Waking up from the sun shining on my face. How wonderful will this day
be! First look on the mobile to see how many plans are flying above London.
Well, then our Daytrip is planed to go to Windsor. Nice town and a lot of
people around. Due to change of planes, we never went inside the castle, thought
it is more likely better to do so in summer time, as it is said that the castle
is quite cold inside. So we took a boat tour which last ‘round 40 min, but I
say better just do this in summer. The tour was nice but actually not really
that good and in winter not really warm to sit. Thought we had best of weather
it was definitely colder in Windsor then in London.
If you come by train, then you will have to station to arrive and both
are in the city and just a few minutes away from the castle. Shopping, eating
and meeting queen Victoria on the way of course. Maybe when you are shopping
you’ll find that shirt with Sherlock Holms signs.
So, my day went on to drive back to London and there I decided to visit
the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Best museum I ever was in my life! The museum is to find on the South Kensington Underground Station from the Piccadilly Line (blue), or Circle and District Line.
Many information spots show the way to the museum and there you will see
that the science museum and others are in the same area and standing around.
But be sure to plane more then one day, if you want to visit them all.
The V&A museum is a very big one and will be enough for a whole day.
Free entry as always, but you can spend some money to help keeping this museum
alive and open for everyone.
I think that everybody should once in his live visit this temple. The
exhibitions are sorted after theme and world place and not to big. You got to
see very exceptional examples of art, paintings, figures, writing, cloths,
statues and so on. You even can try to master yourself in art as they have
classes and an area where you can study the material, the forms and also are
aloud to touch it. Shizmo did like it as well, to touch and proof his chills.
But the pure beauty and the great achievement mankind has reached and
made is in no way to ignore. Yes religion and politic helps to bring out the
bad in human kind, but they also helped to build up such beauty and shiny and
amazingly big things that it is such a pleasure to see them. Sometimes so big,
so huge and sometimes so small, but showing off so much and such deepness. I
could have made a thousand pictures, but that would be dull at the end and
taken away the secret you will discover when being there.
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| Entry from the underground |
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| Shizmo feels little sure but seems like he has lived already once a life far far away from today |
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| yes, when I came the daylight was to see... |
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| you sure would thinks too the same as I seeing this -THINGS- Bugger! |
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| how high a museum can be... |
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| an amazed Shizmo walked next to me.. so happy to be back in London |
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| art into the most little detail |
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| buildings where connected.. |
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| never knew the real David was that big/ huge |
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| finally the floor for your own experience |
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| an glass installation hanging in the main entrance |
You will gaze and enjoy it and then need a walk, or go to a nice
restaurant or just drive around and outside the centrum you’ll gonna by a
traditional meal – Fish & Chips. Yes, by them outside the centrum as it
cost just the half price but no matter where you by them, it is worth tasting
them as the fish is fresh and so the meal taste best.
And we have already reached the fourth of our days.
Next morning and I am on my way to the greek street to the Maison Bertaux
Best French breakfast in town and also a good place for coffee and cake
later if you want. The coffee is in Soho and the gay area which has become the
last year very clean- sadly.
The gentrification did not stop here either.
I meet my friend Frank, the singer and painter and we went on after
having our coffee (me) and tea (him) to see a bit of Soho and to maybe shop (he
did- I am dull in that way ;-)…) Surprisingly I found myself siting next to a
coupling .. well see the picture!
After that we took our walk into the south of the town which is
different to the west part, which I already knew and of course to the centre. But a nice
area and much what many of us may call a typical English area.
In the evening we went on to a club near the Clapham Underground Station and as we took the
busses and because of some work on the street our bus took another way as
planed and we got our self some Harry Potter moments as we drove through very
small streets and curves in our typical red London bus. Can’t deny that this was much fun.
The club itself is not that big but nice and cosy, we entered it with Shizmo together, though he
came secretly with us. Why where we there? Ever heard of Pam Ann? Google her!
An American Stand up comedian and as she was in a club doing her show,
she did not have to hold on and keep her lever of strongly language fun low, as
she must do in big theatres. So, much of the F- word and strong language came
out, but what a lot of fun and how hilarious it was and so political incorrect
but true. Sometimes a club is the best place to have true fun without borders.
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| Shizmo waiting in the Club, happy to see Pam Ann |
And then the night has arrived.
*But here comes a plus day… Did you knew that, didn’t you?!
Well, day five was also very sunny and I travelled to Hammersmith,
another very nice area. I was there because there is the “RIVER HOUSE TRUST”.
It’s an organisation, which helps people who are dealing with HIV or
Aids. You can go there to talk with them, get a Massage or Reiki for a good
price or have lunch. All the money or at least part of it goes to the project
and helps them to keep up the good work. You can also buy art there and help
raising money in that way for them. So I did. I did buy and had a tea and meet
wonderful people. Took a walk around the house and how could I not. A sunny day
is meant to be to be outside. Thanks to new friends I went to get to know more
about the area in Hammersmith and it is a very lovely area. Not so much the
shopping, but how people live, thought it cost a fortune. Crazy as it is, renting
a flat cost you around 1000 Pound and buying so much that I believe that people
have given up the thought of how to pay back, if.
Westfiled is another very new Shopping Mall in London and very huge and
kind of spacy. Not for the poor to buy there things but a place for most of us
and there is also a store named “Waitrose” (not the cheapest food store)
But they share every income together. It’s a share company a like. All
workers own there a peace.
And the free coffee was good.
-------> Now most of us will pack our baggage and leave London to the airport.
Time for some tips.
Buy yourself a day travel card in London instead of an Ouster card. It’s
cheaper, but know, those day travel card is first to buy each day after! 09:30
o’clock.
For the trip to the airport take a single ticket. When you are coming or
leaving from Heathrow take the underground as the cheapest way but it is also
the longest time. Otherwise Cheswick and Heathrow are also to reach by train,
thought it sometimes takes the same long time, as London traffic can be
difficult and make a train slow as hell.
To the other airports, be aware of starting your way very earlier as it
is far and often problems are on the way. Don’t forget that those also cost
much more money to travel to the airport.
So maybe instead of buying the cheapest flight ticket, think it over.
Heathrow is a big airport and even when you have checked in earlier home
or in the hotel, be there minimum 1 hour before your -security check in- has its
last time. England is not part of EU and that means a lot of time to plan for
the airport. Also have in mind that the ways are long on the airport itself.
I by myself booked my flights from Air Berlin but had British Airways at
the end. But surprisingly there are better as Air Berlin and I liked flying
with them even thought Pam Ann made many jokes about them.
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| fast look at the heathrow airport... no time to waste... |
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| well if this isn't the longest gate from the airport building to a plane, is it?! It actually is longer as you can see... |
So far… now it is up to you to discover London!
:-)
LOVE & LIGHT
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