Discover London in 4 days.
Why just four days you may ask. Right so, but as I think the most of us
will stay between four and five days, it is may decision to make it that way
because of this.
Mostly because London is known to be expensive people stay just a short
time. But we will always come back. Mostly. London really is a world town and
big. Christmas time is a very favourite journey as it is known that lights will
be blinking in London everywhere, thought this year is like always different to
the last, it is a bit less sparkling as it used to be. But this I did discover
for other towns too. Well, you know the saying that the bigger the crisis the
bigger the light but is it that we have not really a crisis or is it just that they
gave up spending to much money they don’t have. Seems the last way but don’t
worry. It is still fun to see all the lights.
Well Day 1 & 2 now.
Sure day one will be your arriving day and if possible come in the
morning. Then go to your place and let your baggage find a corner in the room
and then, go out and take a walk in the middle of the town and yes, maybe take
those tourist busses who go on every half hour and catch the first impress.
After this you will be hungry, won’t you? Well then let’s travel to china town
and this is where the Piccadilly line goes. The blue underground line.
Around the station there are pups and those are more the easy way a
like. Simple, bit loud but not to expensive and with a lot of folk. You’ll like
it. Cosy pups you’ll find on side tracks from the Oxford Street or go out of
the centrum and search for the Thames and pups next to it. So day one is very
fast ending this way and the last thing to do is go home and shower and of
course watch TV! To get an idea of a country is always best with TV and papers.
Now, day two. First rule. The less you plan, the more you’ll catch.
Really start with driving to Waterloo and left is the London Eye.
My tip. Let it be and listen to your inner guide. You're just
now on the south bank. Best area to start a round to discover London.
After being on the London Eye, go over the London Bridge and make your
pic from you and the house of parliament and of course Big Ben. And no, it is
not the name of the tower it is the name of the bell inside the clock above.
And another thing. If you look sharp you’ll discover the tower not being
straight into the air. Can it be a second tower of Pisa? Well, yes, the tower
is actually a bit out of line, because the underground is going under all the
buildings and so they have to check it regularly to make sure that everybody is
still save and the tower with the big bell named Ben will not fall down on your
face.
But now it is time to take your steps back to the London Eye and go
through the Christmas market there and having the Eye left you go right under
the bridge and on you go.
Well, if you do as I recommend you’ll be passing the white rabbit and
the Queen Elizabeth Hall, then further your few will be more delighted with the
big houses on the horizon and some hungry birds. Maybe you are hungry too. Well
then, on your way there is always a chance to catch some food. May it a little
truck standing, a coffee, the store EAT ME or like this. Likely in winter and
Christmas time you will see people wearing cloths much like you have seen on
Miss Jones and her Darcy.
Those you will discover if you let your eyes just wander around without
a goal. Then you can see that parts of an old bridge are still standing between
new ones. By the way did you know that the Thames has very strong water? I mean
it goes fast and so the legs of the bridges are very strong and thick. To
stabilise they have to be in the shape of a ship. Take a look on the legs of
the bridges! Sadly not all the bridges could the London people keep. Some just
got destroyed in time, some had to taken away because the ships did not came
through under them. So one of the most interesting bridges does not exist
anymore. It was a bridge with houses on it. Very seldom in the world now.
Anyway, as we go on we will reach the Tate Modern. Very unlikely this
modern museum will stand in front of you. Once a house where people did produce
things, now a house, where art, which has been made, will be shown. Like with
most of the museums it is free to go inside. They have although some rooms you
have to pay for. You can always spend money free too as this will keep the
museums alive and open for everyone. Modern art is to discover with feelings,
not with mind. Just watch them, see them and let them go inside you. It is not
always meant to be to understand. It is sometimes meant to make your point of
view changing. What is art and how can it be. Thought just now you just have
more or lesson just the old modern age from 1910 till 1940- max 50. Which is a
bit sad as it used to show also much from the 1990tis until today. Nevertheless
it is worth a visit and then you’ll need a break with a coffee or tea or why
not chocolate. Go on the balcony; see the modern millennium bridge going to the
Sankt Peter church and down below you another little Christmas market.
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| view from the Tate Modern balcony |
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| Shizmo waiting for his chocolate drink |
Time to go on - if you like. Let's stay on the left side of the river and on we go and not
far away we will have the lovely Globe Theatre. It is actually the third
version and not standing on the old way as in the 70tis the old place become a
playground to build a big, big house. The first two versions burned down and
the third is planed and part paid by and American actor. He sadly never lived
as long to see the building standing there and having actors paying
Shakespeare. This is why the Globe is famous and there is an outside area and
an inside. London just a step away and if you can buy a ticket for a play so do
and if there is no play take the guided tour. No matter if it is raining or
not. The Globe also has en exhibition about it’s history and acting itself.
Interesting facts to hear and read like that to take the robe on the actress
who played the Queen Elizabeth in one of the Plays of Shakespeare, it was
needed two people and 90 min. Just the robe. Think, then comes the mask and the
hair. As in the beginning they had to sew the cloths like real ones and a zip
was not known or other tricks we use today. Thinking about that, the real queen
needed quite a long time to be ready for the day. How lucky are we, that we
just need our five to ten minutes to take our cloths on and off.
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| Shizmo proves if he could think himself a career as an actor |
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| yes, everything is made of wood |
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| see London is one step outside- and yes. no window glass |
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| don't worry- in winter there is no play outside |
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| this is what I like- the past and the future together on one picture |
Sure now the day will be around two or three o’clock.
Time to go on with your walk and see the old ship from the time of
Elizabeth.
The church is the Southwark Cathedral and worth a short visit. Nice and
with a very good acoustic you can enjoy concerts there. Look up when there is
one or if you are lucky like me, you can watch a rehearsal. Was lovely to see
and hear. And just because I had the spontaneity to go inside instead of just
go by.
Behind this building you’ll see the shark. It is able to take a walk
there and go up, but be sure it will be very expensive and as you already had
the London Eye, it is better to stay down on the street and focus your eye on
the Borough Market. Food, food and more food to get. Really it is a cosy
market.
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| on my way and right there in front of you is the prisoner museum |
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| Southwark church and the rehearsal |
If you then keep left and still are strong with your feet then you best
just go on and take it to the Tower Bridge. As I do, I like to use sideways and
as there are many plans you can take a look to know where you are, it is easy
to keep you orientated in the area. Next pictures show you my way to the bridge
and over it and of course I could not be unhappy to catch the red bus on a pic
and was it nice when the sun came out again after a very typical London rain.
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| can you spot the tower bridge? |
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| blooming trees... |
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| the Horsehouse next to the tower bridge |
Now being in the tower self I did not needed that and I recommend to
take an extra trip for that as the waiting time is long and there is so much
more to discover, so just walk next to it and go straight on to find the London
Museum. It is a little museum with the story of the town and how the romans
came and found their place here but it also has in front of there windows the
old London wall and inside changing exhibitions and just now it was à Sherlock Holmes. No question That I went inside to
see it and my dear friend Shizmo too.
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| taking a break-- for a little man like Shizmo, this day is already very much |
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| what Sherlok is a bout- London, fog, trains and streets |
Dark has it become as I come out of the building and went on the
little bridge (yes many bridges in London) to come back to the street and first
though was that it was time to take the underground and my way back to Heathrow
as I lived there at a friends home but then I decided to walk down to the
Thames and take the train from Waterloo, which is much faster.
Bloody lucky me and I came to the Trafalgar Square.
Where the National Gallery is. Clearly, no question to go inside and say
hello to the paintings. Actually some of my fav paintings from Van Gogh are
hanging there and another very big fav from a friend of mine. His name #Frank Loman
After another two hours in a museum I felt it was now really time to
find my way back home and I guess you would do the same.
LOVE & LIGHT
P.S. here is a short idea of the rehearsal:
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