We did all the typical touristy things and of course we took lots of pictures, because what kind of tourists would we be if we didn't. If you wanna see us be tourists then just keep on scrolling...
Our first day in London was, of course, spent in the Natural History Museum. Jo got a tad excited about seeing the dinosaurs, as you can tell by the picture up above. The excitement on her face, ah bless!
Meanwhile Gem was a little excited by the display of rocks that were dotted around the museum. You guys probably know, but Gem graduated with a degree in geography. So this museum was perfect for her nerdy-ness. Look at her standing so proudly next to a stalagmite (the rocks formed inside caves.)
We also went to see the Victoria and Albert Museum which was filled with giant things! That entertained us immensely!
There's a picture of Jo with a gigantic painting below! It was frigging massive! And that room was filled with giant paintings, it was super impressive!
Even better was the room filled with giant castings of huge cathedrals and stuff and even a casting of the Statue of David. We tried to take pictures to convey how absolutely humongous the castings were but it just didn't do them any justice. If you live near London and haven't been to the V&A you need to go there just for the giant room!
Here's a picture of Gem that kind of shows the enormity of the giant things that were inside the buildings. This tower thing was so high it made us feel kind of sick just looking to the top of it.
If that wasn't enough for our first day, that evening we took on Piccadilly circus, Soho and four floors of the incredible M&M World. As you might have guessed, we were a bit tired by the end of the day.
The second day of our trip we took a stroll along South Bank just to take in the atmosphere. That is one seriously cool place, all the history that you can take in while walking along one path! And it provides a lovely skyline for a nice instagram post.
Plus we got some beautiful weather for this nice little stroll! It was gorgeous, the perfect day!
We walked all the way from the tube station at Big Ben, which is a lot bigger than we expected, all along South Bank to the Globe Theatre and then over Millennium Bridge (yes we were happy because a Harry Potter scene was filmed there) and then onto St. Paul's Cathedral. Which is also absolutely huge!
We absolutely loved seeing all this history, being touristy is one of our favourite things to do.
On our last day in the beautiful land of London, we started off by going to see Buckingham Palace. Lets face it, a trip to London wouldn't be complete without it. The place was amazing, and we saw the queen....well we saw a flashy car with police escorts that we have decided was the queen.
After witnessing royalty, we took a lovely walk in the beautiful weather London is famous for (rain, rain and more rain) down towards Trafalgar Square. We marveled at the famous lions and threw some money into the fountain before having some lunch and heading to the airport.
It was short but sweet this little trip of ours! Despite how tired we were when we got home, we loved how jam-packed our days were, it really gave off a feeling of excitement and adrenaline!
We had tons of stories to tell when we got home, from the room of giant things to Gem nearly stepping in a crime scene in one of the tube stations, it certainly wasn't uneventful and we couldn't have asked for more!
London, we hope to be back soon!
Have you ever been to London? Let us know in the comments!
Until next time,
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