I was lucky
enough to spend the last few days before Christmas with my daughter Eline in
one of our favourite cities: London!
We had such
a wonderful stay, the weather was perfect for a city trip and to my surprise it
was not busy at all (think everyone had finished their Christmas shopping and
was waiting for the sales to start on Boxing Day and a lot of the Londoners had
already left town for a family stay or a holiday) and therefore also everyone
we met was really relaxed and ready to crack jokes!
An
impression:
As someone
who is interested in (English) history the highlight of the trip for me was a
visit to the Houses of Parliament.
Security was tight, the same as at any airport
and understandably
we were only allowed to take pictures in the first two spaces,
Westminster
Hall:
and St.
Stephens Hall:
After that
no more picture taking because people were still at work in Parliament (even
though Parliament itself was not in session).
We were shown the debating rooms of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, which I had only ever seen on tv and even though we were not allowed to sit on them, we were allowed to walk through the benches and get up close and even touch the despatch boxes in the House of Commons which you will always see at big debates and Prime Minister’s Question Time.
We were shown the debating rooms of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, which I had only ever seen on tv and even though we were not allowed to sit on them, we were allowed to walk through the benches and get up close and even touch the despatch boxes in the House of Commons which you will always see at big debates and Prime Minister’s Question Time.
I learnt a
lot about the history of the British Parliament, I really enjoyed it!
After this
it was time for some more Christmas cheer!
Covent
Garden:
A visit to
Liberty is always a must!
Because I
had booked this trip months ago I was able to get a good deal on a room at our favourite
hotel. They did not disappoint, the hotel lobby beautifully decorated
and we loved
the view from our room
After a visit
to Portobello Road
and a last bit
of lunch
it was time
to return to the airport
and fly back
home for Christmas!
We certainly
were in the mood for Christmas after all this and the days themselves were
lovely. Hope you had a really nice Christmas too!
Phyllis
What a beautiful city ! Thanks for sharing those pictures ! What are those things on the fire ?
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThey are chestnuts being roasted (like in the song..) I don't like the taste of them, but the smell is so wonderful!
VerwijderenHeerlijk om zo alvast in de kerstsfeer te komen en de tamme kastanjes....lekker als ze lauwwarm zijn!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenSfeervolle dagen hebben jullie achter de rug. Zelfs op onze Christmas Fairs kom je geen gepofte katstanjes meer tegen. Jammer de smell alleen al is voldoende!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWat een heerlijk verslag heb je er weer van gemaakt, het is net of ik zelf weer in Londen loop. Dank dat we zo mee mogen genieten van jullie trip.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHow fabulous! The pictures make it look so charming.:) Perfect time of year with all the decorations!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenZo te zien heb je het heerlijk gehad en wat zat je idd. op een mooi plekje in London. En ooh Liberty, ik zou daar zo graag weer een keer naar toe willen.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenLijkt me geweldig, zo net voor Kerstmis naar Londen! Zo te lezen en te zien aan je prachtige foto's hebben jullie het heerlijk naar je zin gehad, en zijn ongetwijfeld helemaal in "the Christmas-mood" gekomen! Een hele fijne jaarwisseling gewenst en groetjes van Ageeth.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWat geweldig rond de Kerst naar Londen.Jullie hebben weer genoten zo te zien. Ik wens jullie een geweldig 2015.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenOOOH, wat heerlijk! Ben in juni 2013 met mijn dochter naar Londen geweest en daar zoooo van genoten. Krijg nu alweer zin :) Denk wel dat als we nog eens gaan dat we ook in kersttijd gaan....bedankt voor de foto's!
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