Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

#Project21 -- Extraordinary!

Some interesting things to share with you! (:
London have a few interesting & cool museums and places to visit! (:
Sherlock Holmes Museum
Museum of Brands
Florence Nightingale Museum
Alexander Fleming's Museum
Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum
BBC Tour

Although a lot of museums in London is free. They 'encourage' you to donate 5 pounds to make the museum free for public. If you have to donate 5 pounds to keep the museum "Free" for public, I don't see how the museum is free.
However, if they were to charge, I don't mind paying for it.
The museums are really BIG, and houses a lot of interesting exhibits. It's totally worth the 5 pounds, or even more than that!
Can't imagine if anybody will walk in and walk out of the museum without paying.
Totally amazed at the exhibits they have.

One of my day tour guide recommends visiting the Shard instead of the London Eye. London Eye was a bit boring, I'm sorry to say.
Madame Tussaud was considered worth it with the London Black Cab Ride. Didn't go to Scream because I was afraid.
As for London SEA Aquarium, hmmm...a lil' pricey.
For free tours, consider Sandeman's tours! (:
For paid tours, I went with Premium Tours.

Come, join me together in this adventure to London! ;)

Saturday, October 12, 2013

#Project21 -- Shopping!

I bet you must have heard about Primark right?!?
I went there, telling myself, "Okay, shop for 2 hours will do."
I went into a relatively packed Primark filled with women and men.
For the first time I stood in a store feeling lost. My North South East West was filled with clothes. I TOTALLY HAVE NO IDEA where to start my shopping!! It was packed with clothes and people.
Things were sooooo cheap that I keep grabbing and they added up to a high amount.
I bought a few pair of leggings. Dirt cheap. 3.50 pounds for a pair of 150 denier leggings. 5/7 pounds for a pair of superrrrr thick and comfortable thighs for the Autumn/Winter season.
Not to mention a pair of faux Suede boots for hello, a mere 8 pounds. If I were to buy a pair of similar shoes in SG, they would have easily costs twice or thrice the amount!
Candles that could burn for 12 hours for 1 pound.
Onesies for 12 pounds, but costs me 11 pounds after discount.
Coloured leggings for 3.50 pounds.
Bra for 5 pounds.
Thermals for 5/7 pounds.
No, you didn't see wrongly. Primark things are just so nice and cheap.
You really have to see it to believe it.
My jaw dropped for 4 hours in the shop. 4 hours in a shop. Record breaking. I think you could easily spend half a day in the store okay! It's just so crazyyyy.
Another store which I like is...the 1 POUND STORE!
Hehehe.
I walked into the store located at Canterbury.
Wow, it was crazy too. Literally 1 pound for EVERYTHING!
If you are those people like me who like to buy souvenirs, head to Portobello Market!
6 keychains for 5 pounds. Still expensive, but they are the cheapest.
Covent Garden has a market too, but I heard from locals that it's v.expensive because it's for tourists. Haha.
For branded goods, Bicester Village is a good option.
You can get to BV by train or by their luxury shopping coach (Evans Evans). Return trip for 25 pounds.
Prada Saffiano wallet (small & black) costs me 160 pounds. Outlet price.
If you buy it in local stores, it will cost you 245 pounds if I'm not wrong.
I saw a brown leather Prada bag which I was sooooo tempted to buy okay! But I didn't because Prada staff didn't allow me to use my card because the name on my card is different from my driving licence. So, please use the name on your NRIC for your cards.
Outlet price: S$1.3K.
Local store price: S$2K ++.
Other than that, Michael Kors wallets are 89 pounds. MK bags, the most common ones, are 159 pounds.
Kate Spade, MK phone covers, 20-40 pounds.
Discounts are crazyyyyy! (:
So, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!? Grab your cards and money!!!

Monday, September 16, 2013

#Project21

Well, day 9 into #project21!
Well, if you've been wondering...Project 21 is a project which I've created. A countdown to the things I do before the day of my 21st birthday!
Boarding the plane in 8 hours time. Time difference between SIN & LON is 7 hours. It should be 8 hours. But because of daylight saving it is 7 hours.
Hope I won't have jet lag.
Official first trip overseas alone.
I will update you guys after my trip!!

Till then, ciaos!

Sunday, August 11, 2013

The countdown never ends!

27 days to seeing my friend in Melbourne!
It's going to be my 2nd time on SQ flight. Hope they don't disappoint me the way they did for my HK trip.
Really looking forward to all these traveling. I still remember clearly when I first took a plane ride, the plane had a turbulence. I was like enjoying the turbulence because it gave me a feeling of being on a roller coaster. Lols. But at that time I didn't know it was a turbulence lahhhh. Tsk. Don't judge me okays!
Haha.
Anyways, after I'm back from Melbourne (I'll be there for 6 days), I'll be flying off in 3 days' time to LONDON!!!
I know I can be quite irritating at times by constantly putting London trip London trip on my mouth. But I'm really really really excited to go to London ALONE! I can barely contain my excitement!!! =D
The good thing about Free & Easy trips is that you can squeeze whatever you like into your itinerary without having the need to discuss with anyone.
The highlights of my London trip:
Sherlock Holmes Museum (I've always liked Sherlock Holmes since young)
Bicester Village -- Luxury Shopping Outlet (I've always wanted a Prada, at least a wallet will do?)
Portobello Market (The famous market situated at Notting Hill)
Hyde Park (Super BIG park with a lake where you could row a boat in it~)
Ripley's Believe It or Not! (I've only seen them on TV, now is the time to visit them!)
Museums, museums, and MORE FREE MUSEUMS!!!
Hillsong London (Church during vacation is something which I have never done before...)
BBC Tour (Touring the company during office hours with all the action going on behind the scene! Isn't it like cool?!)
FOOD! (Hummingbird Bakery, Laduree, Pierre Hermes, Amorino - Ice Cream shaped in a petal form!)