumenthal". Heston is a celebrity chef that cooks all sorts of amazing and incredibly quirky foods. We could only get a 9:45pm booking, but got there early for a cocktail at the bar. Such an amazing cocktail list...but very pricey so we just stuck to one.
The dinner was delicious and worth the money for the experience. We had the famous 'meat fruit' for our entree. I then had a beef steak for the main and Em and I share a delicious 'tipsy cake' for dessert. Accompanied by a nice bottle of red. Such a fantastic day and great way to spend time with Emily before she left the following day. It was so good having Em come to visit and so sad for her to leave!
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Paris, France - January 2013
We caught the train for a quick 2 hr trip from Brussels to Paris. Wow I love Paris, it is an amazingly beautiful city. Em and I stayed at Perfect Hotel, in the Montmartre area. It was basically a nice hostel, good location walking distance to the moulin rouge.
The first thing we did when we got there was find a restaurant for lunch. We found one close by and ordered champagne! It was delicious.
That night we went on a Montmarte walking tour which I would recommend. It meets out the front of the moulin rouge and takes you for a 3 hour tour around the area where all the bohemian artists used to live and also up to the Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, an impressive church on the top of a hill that has great views out over Paris.
We spend four days in Paris. Highlights were going to the Moulin Rouge for dinner and a show (wow wow wow!), the louvre, the musee de orse, a walking tour around the city, going up the Eiffel Tower (it was so high I was scared on the lift!), a trip to the Palace of Versailles and of course shopping and champagne. And practicing our French ;)
We caught the Eurostar back to london which goes through the Chunnel- so quick and easy ill definitely be making more trips back and forth!
The first thing we did when we got there was find a restaurant for lunch. We found one close by and ordered champagne! It was delicious.
That night we went on a Montmarte walking tour which I would recommend. It meets out the front of the moulin rouge and takes you for a 3 hour tour around the area where all the bohemian artists used to live and also up to the Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, an impressive church on the top of a hill that has great views out over Paris.
We spend four days in Paris. Highlights were going to the Moulin Rouge for dinner and a show (wow wow wow!), the louvre, the musee de orse, a walking tour around the city, going up the Eiffel Tower (it was so high I was scared on the lift!), a trip to the Palace of Versailles and of course shopping and champagne. And practicing our French ;)
We caught the Eurostar back to london which goes through the Chunnel- so quick and easy ill definitely be making more trips back and forth!
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