London big report PART 1
I'd have done this before if I wasn't such a lazyass. Be careful: LOTS OF PICTURES.
I'm not going to make this much detailed since, anyway, I don't think anyone is gonna read all of this.
I have left on Saturday the 20th, together with the family that offered me to go with them and stay in the house they have rented for a week. They are kind of.. peculiar. In a bad way. Thought being two adults, they are quite immature and think they can do whatever they want and that world turns their way. They have two little boys, one 9 and the smaller one 4, that are impossible to deal with, never listen to they parents (not that them parents put much effort) and almost destroy everything that's given to them, and touch other people things. The whole family is very annoying and they use to speak loudly to each other in the streets - in short - it's the kind of people you would never like to be been seen with. I felt so very happy that most of foreigners can't understand Italian because of the ridiculous things they were saying.
I can't say it was completly bad though, since the father, Pasquale (my dad's long-time friend) was very polite to me. His wife and children unbearable, but I had to stand it, at least for the times I went around with them.
So, execpt for this - it was the most FREAKING AWESOME holiday ever.
I've never done so many cool things in one week, met so many great people and feel home like I did in London.
The flight went good, we arrived in Gatwick and I set my mobile's clock back of one hour (lol I never wear watches. I forgot them.), made exception for the whole lot of situations that the family created, like going up and down without knowing where to go, being careful that the children didn't destroy the airport, bearing with them crying, arguing in the middle of everyone because they had lost one suitcase and I'll save you the rest. I tryed to look like I didn't know them and be on my own (- w -);;
In the train to Victoria, I talked with a very kind woman called Rebecca who had a lovely daugher of the age of one year, Lilly. It was a really nice talk like I many others I would have in the whole week. The lady was going to her sister's place to let her child attend to the pentomime show Cinderella. Then I still didn't know how much theater is important for English people, and I have learned that is almost more popular than cinema and there are publicity posters of many shows going on and lots of theatres in the whole London.
One of the these theatres, that panel was animated and amde a really cool effect
After getting to Victoria we took a while because we had to do the London Pass tickets, but they informed us that the one w/ transports that we planned to take wasn't sold anywhere, and they suggested to take the normal London Pass and the very popular Oyster card for transports. It was quite convenient, and also the only way possible, but Mrs. Luciana (the mother in the family) was unsure and made me do the queue two times and say the same things all over again to get the two cards, and thankfully I can understand English, since there can be many mistakes because of misunderstandings.
Barret Street, taken from the house
After this (and being tired already) we had to get to the house - and I'll save you the things that happened then too, like us getting one and off the busses since we didn't know the way - and I met Mrs. Emma, the house landlady, and Amanda, her friend and manager. After settling things for the house we talked and they suggested me a lot of nice palces to visit and the busses/metro I had to take to get there. They were really nice and also told me - quite a lot of times and that flattered me a lot - that my English was surprisingly good. That was also said to me by Mrs. Rebecca and other people I would talk to in the following days, and I was incredibly happy about this ( ;w;)
We said goodbye to Amanda and Emma showed us a little of the surrounding in Ladbroke Grove, where we were staying and after separating, I had a look around in Portobello Road, which was hosting the famous market on that day. I just saw a little part of it and it was also very late, so I had to go home, but I saw a lot of intersting things and clothes stands <3
Taken on the way home ♥
That evening we had dinner in a restaurant in Portobello. I met a portugues girl from South America and we spoke a little in Spanish, and it was quite fun.
The thing I had to get used to in England is that sun sets very early and every shop or cafe closes by 7 p.m. the road are empty from that time on and it's quite scary, especially the evening I get back home alone.
Since the house was meant to be for four people and I was a last-minute add, I was arranged on the couch under the giant window in the living-room. It was fine for me since I didn't care much (as long as I have to chance to visit London, I'd even sleep in the streets), and I didn't complain even once about it though it was not very comfortable and being under the window with all the neighbourhood's lights coming and the kitchen lights was CREEPY. I the end I got used to it, and the fact that at 8 am in the morning it looks like it's still night.
We spend Sunday's morning going up and down the stations searching for the train that, as mrs. Lucaina was positive of, would took us to Alnwick Castle (the castle where they did some scenes for Harry Potter's movies). I was already unsure about it, since I remembered that it was somewhere in Scotland, and was afraid that when we got there, it was closed or so. I had to ask for them in the info points about the castle and it was the most embarassing thing ever - since I was looked at like I was a weirdo asking how to make a cow fly on a kite.
At least we saw this Platform 9 3/4 arranged for tourists
In end, we menaged to make Luciana give up the idea of going there (since she almost when to Englad only to see that freakin' castle and didn't even get informed about where the bloody hell it was placed), and I suggested to go to see Westmister, too bad they had forgot they travel cards home and we had to get back there first *head desk*
When we got to Westmister, I did the stairs to get out of the metro in a rush and when I got out the famous Big Ben was in front of me. It wasn't like I had imagined it and I never though I could see it so close, I couldn't take off my eyes from it and the whole HUGE parliament stucture with it's HUGE surroundings and bridge. It's so freaking detailed that can make one artist's eyes bleed.
London Eye and Aquarium
I went up and down the big on the bridge looking at people and things, also had to convince the family that they could not visit the Parliament, which let them very disappointed (they were sure they could enter XD).
LMAO
We moved to see Westmister Abbey, that was closed and we did the whole way down Victoria street to Buckingham Palace, which took us a whole day since they were slowed by the smaller child's pushchair and the other one complaints for walking.
We visited the Queen's Gallery, full of beautiful pictures, jewels and royal objects and we only get out when it was already dark. Then we get on a bus back to Westmister, to do a city cruise on the Thames river.
It was really pretty because of all the lights of the city, the Aquarium and London Eye were also beautifully lightned in many colors and the river gives a warm and quiet feeling at night.
Then we just get back home and went to sleep. I always let them go to bed first so I could quietly arrange my things for the day after, avoiding to have the children mess with my bags while I was putting on the pijama.
Monday's first stop was the British Museum, that is like, obligatory for every visitor.
A wild Duckie appeares!
I'll jump the descriptions, except for the fact that it's huge, it's got a lot of greek, roman, egyptian and assiryan stuff, together with chinise, japanese and korean and a lot more.
Mummified animal. Not cool.
central London = seaguls everywhere
Newspapers from all around the world
Korean shop where I found Strawberry pocky ♥♥
We headed for Covent Garden, that is a really pretty area fulled of interesting places and shops, and delightfully decorated.
Alley in Covent Garden
This was a big magnetic panel against the wall in the alley above. I did not compose this, but it was a great sentence. I tried to make something that made sense but the words were too random and I ended up taling about sugar and blue wind (??)
I saw this guy while looking in a shop's window, he noticed me peeking and I took courage, entered the shop and asked him if I'd take a picture with me. He was some kind of pubblicity to the shop and was offering chocolates from a bucket. I thought of looking around in the shop to see if there was something interesting (since I didn't even know what it was about), but I gave up the idea cos the first thing that cought my eye was a book called "how to lose your virginity". I should have guessed it because of the "pubblicity".
FFF He is like 10x times better in reality. After this my head was in the clouds for the whole day ( e//e);
After that I found a comic store and had a look around. It was run by a japanese couple and there were a lot of imported things, that can only be found at cons in Italy, like Clamp in 3D-land figures (they were even cheaper). But what surprised me the most was that there were cosplayers! I have only seen cosplayers at cons and it was the first time I saw some walking around like that. London is surely an awesome city ( QwQ)/
I can recognize a Mikuru, D.Grey-man, I'm sure that I have already seen that red uniform, but the other two?
GIANT MUFFIN! I wanted to try one at this candy shop since they looked incredibly yummy <3
I was offered by Pasquale to eat japanese food with him since his wife looked disgusted everytime he suggested to eat in a foreign food restaurant. She went to eat typical English breakfast with the children while I tryed japanese food for the first time (if you don't count the pre-cooked ramen I ate once). It wasn't so bad like I thought it would be, I think it just isn't my thing because of the fish, that I don't like much (but I enjoy tuna ♥).
Beatles store! Cool but very expensive ( @_@)
That evening we visited the 221b of Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes'house and it didn't expect it to be so cool! It was the place with it's atmophere and the details and documents that were there, but also the creepy wax statues that looked incredibly real. I was so excited that I left Luciana and her son behind to visit the upper floors and they started paniking because they were scared to death XD
So let's make a game! You have to guess, by the pictures, which one are wax statues and which ones are actors, it may be easy, but will you get it right?
There are a lot more of statues and actors of course, but I don't want to ruin the surprise for those who will visit the house.
This was cool.
For now I'll stop here.. I have a lot more things to tell and I absolutely won't make it alive if I write it all now. I'll write a second part soon, I hope.
For now, have a couple more of cool things:
Sister act poster. I was totally rolling after seeing it in the metro, it's.. awesome like crazy
Great philosophy of life
Estonia>Italy LOL. Posters like this were everywhere, go Eduard!
And one last thing.
Did you thought the nekkid guy in that shop affected me for that day only? Then you watch what I drew when I got back home:
Pretend it's still Christmas.
now I shall run hiding like I always do.
I'm not going to make this much detailed since, anyway, I don't think anyone is gonna read all of this.
I have left on Saturday the 20th, together with the family that offered me to go with them and stay in the house they have rented for a week. They are kind of.. peculiar. In a bad way. Thought being two adults, they are quite immature and think they can do whatever they want and that world turns their way. They have two little boys, one 9 and the smaller one 4, that are impossible to deal with, never listen to they parents (not that them parents put much effort) and almost destroy everything that's given to them, and touch other people things. The whole family is very annoying and they use to speak loudly to each other in the streets - in short - it's the kind of people you would never like to be been seen with. I felt so very happy that most of foreigners can't understand Italian because of the ridiculous things they were saying.
I can't say it was completly bad though, since the father, Pasquale (my dad's long-time friend) was very polite to me. His wife and children unbearable, but I had to stand it, at least for the times I went around with them.
So, execpt for this - it was the most FREAKING AWESOME holiday ever.
I've never done so many cool things in one week, met so many great people and feel home like I did in London.
The flight went good, we arrived in Gatwick and I set my mobile's clock back of one hour (lol I never wear watches. I forgot them.), made exception for the whole lot of situations that the family created, like going up and down without knowing where to go, being careful that the children didn't destroy the airport, bearing with them crying, arguing in the middle of everyone because they had lost one suitcase and I'll save you the rest. I tryed to look like I didn't know them and be on my own (- w -);;
In the train to Victoria, I talked with a very kind woman called Rebecca who had a lovely daugher of the age of one year, Lilly. It was a really nice talk like I many others I would have in the whole week. The lady was going to her sister's place to let her child attend to the pentomime show Cinderella. Then I still didn't know how much theater is important for English people, and I have learned that is almost more popular than cinema and there are publicity posters of many shows going on and lots of theatres in the whole London.
One of the these theatres, that panel was animated and amde a really cool effect
After getting to Victoria we took a while because we had to do the London Pass tickets, but they informed us that the one w/ transports that we planned to take wasn't sold anywhere, and they suggested to take the normal London Pass and the very popular Oyster card for transports. It was quite convenient, and also the only way possible, but Mrs. Luciana (the mother in the family) was unsure and made me do the queue two times and say the same things all over again to get the two cards, and thankfully I can understand English, since there can be many mistakes because of misunderstandings.
Barret Street, taken from the house
After this (and being tired already) we had to get to the house - and I'll save you the things that happened then too, like us getting one and off the busses since we didn't know the way - and I met Mrs. Emma, the house landlady, and Amanda, her friend and manager. After settling things for the house we talked and they suggested me a lot of nice palces to visit and the busses/metro I had to take to get there. They were really nice and also told me - quite a lot of times and that flattered me a lot - that my English was surprisingly good. That was also said to me by Mrs. Rebecca and other people I would talk to in the following days, and I was incredibly happy about this ( ;w;)
We said goodbye to Amanda and Emma showed us a little of the surrounding in Ladbroke Grove, where we were staying and after separating, I had a look around in Portobello Road, which was hosting the famous market on that day. I just saw a little part of it and it was also very late, so I had to go home, but I saw a lot of intersting things and clothes stands <3
Taken on the way home ♥
That evening we had dinner in a restaurant in Portobello. I met a portugues girl from South America and we spoke a little in Spanish, and it was quite fun.
The thing I had to get used to in England is that sun sets very early and every shop or cafe closes by 7 p.m. the road are empty from that time on and it's quite scary, especially the evening I get back home alone.
Since the house was meant to be for four people and I was a last-minute add, I was arranged on the couch under the giant window in the living-room. It was fine for me since I didn't care much (as long as I have to chance to visit London, I'd even sleep in the streets), and I didn't complain even once about it though it was not very comfortable and being under the window with all the neighbourhood's lights coming and the kitchen lights was CREEPY. I the end I got used to it, and the fact that at 8 am in the morning it looks like it's still night.
We spend Sunday's morning going up and down the stations searching for the train that, as mrs. Lucaina was positive of, would took us to Alnwick Castle (the castle where they did some scenes for Harry Potter's movies). I was already unsure about it, since I remembered that it was somewhere in Scotland, and was afraid that when we got there, it was closed or so. I had to ask for them in the info points about the castle and it was the most embarassing thing ever - since I was looked at like I was a weirdo asking how to make a cow fly on a kite.
At least we saw this Platform 9 3/4 arranged for tourists
In end, we menaged to make Luciana give up the idea of going there (since she almost when to Englad only to see that freakin' castle and didn't even get informed about where the bloody hell it was placed), and I suggested to go to see Westmister, too bad they had forgot they travel cards home and we had to get back there first *head desk*
When we got to Westmister, I did the stairs to get out of the metro in a rush and when I got out the famous Big Ben was in front of me. It wasn't like I had imagined it and I never though I could see it so close, I couldn't take off my eyes from it and the whole HUGE parliament stucture with it's HUGE surroundings and bridge. It's so freaking detailed that can make one artist's eyes bleed.
London Eye and Aquarium
I went up and down the big on the bridge looking at people and things, also had to convince the family that they could not visit the Parliament, which let them very disappointed (they were sure they could enter XD).
LMAO
We moved to see Westmister Abbey, that was closed and we did the whole way down Victoria street to Buckingham Palace, which took us a whole day since they were slowed by the smaller child's pushchair and the other one complaints for walking.
We visited the Queen's Gallery, full of beautiful pictures, jewels and royal objects and we only get out when it was already dark. Then we get on a bus back to Westmister, to do a city cruise on the Thames river.
It was really pretty because of all the lights of the city, the Aquarium and London Eye were also beautifully lightned in many colors and the river gives a warm and quiet feeling at night.
Then we just get back home and went to sleep. I always let them go to bed first so I could quietly arrange my things for the day after, avoiding to have the children mess with my bags while I was putting on the pijama.
Monday's first stop was the British Museum, that is like, obligatory for every visitor.
A wild Duckie appeares!
I'll jump the descriptions, except for the fact that it's huge, it's got a lot of greek, roman, egyptian and assiryan stuff, together with chinise, japanese and korean and a lot more.
Mummified animal. Not cool.
central London = seaguls everywhere
Newspapers from all around the world
Korean shop where I found Strawberry pocky ♥♥
We headed for Covent Garden, that is a really pretty area fulled of interesting places and shops, and delightfully decorated.
Alley in Covent Garden
This was a big magnetic panel against the wall in the alley above. I did not compose this, but it was a great sentence. I tried to make something that made sense but the words were too random and I ended up taling about sugar and blue wind (??)
I saw this guy while looking in a shop's window, he noticed me peeking and I took courage, entered the shop and asked him if I'd take a picture with me. He was some kind of pubblicity to the shop and was offering chocolates from a bucket. I thought of looking around in the shop to see if there was something interesting (since I didn't even know what it was about), but I gave up the idea cos the first thing that cought my eye was a book called "how to lose your virginity". I should have guessed it because of the "pubblicity".
FFF He is like 10x times better in reality. After this my head was in the clouds for the whole day ( e//e);
After that I found a comic store and had a look around. It was run by a japanese couple and there were a lot of imported things, that can only be found at cons in Italy, like Clamp in 3D-land figures (they were even cheaper). But what surprised me the most was that there were cosplayers! I have only seen cosplayers at cons and it was the first time I saw some walking around like that. London is surely an awesome city ( QwQ)/
I can recognize a Mikuru, D.Grey-man, I'm sure that I have already seen that red uniform, but the other two?
GIANT MUFFIN! I wanted to try one at this candy shop since they looked incredibly yummy <3
I was offered by Pasquale to eat japanese food with him since his wife looked disgusted everytime he suggested to eat in a foreign food restaurant. She went to eat typical English breakfast with the children while I tryed japanese food for the first time (if you don't count the pre-cooked ramen I ate once). It wasn't so bad like I thought it would be, I think it just isn't my thing because of the fish, that I don't like much (but I enjoy tuna ♥).
Beatles store! Cool but very expensive ( @_@)
That evening we visited the 221b of Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes'house and it didn't expect it to be so cool! It was the place with it's atmophere and the details and documents that were there, but also the creepy wax statues that looked incredibly real. I was so excited that I left Luciana and her son behind to visit the upper floors and they started paniking because they were scared to death XD
So let's make a game! You have to guess, by the pictures, which one are wax statues and which ones are actors, it may be easy, but will you get it right?
There are a lot more of statues and actors of course, but I don't want to ruin the surprise for those who will visit the house.
This was cool.
For now I'll stop here.. I have a lot more things to tell and I absolutely won't make it alive if I write it all now. I'll write a second part soon, I hope.
For now, have a couple more of cool things:
Sister act poster. I was totally rolling after seeing it in the metro, it's.. awesome like crazy
Great philosophy of life
Estonia>Italy LOL. Posters like this were everywhere, go Eduard!
And one last thing.
Did you thought the nekkid guy in that shop affected me for that day only? Then you watch what I drew when I got back home:
Pretend it's still Christmas.
now I shall run hiding like I always do.