10th January 2012 - London Tourists

After an exhausting trip reliving familiar places of my English life yesterday, i wanted today to be something completely different. We were in London, one of the greatest cities of the world, with the whole city at our feet. So we finally behaved as what we really both were: tourists! Despite living here for almost 13 years, i had really seen little of the city itself. I find it interesting how many people don't appreciate where they live - it becomes normal and banal, whereas for tourists everything is new and exciting!

Unfortunately the London Eye was temporarily closed so tourist target number 1 was off the list. With neither of us familiar with directions and locations, we aimlessly wondered from place to place. We arrived at Buckingham Palace just in time to see the changing of the Royal Guard, Big Ben and Nelson's Column. We arrived at Piccadilly Circus in a rare moment of sunshine, and everything was beautiful. A quick peruse along Oxford Street and Carnaby Street before a drink in Trafalgar Square.





But the day's fun was not yet over! We met my cousin and headed to Yo! Sushi for dinner which was delicious, followed by Ghost: the musical. J may not have been quite so impressed but i was in seventh heaven! Richard Fleeshman played Sam, which was fitting as i had seen him last year in Legally Blonde.


Met my new baby cousin who is gorgeous, before going pretty much straight to sleep - sightseeing is definitely exhausting!