dancing queen

Day 2 in London ( a little lag, i know. i was too busy last week with class and packing for the next trip =P)

Weather in London was awesome. I actually expected 3 days of rain, but day 2 was really sunny & comfy. There are so many things to see in London, and we only managed to cover the major ones today. But before going for sightseeing, we went to grab Musical tickets for Mama Mia! what's visiting London without watching at least one musical. woke up really early in the morning and rushed to the theatre to avoid the queue. Tickets are halved the price if u get it on the day itself. and we've got student price! 2nd row from the stage =) hehez

first place of interest: The Buckingham Palace

house of the Royal Family, too bad i didnt get to see the Prince haha *dreaming...* but the flag is up! indicating, the queen is in the Palace. and too bad we didnt get to catch the change of guard today. boooo! of all days, we had to visit today =| New friend we made in the Korean Hostel. i think she's really cool, she took a year off to just to travel. she's in her early 30s, quit her job, left her family and came to europe, visited every single city in Spain, worked in a farm in Iceland and now she's in London for a week tour and off she go to New york. *envy

Mr policeman guarding the palace, just stood there the whole day for tourist like us to snap a photo of him. he must be really famous, appearing in everyone's photos, more famous than the queen. i had to wait for my turn to snap a photo with him. haha tourist...

those guards in the red-blue coat, cant talk when they are at work. Liyin n i asked him, "can we take a photo with you?" and he replied by blinking his eyes! haha how clever =) poor dudes, they cant speak for hours! while tourist exploit them.

stroll through St James park to our next destination. never knew a park could be so pretty. good place for dating! really really love the park, no wonder angmohs love picnic so much. i wouldnt mind spending my day lazing there if parks in singapore are so beautiful.

2nd place of interest: Big Ben, Westminster Abbey n London Eye

No entry to the Big Ben, only could take photos outside the area. i stood outside the gate and finally got a photo taken because there were so many inconsiderate people, walking pass everytime i want to have a picture, and there were so many cars too, annoying. Westminister Abbey is just next to the Big Ben, didnt enter the church because admission fee is 11 pounds! eeeeks! and then we walked across to the bridge where we could see the London Eye. the big Ferris wheel, similar to ours in Singapore. 

3rd place of interest: Harolds Department store & Oxford street

the infamously huge emporium in London which has a million things! from raw meat to designer clothes and designer doggie accessories.

haha i was more interested in the food section, hehe as usual =P

Last Destination: Mama Mia Musical!

Awesome musical! strongly recommend all of u to watch it! real funny, easy to understand(no strong British accent) although it's the same as the movie, it's still worth it =)