We reached Buckingham Palace slightly early in hoping that we can get a nice spot to take some nice photos of the marching. However, the place was already crowded when we got there. We ended up walking around taking photos of the palace at different angles.
The horses were pooping while being rode along the street... A little disgusting.
So red! The guards were marching with utmost tidiness and unanimous! Seeing the guards reminded me of an episode of Mr. Bean where he tries to provoke a royal guard on-duty!
"OMG, a superstar is coming! Grab your camera!!!"
After watching the guard changing ceremony, we headed to the British Museum. Located in a rather remote location, a distance away from Tottenham Court Road Station. We have to walk pass some small streets to reach there, and it is hidden from the main road. Suddenly such a grand looking building emerged in the middle of the area. This is a HUGE museum, one of the best museums I've visited in UK to be frank. Unique architecture, informative relics display, divided into few sections of different cultures.
Once broken consider sold. Erm... I doubt we can afford, not even one of them!
A typical background of the UK Gothic-styled architecture, with the iconic red bus of London.
Not far away is the Somerset House, looks amazing in photo but doesn't impress much in person. It's more like a venue for various event now.
Then, we went back to the South Kensington area to visit the Royal Albert Hall, where only successful and globally known singers get to perform here. Adele and Janet Jackson are some of the singers who performed here!
After pretending that we are superstar at the Royal Albert Hall, we returned to our hostel to cook a simple dinner. A little too simple perhaps, a big bowl of spaghetti with just mushroom sauce. The spaghetti was not thoroughly cooked too, in the end it was too spongy... After partially filling our stomach, we headed out again to Trafalgar Square by London red bus! Do you believe a modern London bus costs more than 330,000 Pounds? That's almost equivalent to RM1.5 million!
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| On the London bus' upper deck! |
Trafalgar Square is a beautiful open space with colourful lights illuminating everywhere! I heard that this place is quite merry during festive seasons like Christmas and New Year Eve!
We walked to Piccadilly which is a short distance away. On the way to Piccadilly has plenty of grand looking building, seems like a great place to spend a night at!
Watching a group of Nigerian (maybe?) and joined in by some British, singing some famous oldies beside a street of Piccadilly is a special experience. Although we didn't know what songs they were singing at that moment, but the warm atmosphere can be felt by passer-by.
Piccadilly Circus Underground Tube Station.
Electronic billboard ads, a modern side of London.
NEXT - Final Day 4 in London: Oxford Street, Bond Street, Covent Garden.
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