London
The beauty is in the eye of the beholder--or the London Eye. With views of the entire city, this futuristic ferris wheel is a fun stop to make.
My favorite place to go in London--The British Museum. It is FREE and you get to see the Rosetta Stone! On one of London's many rainy days--this is a great place to spend an afternoon...or your first stop off your red eye.
Here it is in all it's glory--THE ROSETTA STONE. This stone helped us translate ancient cartouche hieroglyphics.
What time is it? The Big Ben can help you with that.
Harrods, the world's most famous department store is always on my list of things to do. The only reason being the food floor.
There are macarons galore... my heaven. And by the looks of it, there are more on the way. YAY.
Yogis in London. We met on our Yoga Teacher Training in Costa Rica, and here we are a couple months later. Soul Sisters!
The Generator Hotel in Russell Square--clean, modern and safe. All the rooms have lock boxes under your bed to store all your stuff. There is a bar/club with a DJ, study room, cafe and bar--it has everything you need--Including free wifi.
We found free Yoga--The Navratri Festival in WAY far out suburbs of England. It was definitely not what we expected, but there were free issues of Yoga Journal and samosas.
On the tube.
Prince Albert in Kensington Gardens.
Planting Trees in London.
I LOVE staying in Russell Square. There is a quant garden square with a coffee shop in the center. It's very relaxing to just sit in the park and enjoy the nature all around you.
The fist Pret I have ever been too. YUM. I must admit, I do love Pret's food--Quick, "healthy" and delicious. When the first US location opened in NYC, I did take a trip there JUST to get Pret... I've since then calmed down.
Trifalger Square, or now Africa on the Square. We ran into this pop up Music Festival on our walking adventure. FUN!
The tube--very easy to navigate and a lot faster than the trains in Boston. If you're waiting more than two minutes for the next train.. you can consider that a delay.
Phone booth Yogi Selfie...minus the stick.
On the train to Gatwick Airport--Gatwick? Until I got here, I thought I was landing in Heathrow. OOPS.
Takeaways
Keep your Oyster card (train pass), you need it to exit the station
Check out the British Museum--it is FREE
Russell Square is an accessible, safe place to stay...with the Generator Hostel just steps away
Bring a lock if you are staying in a hostel
Bring an umbrella.. there is a good chance you will need it
Eat Fish and Chips
Ride a double decker bus around the city
Enjoy some afternoon tea...or at the very least some english breakfast :)
Use your handy Travefy app to stay coordinated throughout planning your trip..it may save you from forgetting what airport you're arriving at.. I wasn't so lucky!