Postcards from London and Edinburgh
-Charlotte Brontë
During the first week of February, I had the opportunity to travel to the UK to visit my sister who just completed a post graduate course in one of universities in London and also to meet a dearest friend whom I haven't seen in ages. I haven't travelled anywhere since the pandemic started so stepping into an airplane for a long haul flight was quite anxiety inducing knowing that the coronavirus and its mutations are still airborne everywhere. In London, I still wore a face covering even if the indoor mask mandate was already lifted. Like they say, better travel safe than sorry!
Thanks to stringent health protocols and careful planning, I made it to London and back- safe, sound and COVID free! Yay and thank God!
I have two words to describe London- pure magic. The city is unbelievably beautiful, inspired and exhilirating. Visiting London is totally worth all the hassle of getting a UK visa with all its requisite tediousness and stress. The sensory overload that London offered very well compensated for a week’s worth of terrible jet lag and paltry sleep. While in the UK, we took an 8-hour train ride to charming Edinburgh to see for ourselves the enchanting medieval townscape and of course taste some yummy shortbread biscuits and buy real Scottish tartan. Again, it was raining eighty percent of the time but that didn’t stop me from enjoying a cone of Parma Violet gelato on a freezing rainy evening.
Storm Eunice kinda ruined some of our itinerary plans but we got the must-see bases covered. I will someday go back to see the British Museum!
Enjoy these travel snaps!
The highlight of this London trip would have to be the West End musicals. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Mamma Mia, The Lion King, & Juliet and Cinderella. Super stellar shows! |
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Museum day at National Gallery in Trafalgar Square |
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Big Ben: Prettiest clock in the world |
Stopping by The Ritz for afternoon tea hosted by my friend |
The Shard: Modernity amidst the antiquity |
Sainsbury flowers to brighten London's famously dreary weather |
London Chinatown for the best Peking Duck dish |
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Shoreditch used to be Jack the Ripper's lair but is now the capital of cool. It's artsy, trendy and it's my favorite part of London |
Paid my respects to my favorite English writers, poets and historical figures at Westminster Abbey![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Oh, the Thames River! |
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Reality vs. Expectation: The Tower Bridge is majestic while London Bridge is actually just an ordinary bridge |
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I would have booked the English Tea Bus if I knew of such travel experience |
My sister booked a pretty Airbnb in Edinburgh with a whimsical view of Princes Street |
Dean Village is a rustic fairytale 19th century village with a bubbling stream and garden pathways. Very enchanting! |
The winter garden of Edinburgh Castle |
Scottish tablet or Parma Violet? |
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