I was going to break this into two posts but I mean, I didn't get the chance to blog whilst I was actually in London. I made a mini vlog (the ones I watch on Youtube are literally 10 minutes long) so by mini I mean 2 minutes in length. Anyway, I have had the BEST weekend. My savings account is looking a little sadder but I don't regret going down to London at all. The train I caught from Edinburgh on Thursday was delayed, so it took me longer to get into Euston than I expected…but that’s part and parcel of train travel. Emily lives in Kennington which is a super good location, so we didn’t have far to go to get back. I was so tired. Prepare yourself for a long description of my weekend as I try and cram in all the things I’ve done.
Friday
I started writing like, a day summary and literally had 263 words before I had even explained what I did. I’m going to try and break it down so it’s easier to read (and not boring). Emily had a class in the morning so I met my older brother in Barnes. He took me to Olympic Studios, which was this really nice cinema-meets-patisserie-cofffee-shop place. I had porridge with sultanas and raisins and he had an egg and bacon sandwich, yummy. He had a meeting so I left and went back into central London. Emily and I had agreed to meet at Dover Street Market, but her class was over running. I decided to get off the train at Vauxhall and walk to Piccadilly Circus. I got sidetracked along the way and went to the Tate Britain. I was a tourist for a bit around the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben too. Emily met me at the National Gallery and we went to DSM after that. WE DID SO MUCH OK. After that we had Sainsbury’s meal deal sandwiches in a park before going to the Gagosian. I’ve been harping on about going to the new Patta store, so we went there next. I’ve wanted to go there for ages as they only had a store in Amsterdam, and I’m obsessed with their tote bags. We then got the tube to visit Goodhood, a store we both have never been to but I think it’s changed our lives. It sells clothing, jewellery and like really cool stuff for your home? Shame all of it was £4,000,000 but still, the best aesthetic. We then walked to Modern Society and poked around a few more shops before calling it quits and heading home.
Saturday
MORE. We decided to start at Borough market and walk down to the Tate Modern yesterday. It was absolutely freezing by the river, but we braved it anyway. London was sooo beautiful yesterday, you know, like the perfect blue sky winter’s day. Sunglasses weather. I haven’t been to the Tate Modern since they added the extension, but it’s such a great space now. I love polished concrete and high ceilings. I was a little bit afraid when we got to the viewing deck as I struggle with heights a bit (well a lot actually haha, poor me). However, the view was so worth it; on one side I could see Canary Wharf in the distance all hazy, and then the view of St Paul’s was of course, breath taking. Can’t believe we had the weather so good. After that we walked across Millennium Bridge and had lunch in that open courtyard bit by the restaurant they film First Dates at. We basically sat in the freezing cold to eat our Tesco meal deals, so we then decided we needed a gallery or a shopping centre for warmth. We ended up at Oxford Circus which was crazy busy. Never again. Completely forgot it was Saturday, so obviously it was going to be busy. We decided to head home as we wanted to go out for drinks later. We had dinner at Pizza Pilgrims in Covent Garden, which I swear by. The best pizza ever. Then we went for drinks at the Hubbard and Bell in Holborn. By drinks I mean we split a bottle of wine and ended up walking a bit haphazardly to the underground as we were intoxicated.
Okay that’s it, i’m finished.
Quote of the day: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford” - Samuel Johnson
Weekend Soundtrack:
Northern Line - Jamie T
All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem
Quick Musical Doodles - Two Feet
Trust - Flume, Isabella Manfredi
Vindicated - Dashboard Confessional
and this Hazard Mix from Fabric
Lauren
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