A MAGICAL WEEKEND IN LONDON
Last weekend I went down to London to visit my lil sis, who I hadn't seen since the start of September. We had never been apart from each other for that long, and despite the millions of Skype sessions, facebook messages and phone calls, we still missed each other like crazy. So when the semester ended, and we were both free, if only for a little while, we finally got round to seeing each other in person. And it might have taken me over two hours to get there, and I might not have recognised my sister at the train station, but none of it mattered because I finally got to see my sis.
What made it even nicer, was that my sister's best friend also came down from uni to join us, and it was lovely as she's practically the fifth member of our family. And together the three of us had a really wonderful weekend in one of the best cities in the world. It was so surreal actually staying in a house in London, as we're normally in a youth hostel or hotel, but it definitely made it that bit lovelier. When you're always merely a visitor, it's hard to imagine what it would be like to call London home. Walking the streets like they were our own, was a gem of a feeling. As was popping to the Sainsburys for food, catching the tube from the local tube station, and looking out of the window and seeing the London skyline on the horizon.
During our stay, we managed to jam pack lots of lovely little things in. We visited Goodge Street, Soho Square, Foyle's book store and Charing Cross Road McDonalds for apple pie and tea. We had chicken tacos, duck spring rolls, cookies, doritos and wine for tea. We bought supplies from Sainsburys and walked down Hammersmith high street. We watched Love Actually whilst sat snuggled up in bed. We walked to LAMDA, where my sister studies, and we walked around Bermondsey and saw the Shard poking through the mist and the fog on the horizon. We discovered Shad Thames, and walked down the little streets and out onto the banks of the River Thames.
We passed Tower Bridge and the Christmas Markets, nabbed free tasters from Wagamama, and crossed the river over to St Paul's Cathedral, stopping to eat mince pies along the way. We went up to the top of One New Change shopping centre and twirled around and took photos of each other and took in the late afternoon view. We had festive drinks at Starbucks, and got the district light railway to Greenwich, passing through the glittering lights, docks and skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, the sky a midnight purple. At Greenwich we walked through the peaceful park, lit only by shadows, and ran up the hill till we reached the observatory. From there the London skyline shone and dazzled before us. It was a sight unlike anything I've ever seen before. So magical and awe inspiring. I will never forget the moment I turned around and saw that beautiful view before me. We sat down for a while, to try and take in the moment, and when our fingers and toes succumbed to the December cold, we took the tube back home and had fish and chips whilst watching The Holiday till we fell asleep.
All of it, every last little bit, was so magical, and the perfect way to end the first semester of uni and see in the festive season. So I hope you enjoy some of the pictures I took, and I wish you all a very Merry, pigs-in-blanket filled Christmas.
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