Interesting places in London: Tips for visitors in a short trip

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By the way, good day everyone. Saya tiba-tiba terfikir untuk come out with this entry sebab ada a friend of my hubby hendak melancong ke London, and may spent a short trip there. To recall those places, we had to view back our pictures and write into a piece of paper. I know the technology is in your hujung finger already, but, I think it's not wrong to share it here right?. Sebenarnya, me and hubby went to London two years ago, so, if I want to classify this entry as an update, trip tu dah outdated. Saya ada juga load di facebook but I don't caption those places. So, in this entry, I may call this as a tip, especially for those yang akan ke London, with a short period time and a short budget as well, like us. Hehehe

We spent about 2 and 1/2 days di sana, and since budget is quite tight, so, we don't fancy so much those high branded stuff (walaupun dalam hati, geloranya sangat crazy wavy..kenapalah duit aku tak beranak waktu tu???). If you travel by low-cost flights, you will arrive at London Stansted Airport (north side from London) or London Gatwick (south side of London). We travel to London via Istanbul Gokcen airport, and we arrived at London Stansted. So, these are the list of places that we went in London:

1) MARBLE ARCH


This is quite near with our stay di sana. On the way to Bond Street, we stop at this station to have a picture here. There is a history behind this stunning arch. Jika berminat, boleh klik sini for more details.

The extracted route for underground. My tips - go and get an underground map.

2) BOND STREET


For shoppers, get ready to bump your ass here. Haha. Mostly, banyak high label/designers di sini. Louis Vuitton, Prada, Chanel, Miu Miu, Hermes, Bally, Anya Hindmarch, ooohhh oohh. Sounds kachinggggggg oredi. But, if you are in a tighter budget, you may shop at Primark (sangat muraaaahhh), Zara (may favourite!), Clarks, Gap, etc. These places is actually in between Marble Arch station and Bond Street station. So, better stop at Marble Arch, then jalan kaki la beb. Tak berpeluh de ketiak kau, sebab cuaca sejuk. Unless summer time, but still windy dan agak sejuk.



Primark (Bond Street)

3) OXFORD STREET


Sama juga macam Bond Street, just next to it. Loaded with high labels/designers shops and mall. Jalan-jalan saja. Tengok Jimmy Choo's handbag that cost 700 pounds, terus senak pankreas saya.


4) HARD ROCK CAFE (OLD PARK LANE)

A must visit shop for us. Bought few shirts, and not forgetting kiriman dari rakan-rakan.


5) HARRODS

Mmm..even di KLCC dan KLIA pun ada Harrods, tak sama macam kat sini. Tak habis round pun, a big and exclusive mall. There's a section for a memory of late Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed in this mall. Tak lama spend di sini sebab Harrods buat poket saya herot.


5) BIG BEN

For places no. 5, 6 and 7, location dia dekat-dekat. Just in walking distance sahaja.


6) WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Opss sorry we don't have the picture. But must visit this place ok. The engagement ceremony of Prince William and Kate is in this building :)

The subway exit is Westminster Station

7) HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT



8) LONDON EYE

Just bergambar dari jauh je

9) NATIONAL GALLERY

National Gallery is situated behind Trafalgar Square. Ada ramai street performer kat sini. Jangan sesuka nak bergambar dengan diaorang tanpa memberi tips ok. Bukan tips berbentuk nasihat tu, tips berbentuk duit. D.U.I.T.


10) TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Piegons everywhere. Tapi tak banyak la..Husrul kata, piegons tak banyak sebab passport diaorang dah mati...Sabo je lah..


11) TOWER OF LONDON/ TOWER BRIDGE

Ada satu castle di sini, but I can't recall the name. It's hard to get a shot of two of us in one picture. Luckily, a typical Malaysian faces are here, so, we approach them and ask nicely to capture us together. Terima kasih my dear!


12) BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Istana Buckingham. Waktu we all sampai, askar-askar tu dah habis buat pertukaran ke apa namanya. Jangan meletakkan harapan tinggi untuk jumpa Prince William okay..haha


13) MADAME TUSSAUDS

With my ex bf..kehkehkeh

Exactly like real right? Mr Steven Spielberg, I nak berlakon juga..

Oh my...what a crowd!! We queu about 2 hours before we can exactly enter this wax museum. And it's huge, too many visitors, so if you like to take a picture with your fave 'celebs', jangan feeling nak posing dalam macam-macam gaya sebab ramai beb orang tunggu. Satu dua shot ok lah. Annnnddd, saya boleh terjumpa my best friend waktu sekolah dulu, Fahmi and his wife, Zaridah. What a small world..!

Met Fahmy :) - My bff waktu schoolmate sekolah rendah

14) PICCADILY CIRCUS

Sebenarnya, takde apa yang menarik sangat di sini. Dulu ada planet Hollywood, but bila we went there, rupanya dah takde. Mostly, banyak theater shows and cinemas di street area sini.

Ada lagi satu tempat tau yang we all tak sempat nak explore, but dah list dalam our plan, iaitu Camden Street. Souvenirs memang murah-murah kat sini.

OK, that's all places yang kami pergi and we travel to all those places via underground train. Itupun, hanya area W1 sahaja yang kami pergi and due to short time, we are not manage to enter museums, bridges and places lain yang melibatkan duit untuk masuk, except Madame Tussauds. Just been there, and KLIK KLIK for gambar. If ada peluang lagi, memang nak sangat pergi lagi ke sana, insyaallah kalau ada rezeki lagi. Bye-bye London..you are so tempting!