Day 5: Last Full Day In London =(
Trip Start
Jun 27, 2008
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Trip End
Jul 11, 2008
London,
United Kingdom
Friday, July 4, 2008
After that, we went to King's Cross and went to seek out Platform 9 ¾. You know, from Harry Potter (Chelsea is an HP FREAK). It doesn't look at all like in the movies, and there is no wall in between platforms 9 and 10. Instead, the station has a sign saying Platform 9 ¾ on some wall near it and half a basket going through the wall, so it looks like its passing through. OOOH aaah. It really isn't exciting. You need to be a just under super Harry Potter freak to enjoy it, because if you're too freaky, you'll start pointing out all the inaccuracies. Um coughchelseacough. I was forced to be in pictures, though I adamantly refused to pretend I was going through the wall. I still have some dignity left.
They had planned to get afternoon tea near Kensington Palace, and I decided to join them for this, too. We took the Piccadilly line from King's cross and connected to the Circle line at Holborn. Alighting at Queensway, we walked through a small portion of Hyde Park and entered Kensington Gardens. The restaurant café thing was right there. We were so hungry that we didn't wait for the traditional English Tea, and instead just ordered food and drinks. My eyes were bigger than my head; I ordered scones, cake, and shortbread. Then I found out they had mushroom soup, and I just had to have some. I only ate like half, but it was my mom's money, so what the hell? Just so you know, the mushroom soup at Cheesecake Factory and Whole Foods is better. The scones and shortbread, though, we're yummyyy.
I got on the subway at Queensway, but got off at Marble Arch because I wanted to see it. I ended up walking half way through Hyde Park. It was pretty, but noisy. There is some music festival going on there now. The Police were playing there the other night!! I wanted to go, but tickets were expensive and it was just way to last minute. Anyway, there was music playing and lots of people milling about. I walked reaaaaaaaalllly realllllllllly far.
I ended up at the corner near Buckingham Palace, so I walked there to see it and the sky started thundering and raining. Crap. That was just dandy. Luckily, it eased up soon and I walked through St. James Park to St. James station. If you go to London, go there. Hyde Park is a great place to lounge about and St. James has beautiful trees and ponds. Buckingham Palace, is of course worth the visit. Even if you can't see the Queen ;), it's a pretty building.
After all this walking, it really started to rain hard and I got on the underground just in time. St. James St. circle line to Monument then Northern Line to Old Street had me at the flat. It was then I decided to on a mission sense it was my last day in London.
I have made it my goal to try McDonald's in every country I go to, just to see if it tastes different. And let me tell you: IT DOES. Japan's McDonald's did at least. So, I looked up the nearest one online and found it to be under a mile away. I walked there and it seemed a lot longer -_- After my hike back while carrying my quarter pounder and fries, I ate them. And it was good. The fries were more potatoy and the meat must have been at least half beef rather than 5ish%. WOAH! It's almost like real food.
That done, I ate pizza when my mom and Jeff got back with some. It was good.
