London Day 3 & 4

The third day was nicer and the rain finally stopped. I was supposed to meet another cousin that lives in London that day. We decided to meet at Nothing Hill to walk around the neighborhood and have lunch. Before lunch my boyfriend and I went to Chelsea to see the neighborhood. We ended up getting lost and being late for lunch. They told us there was nothing to see in Nothing Hill and instead they suggested to go to the Kensington Palace and Gardens. This was the official residence of Princess Diana. I thought the gardens were much nicer than the palace. I guess that the word PALACE makes me think of something bigger than a house that looks like a mansion. Maybe is just my lack of knowledge about this subject.

The most beautiful townhomes I have seen

Kensington Gardens

The gardens

Kensington Palace

After this we were meeting a friend of mine from Colombia in Soho. She said that we had to have tea while we were in London. I thought it was a great idea but, my boyfriend was not to excited. We met at the Dean Street Hotel for tea. The afternoon tea time was around 5:00 PM we stayed until almost 9:00 PM when they asked us to leave because the table had a reservation coming. We would have stayed longer if we could. The tea was OK but the biscuits, the scones and the fresh whipped cream were delicious! We were not allowed to take pictures but I found the menu in the hotel's website. This is what we had for ₤15.75 each: finger sandwiches, fruit scones, jam & clotted cream, selection of fancy cakes, and tea of your choice. It was expensive but the feeling of a fancy afternoon tea in London was priceless.

After the tea, we stopped at the biggest souvenir shop that we had ever seen. I love souvenirs. It is silly but, I love refrigerator magnets and if I see a nice t-shirt I get it. This place was located near Piccadilly Circus. It was called Cool Britannia. We didn't buy as much as we wanted because we still had 5 more Cities to buy Souvenirs from. 

Outside the Dean Street Townhouse Hotel

My kind of place - in Soho- we just walked by

On our last half-day in London, we went to the British Museum. We stayed for less than 2 hours because we had to cacth the train to Paris at 3:00 PM. The Museum was incredible. I loved the Egyptian room. I love the history of the Egyptians and going to Egypt is one of my dreams. We almost missed the train to Paris. There are many things that we could not see and do in London. I am sure that we will be back to this great City. 

I love the Underground sign

at the British museum

The Rosetta stone