What did we do during a 5 Days London Trip?

After spending 2 weeks of planning for the trip, the day arrived with much anticipation. Probably it is an Asian thing and we technically only have 3 full days there, I had to make sure that our itinerary was well planned and achieve our objective of the trip. This is going to be a long post.


Day 1:

After a late afternoon flight arriving at Stansted Airport, along with the train ride to Liverpool street, it was already dark when we checked into our hotel. The plan for dinner was Burger & Lobster just a few streets away from our hotel. Braving the cold in March, we struggled to our dinner spot. Fantastic dinner it was! We loved it!

Train ride from Stansted Airport to Liverpool Street

Burger & Lobster

Burger & Lobster

with Burger & Lobster Bib

Day 2:

We made a morning visit to Harrods to get our iRobot. It was such a huge shop, it was like a children's maze playground. Nothing really caught our eyes, we left with iRobot and a stomach filled with Godiva chocolate!

Harrods

Godiva Dessert

Dim Sum lunch at Chinatown's London Jade Chinese Restaurant was simply divine. The taste was good, price was right. Service? nothing more, nothing less than what we expected.

Ripley's Believe it or Not! satisfied our "scientist" mind. It was an interesting 3 hour tour inside with thousands of exhibits. The interactive exhibits, such as the Mirror Maze, made it even more interesting. I bet the laser game was fun but we gave it a miss due to my physical limitation that day.

The Mirror Maze

Chinese Dinner was what we had been thinking about for weeks before our trip. Roasted pork, Char Siew, Roasted duck, Oyster Omelette and simple french bean with rice was amazing! It tasted like we were having a meal in Hong Kong.

Day 3:

It was a public holiday and the tube that we wanted to take wasn't in service. A longer alternative route was taken. London Eye, 4D show and a cruise was in the plan. Getting our actual tickets (we pre-booked it), and into the 4D show theatre was a breeze. Please do arrive early as the queue and crowd gets crazy! It was a long queue for the London Eye but a nice ride with awesome view high up in the sky. Before we head to the cruise, we did a quick run over to the kiosk for a bite. Total regret in doing so! We were stuck in a human traffic jam on our way back to the cruise point. Can you imagine how many people were there? It was insane. We managed to squeeze our way through and made it in time for our cruise. I must say the cruise is one of the best, easiest way to have a view of all spots along the bank. Wonderful morning there!

London Eye

In the Capsule

River Cruise with Big Ben in view

Tower Bridge

Korean Lunch at Koba Restaurant near Oxford Street. We were the last customer before they closed for afternoon break. Kimchi soup and BimBimBap were awesome there. Great lunch to fuel our energy before shopping started at Oxford street.

Japanese Dinner at a Koya in Soho was simple yet fulfilling on a cold night. They specialized in udon. Elson find it mediacore but I love it as a udon/sobalover.



Day 4:

Took a walk on London Bridge, and had morning brunch at the famous Borough Market. It was like a food tasting experience there. All the food looked so yummy to me. I love it! Once again, go early. It got crowded when we were about to leave after spending 2 hours there.

Late Dim Sum Lunch at a upscale restaurant, Royal China, at Baker Street. Food was great, even better than London Jade at Chinatown, but way pricier. Once again, to satisfy our craving for chinese food, we overate!

Skipped dinner and made our way to Wicked Musical at Victoria Theatre. It was quite chaotic with 2 entrances and no specific instructions where to collect our tickets (we pre-booked) was indicated. Luckily we managed to get in before the show started. Elson did not really enjoy it, the genre wasn't really his cup of tea. I personally find it alright but not fantastic.

Day 5:

We had to bid goodbye to London with an early flight back home. With Mcdonald's breakfast (which I insisted on having again since Malta doesn't have it) in hand, we took the early train to Stansted Airport. We had such a awesome, fruitful time in London that we wished to be back again soon!