Day 18: So I guess I did kind of get out of the mindset of saving all my money temporarily when I went shopping at Primark Oxford Street. It was ridiculously cheap in there. No wonder everyone shops there!! I bought a shirt, a cardigan, a sweater, a pair of cargo pants, 5 pairs of socks, 2 ties, a pair of shoes, a beanie and a backpack for only £32.50. Yes, $50AUD or so. Nevertheless, the Asian in me then took over and decided that even though all this was cheap compared to in Oz, because it was more than £8, it wasn't cheap enough for me to buy. Everything I bought there was £8 or less. There was a really nice jacket for £30 which I was planning to get, but the more I looked at it, the more flaws I found, so I guess maybe it's a good thing I didn't get it. Also some nice vests there, and everyone knows I love vests. But once again, relatively expensive (£12) and I didn't really wanna carry it around with me. All in all, was a good day shopping. So crowded though. I did have a look at their suitcases just in case I wanted to buy one so I would have room for all my extra stuff and the suitcases are only £25. Hmmmmm maybe. It was a rainy day so that really was all I did that day. Shouldn't have wasted it, but the gloomy weather over here really just makes you want to stay indoors and just watch a movie or something.
Day 19: Today. Saw the Lord Mayor's Parade today, where they introduced the new Lord Mayor to the city. Managed to be at the front of the barricade so I got to see everything. Did a guided tour afterwards of the city which was really interesting, since this tour covered a lot of things that the New Europe London tour didn't cover. Then went down to the Thames to watch the fireworks. Managed to also get right to the front, so I had the best views of the fireworks. Not as good as Sydney's NYE fireworks, but nothing ever is lol. Made dinner tonight for Van and Alan. Decided to make a pasta dish that my sister-in-law Su usually makes for me back home. Pretty much it's pasta with shredded roast chicken, corn and mayo. Not really cooking, more like mixing (although pasta requires cooking). They seemed to enjoy it. Although the mayo here is not the same as in Oz. It's nowhere near as tangy, and has a weird creaminess to it. Anyways, was a successful dinner for 3 (and we still have leftovers) which was made for only £7.50.
So the plan for tomorrow is to head down to London Bridge, and explore the Tower of London and then the Tate Modern. Will then do the Grim Reaper's tour tomorrow night. Monday will be day trip to Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath. Tuesday night will be watching spent watching Wicked (will need to line up early on Tuesday morning for awesome cheap front row tickets though). Not sure what I'll do during the day though, but Tuesday will be my last full day in London. Wednesday at midday I'll be heading over to Paris.
At the moment, I'm a bit behind my "planned" schedule. London took a lot longer than expected. I'm assuming that Paris will be the same. But it's OK. This is exactly the reason why I didn't plan everything out so strictly, and book everything in advance. Now I have the flexibility to chop and change my schedule. Right now, it might look like Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia will be cut from the trip. I don't really mind though. I guess the whole notion of doing the Eurotrip gets everyone caught up in trying to do as many countries as possible, which is what I originally planned to do. But now I've realised that it's more about enjoying yourself and seeing what the cities have to offer. I'd rather enjoy my time in every city and get the most out of them that I can, rather than just go on a whirlwind trip just so at the end I can rattle of the list of countries that I've been to, but not really seen, if you get what I mean. Besides, there always my next "Eurotrip" lol.
HBL signing out from London, UK. British mayo is disgusting.
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