What glorious Friday it is! Oh, my friends the weather has been in the 80's this week and absolutely spectacular! I know I normally do Friday favorites but this trip to London and Paris is going to be a favorite of the entire year, so I know you’re wanting to see all the details, so why not do Day 3 & 4 today!
Day three was my favorite in London! Of course, we started off the day with rain, lol but we got to behold Buckingham Palace and the changing of the guard. We did not stay for the whole thing because we had a tight schedule, but so happy with what we saw. I can’t believe the king lives there. And the queen did for so many years, although I don’t know if you know this, but near the end of her life, she lived in her place at Windsor castle.
I was so ready for a coffee, and we found the cutest little café. Now this is a chain in London called E L & N and is in other European cities too, but my goodness is it ever precious, talk about photo opportunities I wish I would’ve had on a pink outfit, lol! ADORABLE & Yummy, lol
Then, of course, it was the thing I have been waiting for shopping wise, and that was to go to Harrods department store, the most famous iconic shopping destination to behold in London. I was so in awe.
All those designers had this girl wanting to dress to the “Nines”! Lol.
We didn’t have very long because we had to get back to high tea but wow, so incredible! Before tea, I had to fit in a visit to Princess Diana’s water fountain! It wasn’t exactly what I expected, but if you read this plaque, it will explain why it was designed the way it was.
What they do at the Mirror Room is an
Art High Tea where the desserts are crafted after an artist who has works in the Tate Modern Museum. This rotates with the season, and it is phenomenal! We started with a little finger sandwiches then the most amazing scones I’ve ever had, then spring like sponge cakes and finally those works of art. And of course, 2 kinds of tea.
The bathroom was phenomenal and the entire place so elegant and pretty. Great spot for photo ops. I shared this photo on Instagram and someone asked me if the dog was real, it sure did look like it!
Then it as back to change again for the musical Mamma Mia! Of course, I have seen this musical in the states but after researching, it was the number one rated show of them all in London, so this is what we chose & our seats were wonderful. I do have to say I had to sip Sprite the whole time as in between since having tea, I had terrible tummy troubles if you know what I mean. I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it to musical, but it got better. Oh, and I almost forgot right before heading out I burnt my beautiful Anthropologie dress while ironing, a hole right through it, so I had to hurry up and figure out something else to wear that was not restrictive around the waist, lol
Next day we had intended to get to the millennium Bridge for sunrise but the time was too early for the tired Nines, lol!
Instead, we found some quick coffee and started our day with the Tate Modern Museum. It is exactly what you would expect in modern museum to be, but I was expecting more sculptures.
Then we had reservations to tour the sky garden. It is a spectacular venue on the 35th floor that allows you 360° views of the city and it was amazing.
We were super hungry by then. I use TripAdvisor all the time. It usually never steered me wrong, so I looked up lunch spots near where we were and found a delightful, hidden gem called the Wardrobe. We got a traditional English lunch with me getting the veggie pie, and Mr. Nine getting the bangers and mash. It was so delicious and so charming.
Next up, it was time to tour, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, the iconic church, where Princess Diana got married, and rich in so much history. It was stunning.
Since we were so tight on time, we had to cancel our tea at the building, called the Shard. We really wanted to go up there for at least cocktails, but they were booked, but here was a beautiful tree in the entry.
Time for the magnificent Tower Bridge with a glass bottom. I must admit it was a very weird feeling, but we did it.
After sideways winds and 22,000 steps, we were exhausted. So, I don’t even have pictures for the rest of the night. We went to a pub. Mr. Nine was dying to go to, but it was wall-to-wall millennials, so he had a quick drink and we left. We ended up having smash burgers that were delightful, and then back to pack in early to bed.
Every single place you go eat somewhere different when we would step on the tube, the underground subway system, every place we would walk out into a different by, and we loved that! Our 5th day was heading to the train station to take the Eurostar to Paris.
The only famous person we saw in London: The Fruit of the Loom guy, lol.
I’ll be back Monday with the Paris Day 1 & 2 recap. AND keep your eyes on my Insta in the next few days: HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT coming!!!
And in case you missed it: Trip Favorites HERE and London Days 1 & 2 HERE
Love ya! Happy Weekend!
xoxo
