Day 1: Arrive in London in the evening, spend 3 hours at Border Control, and enjoy the national food of the country: Indian food (that's right its not fish and chips!)
Day 2: Danish Chamber of Commerce, explore and eat lunch at Harrod's (an amazing British department store!), guided tour and high tea at the British museum
Harrod's
The British Museum
Day 3: Bike Tour of London (saw some highlights of the city: Buckingham Palace, Kensington Gardens, Big Ben), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the London Eye
Buckingham Palace
The London Eye
Day 4: HSBC, Museum of the Docklands, Royal Observatory, The British Music Experience, Rihanna Concert
Me at the Prime Meridian
Rihanna Concert
Day 5: Wimbledon, Pre-Theater dinner, The Lion King
Center Court
Wimbledon
Day 6: Westminster Abbey, National Portrait Gallery, and Back to Copenhagen
Westminster Abbey
The verdict: London is a great city. It has a lot going for it, thriving business, beautiful churches and palaces, and surprisingly good food. There is a lot to see and I hope to travel back to the city sometime soon. For now, I am happy to be in Copenhagen, it is a much smaller and more manageable city. And, its cozy.
"The Tube is the best and worst transportation system of all time. I don't know why anybody thought it would be a good idea to create an underground train half the width of the NYC Subway, but on the bright side it takes you just about anywhere you need to go."
ReplyDeleteIt does well for its age. Unfortunately, it does have an unfortunate habit of showing its age at the worst possible moment it could choose.
I do know what you mean about other cities feeling more manageable though. There's a lot in London and if you try to do everything you want to do, you're going to end up rushed off your feet.
You certainly managed to fit a lot in though. Most of the time, I just decide on a few things that I want to do and stick to them. (Doesn't always work, there's often at least one fascinating tangent that I want to go off on)
I do want to get back up to London soon. Last December, I booked into serviced apartments London with my Mum, in Covent Garden. It was only a weekend but it felt like we'd had a week's holiday, it was wonderful. The atmosphere in Covent Garden is beautiful, especially at Christmas. Maybe we'll do something like that this year too.