London: Greenwich and Rock of Ages
So sorry for the delay! Have been feeling unmotivated to blog lately... due to some personal issues I have been troubling over :( Have to...
So sorry for the delay!
Have been feeling unmotivated to blog lately... due to some personal issues I have been troubling over :(
Have to constantly remind myself to stay positive no matter how tough things get, and not to be so whiny like a spoilt brat. Thank you for the lecture - I am learning.
So anyways, it's on to day 3 in London!
If you ever visit London for sightseeing, be sure to get yourself a London Pass! The Pass varies from 1-day to 6-days, so you can choose whichever suits your needs best. The best part is, there is also an option to add on a Travel pass so you get to take most modes of public transport for free. Usually the tube is sufficient to get you around conveniently - their tube network is like 5 times the size of Singapore's.
So how it works is that with the Pass, you get to go to lotsa different attractions for free (plus free transport if you add on the travel pass). You will receive a rather informative guidebook with the London Pass, which states how much entry to each attraction costs (which can be quite expensive) and which are the free ones your pass is entitled to :)
So for a flat fee, you get to visit as many attractions as you can go to which in my opinion is quite worth it. I got a 3-day pass and went on a cruise, St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abby. Had wanted to go to Tower of London but I didn't have enough time :(
You can find out more information on it here: http://www.londonpass.com/
So the day before we made sure to get our London Passes - you can either book online and collect it afterwards from the office or buy on the spot like I did :)
Early in the morning we met up and decided to start off with a cruise to Greenwich!
Have been feeling unmotivated to blog lately... due to some personal issues I have been troubling over :(
Have to constantly remind myself to stay positive no matter how tough things get, and not to be so whiny like a spoilt brat. Thank you for the lecture - I am learning.
So anyways, it's on to day 3 in London!
If you ever visit London for sightseeing, be sure to get yourself a London Pass! The Pass varies from 1-day to 6-days, so you can choose whichever suits your needs best. The best part is, there is also an option to add on a Travel pass so you get to take most modes of public transport for free. Usually the tube is sufficient to get you around conveniently - their tube network is like 5 times the size of Singapore's.
So how it works is that with the Pass, you get to go to lotsa different attractions for free (plus free transport if you add on the travel pass). You will receive a rather informative guidebook with the London Pass, which states how much entry to each attraction costs (which can be quite expensive) and which are the free ones your pass is entitled to :)
So for a flat fee, you get to visit as many attractions as you can go to which in my opinion is quite worth it. I got a 3-day pass and went on a cruise, St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abby. Had wanted to go to Tower of London but I didn't have enough time :(
You can find out more information on it here: http://www.londonpass.com/
So the day before we made sure to get our London Passes - you can either book online and collect it afterwards from the office or buy on the spot like I did :)
Early in the morning we met up and decided to start off with a cruise to Greenwich!
Getting our tix in the cold; spy the London eye behind!
Our cruise tix and London Passes
Hello Big Ben!
FYI if you didn't know, the tower itself is not called Big Ben! Big Ben is actually the name of the bell of the clock inside the tower, and this structure is officially called Elizabeth Tower. It's the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world and is the third tallest free-standing clock tower. (credit to Wikipedia! :P)
Woggers and Big Ben
A glimpse of the London Eye as we were queueing for the cruise
Before Singapore Flyer, the London Eye was actually the tallest ferris wheel in the world! Until 2008. Of course Singapore being the overachiever it was, it had to outdo it right. But it is still the tallest ferris wheel in Europe lah. Haha.
Settling into the cruise ship
Meet Tyce - Char's travel buddy given to her by her boyfriend... lol
While waiting for the cruise to set off
Along the way to Tower of London and Greenwich, there was a commentator onboard who acted as a guide to explain about significant landmarks we see along the river.
London Bridge!
After singing the nursery rhyme for years, I finally know now how London Bridge looks like!
Tower of London where the crown jewels are
The CBD of London
After 45 minutes, we arrived at Greenwich!
Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. And we were there to check out the Prime Meridian Line!
The rather peaceful streets of Greenwich (in comparison to bustling Central London)
Going on an uphill trek to the Observatory
It was so cold Char was wrapped up like an eskimo!
Spotted this really nice looking building along the way... it houses the toilet sia. Why so nice one!?
Arrival at destination! *pant pant*
Paying $14 just to see the imaginary Prime Meridian Line
Lotsa tourists!
Char showing Tyce the Prime Meridian
Spotted Singapore!
We queued so long to take photo - but I don't even know what the structure behind represents. Hahaha
This guy was role-playing Ptolemy - a Greek astrologer, mathematician, astronomer and geographer
After this, we boarded the cruise to bring us back to Central London, where we headed to Leicester Square to get musical tix! There were not many available shows left and we decided to settle on Rock of Ages.
We had a recommendation for a fish & chips restaurant near Leicester Square and where all the musical theatres are. However, it took us such a long time hunting it down! And I guess we were cold and tired and hungry we were expecting so much out of it - when the food was served it was quite disappointing :( Think I still prefer Fish & Co anyway haha
One of many theatres nearby Leicester Square. Each theatre is dedicated to only running one musical!
Finally located the restaurant after a long time
Sitting out in the cold was a bad idea. Note to self: do not do that again unless you want to freeze!
Looks only slightly better than it tastes
Proceeding to our theatre for the musical
The theatres are usually very small and cramped, unlike the one we have at MBS or RWS. They look very worn as well, and not as grand as those we have in Singapore. It really disproved my idea of people dressing up to attend musicals - I guess that only happens if you go to places like the Royal Albert Hall probably? Binoculars were available via slotting a coin in to release it from its holder :) But actually you don't really need them cos the theatre as mentioned is not very big
Sneaked a few shots before I got a warning stare from an usher =P
Rock of Ages is a rock/jukebox musical, with a book by Chris D'Arienzo, built around classic rock hits from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of the decade. The musical features songs from Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison and Europe, among other well-known rock bands.
The musical was highly comical and entertaining. But I think I was still jetlagged so I actually dozed off for a while at some slow parts haha. Otherwise, the singing, acting, and music were all good.
And with that, I conclude day 3!
Some outfit posts and mobile snaps:
Had free tix to catch Incanto!
Invited Fel along to catch the show with me. Dress was from loveandbravery
OTD for a Friday - missypixie chiffon dress
Tried out Skirt at W Hotel but it was so disappointing! However, Sentosa Cove was really nice.
Outfit for a baby shower - Tube peplum top from Amber Avenue x Leather Panelled Skirt from TVD
OTD for Sunday - another Amber Avenue embellished neck top x Oxblood jeans my sissy bought from Taiwan
Birdie wants to go on a beach holiday haha
Remember the wall stickers I mentioned in my JB post? It finally came and I finally put it up! :) Super love it. My new pet owl.
OTD - super old top bought from Taiwan in 2009 x Ohvola skirt from its recent warehouse sale
Ending off with a photo of greedy QQ!
I should post up the video of her soon. I was being super mean to her by luring her with the pineapple tart and not giving it to her lol. She's so cute!
But so is Pancake!
Till the next!
