So, on the 17th, we visited the Tower of London. It's a pretty cool place and I do recommend you take the Yeoman guided tour if you go there. The area that houses the jewels was a bit of an anti-climax where the Koh-i-Noor was concerned. When I saw it, I was just thinking, "THIS is what the fuss is all about?"
19th was the day of my graduation. Not realizing the time of the graduation, we went to Southall and then scurried back when a friend called to say HELLO PEOPLE, GRADUATION IN 2 HOURS!!! Hehe ... mad rush but we made it JUST in the nick of time. After the graduation, which was presided over by HRH Princess Anne, a group of us went to the London Eye and took the flight at night, so we could see London in this amazing night scene... it was brilliant. All the lights dotted over the city and cars driving across... it was absolutely lovely. Then headed off for shawarmas (yes, I know I know...we're in UK and we're eating shawarmas from Beirut Express...:P) and returned home late.
20th was one of the busiest touristy days... Madame Tussauds (took the customary pics with all the wax figures), Green Park, Buckingham Palace, London Dungeon and Leicester Square. This squirrel was eating literally out of Kazz's hands at the Green Park :)
23rd was the river cruise...which me and Stained missed on account of unavoidable circumstances... so we went on the very next one ... all our friends finished on the earlier one though. Went BACK to Hyde Park after that, and it was raining ... oh, and then finally to Leicester Square to a place called Mermaid's Room or something like that to have fish and chips! That night, Bhangra and Kazz left for Dubai, leaving me, Stained and Fud behind for a few more days.
25th was very cool; me, Stained, Fud and a friend went to Stonehenge and Bath. Stonehenge was COLD, so much so I refused to remove my gloves to remove my camera from my bag, letting others do the bitingly-cold task. Bath was also quite amazing; you can actually see the steam rising from the baths. We took a bus tour, which was pretty interesting, as we got to see the country side while on the way from London to Stonehenge and then onwards to Bath. 26th...nothing much to talk about except MORE shopping (I bought the entire FRIENDS pack "The One With All The Ten Seasons" for just AED300!!!)... and packing... and...
...27th night I returned to Dubai with Stained and Fud :) The flight into Dubai was filled with turbulence from Doha ... I was freaked out. Stained and Fud however, were having a ball. I had to leave many books that I bought and the FRIENDS DVD set behind coz I had weight issues with my luggage. Jes, who's coming to Dubai soon, will bring everything though, thank goodness! I kept beeping though, while passing through security checks. In Heathrow, I was then submitted to a whole body check...VERY thorough; I was a bit embarassed at how thorough! In Doha, I beeped again, and the female security there was a bit odd... bloody lifting female's tops in public...I mean, she was properly covered, even wearing hijab...how would she like it if someone just lifted her clothes in public??? Real idiots, I must say.
I checked everyday (almost), waiting for the sequel...I just didn't leave a comment :(
uk is lovely i love going there am glad u had good time and congratulations on the graduation
hehe you're funny! I can't believe a lady would lift up your shirt in public :-/ It's something even curious children wouldn't do ..
you saw a lot of UK in just two weeks .. isn't it amazing how much they've preserved their history and how they keep making money from it??! even bits like 'jack the ripper'.
lovely pics :)
I loved the squirrel pic! Glad to had a great time in the UK. Does a Masters degree there look like a plan then?