The fun started once I landed at Heathrow and got to baggage claim where I proceeded to wrestle with my two huge bags and two smaller bags alllllll the way around the airport. It took me about three hours to get to the city, where I was struggling to find the hostel without wifi. I stopped at a Starbucks and luckily my friend from back home walked by right as I looked up. She took me to the hostel and invited me to go to Camden Market with her and some other people.
A short tube ride and we were at Camden, a super busy area full of vendors selling everything from shirts with Harry Styles' face on it to cheap Mexican food to beautiful Indian throws. We spent a lot of time here just walking and walking. It was endless. There was a beautiful spot on the river where we stopped for lunch. All along the canal were "narrow boats" and they were pretty neat. We kept walking and found nitrogen ice cream cafes and a huge rave/neon/sex shop right next door. Camden altogether is overwhelming with just the volume of stuff being sold and everything going on but it was a great place to spend the morning.
After a pit stop at a local pub for a beer we decided to head to Piccadilly. Once you step out onto the street from the tube, all of Piccadilly is in front of you and it is stunning. It was beautiful buildings and architecture, really upscale stores, hotels, and restaurants all on one street. After walking down the street we take a left into Green Park and unintentionally find ourselves at Buckingham Palace. After taking a few pictures we are back at it, walking now to Oxford Street to shop a little bit.
At this point I am dead tired, we decided on The Hard Rock Cafe for an early dinner and I am falling asleep at the table. On a side note, everything in London is actually so damn expensive its almost ridiculous, but there's nothing you can really do about but suck it up.
The Hard Rock in London is the original Hard Rock and next door they had "the vault" with Jimi Hendrix's guitar and Sting's, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Lennon's glasses. Very very cool.
We walk back to the tube, get to the hostel where I grab my bags and finally shower and settle in. The room I am in has 21 other people. It's a huge room just full of bunk beds, but its clean and the hostel is nice.
I shower and get ready (much to my surprise, I didn't think I had the energy) and head up to the roof where other SASers are all hanging out. I go with a group trying to go to the ice bar, but its too far and after unnecessary walking we end up at a few bars/pubs and finally the one right next door to us. It was karaoke night! Woo! Had a blast singing, looked like an idiot and loved it. Sang Dancing Queen by ABBA.. there seemed to be no other choice. After a long night I finally get to go to sleep for five hours before getting up for free breakfast at 8 AM.
Today I'm not sure where I am headed, but I am meeting Monika for dinner and I am really excited to see her!
Here are some pictures from the day
Packed up
Camden Town, the river
Narrow Boats!
Really cool shop in Camden
Piccadilly? (It looked important idk)
Victoria Memorial
Had to go to TopShop!
Random but pretty store just of gorgeous Persian rugs on Piccadilly
Gorgeous buildings on Piccadilly
One of the reasons I love London, it's all just so pretty
That's all I have for now! Leave comments, appreciate the pictures while I still have wifi
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