[Travel] London- 5 days 4 nights F&E (2/2)

Good day Readers!!!

Welcome back to my last post for London!

Musical
We watched 2 musicals in London namely Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables. I have enjoyed both musicals immensely.

 

Phantom of the Opera
Location: Her Majesty's Theatre
We bought 2 tickets at The Original London Visitor Centre at £95. As it was my very first musical, I was literally gripped with excitement.

 

From a distance when we saw the theatre, I thought that it looked really cool, like those olden days movies! Crowds had began to gather in the waiting area of the theatre as the time drew nearer. There were staffs selling Phantom of the Opera's souvenirs to tourists who wished to keep mementos of that day's musical <3

 

Due to copyright issues, we were not permitted to take any pictures during the musical, but we were allowed to take pictures before the musical started and during break times.

 

Overall, I liked the voices of the actor and actress. They could sing very well, and their emotions were portrayed really well. It was amazing how they can use the limited space on stage to act out the story. Brilliant!

Les Miserables
Location: Queens Theatre
We bought 2 tickets at Queens Theatre and it cost us £130. Although the tickets were more expensive than that of the Phantom of the Opera's, we decided to pamper ourselves and spend the money after having reasoned that we flew all the way to London!

 

Due to popular demand for this musical, the seats left were limited. In the end, we chose seats that were in the middle. Despite my dislike for their low ceiling blocking some of my views, we were thankfully able to see the actors and actresses. The theatre had a artfully feel to it.

 

 

Similarly, we are prohibited from taking any pictures or video once the musical started. I like the voices of the actors and actress. Beautiful voices indeed. The crowds here were more enthusiastic as compared to that of the Phantom of the Opera. When the musical ended, and the actor and actress came out to bow, the crowd stood up and applause loudly!

Shopping
Primark
Address: 499 Oxford St, London W1C 2QQ, United Kingdom ‎
Looking to purchase cheap clothes and accessories!? Head over to Primark where you will be spoilt for choices for cheap cheap clothes, accessories, shoes and bags! The best part is that there are 2 floors! Girls, get ready to go crazy!

Primark is located near the Marble Arch! So simply take a tube down to Marble Arch!

 

Don't forget to claim for your tax free shopping for tourists! And look how much I spent just in Primark!!!

 

Harrods
In my honest opinion, there was nothing much to shop for in Harrods except their butter cookies. So we did not stay long in Harrods, as there were many atas (i.e. expensive) shops all around. By then, we have already purchased those expensive stuffs that we had intended to buy in France.

As we were walking around Harrods, we came across this cute place for animals lover. Cookies, cakes and drinks were sold for animals. So cute! I was very tempted to buy for my dog but my only concern was that the food may spoil even before I reached home.

 

M&M
Are you a fan of M&M? If you are, this is a must go place for you! We were walking along the street of London when we chance upon this totally awesome place! Get ready to be spoilt by lots and lots of M&Ms from M&M chocolates to M&M merchandises!

 

Look at this M&M flag of London! All of the "dots" are actually M&M chocolates! *Loves* Don't go eating the M&M flag...

 

 

Look at those M&M posters, pictures and big figurines that were all around M&M World! Cool!

 

 

 

You can go crazy with all the M&M chocolates and candies!

 

 

 Let's move on for more M&M clothes, accessories and figurines...

 

Finally, it was time to pay. Even their cashier counter is so cute!

 

 

Basically, there are 4 levels of fun! With lots of pictures to take and lots of M&M souvenirs to purchase! If you have time, do visit their M&M World!!!

Covent Garden Market
There's a variety of stores here. You can find handmade items to antique to crafts. It was a very interesting place to visit.

 

We were walking for a while when we chanced onto this quite interesting place to eat. Rice were being scooped from a huge wok to serve to customers. Interesting... We gave into the temptation and bought a plate to share. As there were no available tables, we stood at a corner to try out the rice.

It was only after we finished eating, we saw that we were not the only customers of this huge wok of rice. There were birds eating from the huge wok, much to our dismay. But by then the plate of rice was settled deeply into our tummy. Oh well...

Misc
Rain Room
Rain room was a temporary event in London held from 4 October 2012 – 3 March 2013. It felt like a way to "control" the weather in a 100 square room. The venue is held at The Curve, Barbican Centre, London, UK. We waited for about 4.5hours -.-"' Admission was free.

 

Before we entered the rain area, we were told not to make huge movements. As the sensor may not be able to detect us.

 

I was a little wet when I exit. Brrr... Nonetheless, it was quite fun.

Food
Natural Kitchen
This was located at our hotel. We ate in this cozy place on our first day in London.

 

Pan Fried Sea Bass Fillet (£14.95)

Crushed New Potatoes, Steamed Green Vegetables & Lemon Herb Butter 

Homemade Fish Pie of Haddock, Salmon, Squid & Prawn Pie (£13.95)

In a saffron Cream Sauce & Buttered Green Beans

Tower Hill Diner
Location: 10 - 12 Tower Hill Terrace London EC3N 4EE
Located within walking distance from our Hotel, Tower Hill Diner served meats and burgers.

 

Cappuccino (£3.60)

Caffe Latte (£3.60)

 

Traditional Fish & Chip (£9.50)

Fresh every day. Sliced in kitchen, dipped in home-made butter, fried to order, served with chips and mushy peas

 

Cheese Burger (£7.25)

Served with chips and salad

Adams Rib
Location: 19-23 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1V 7RA
Located within walking distance of Queens Theatre. We decided to try out their Ribs!

 

Shakes (£3.79)

Adams shakes are made from a blend of milk and ice cream

 

Fanta (£2.69)

In the classic glass bottle

 

We ordered Platter for 2. It was a giant dish for two to share, all come served with coleshaw, Adams crispy golden onion and fries.

 

Adams Platter (£23.99)

Full rack of BBQ pork ribs, a mountain of chicken wings and crispy mushrooms. More than enough to fuel the appetite of two!

 

The Adams Platter was huge! We could not finish the platter -.-"' their Pork Ribs were really soft and tender and it was easy to cut with a knife and a fork. I enjoyed their Pork Ribs a lot. I had a huge tummy after finishing this platter...

Frankie and Bennys (New York Italian Restaurant and Bar)
Location: 7 Whitehall London
We were attracted to this place because of a promotion! It was a little packed when we entered the Restaurant but we were lucky as one group just left so we got their sofa seat table!

 

Cinnamon Hot Chocolate (£2.95)

Orange Juice (£2.65)

 

Starters

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Large chicken wings tossed in Louisiana hot sauce. Served with a blue cheese dip and crunchy celery sticks 

 

Warm Dough Sticks & Dips

Garlic Butter

 

Main Courses

New Yorker Burger

6oz grilled hamburger topped with BBQ sauce, pepper jack cheese, mayo and bacon, piled high with Cos lettuce and fresh tomato in a toasted sesame seed bun. Served with house fries and tomato-chilli relish on the side 

 

Philly Chicken & Bacon Wrap

Our flour tortilla loaded with breaded chicken, grated cheddar, bacon, lettuce and red onion smothered in Philly cheese sauce. Served with a pot of coleslaw and house fries

 

McDonalds
How can I missed a chance at McDonalds? So here I was, with a McDonald burger. Hehe...

Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant
Location: 84 Queensway, London. W2 3RL (Tel: 020-7229-4320)
A friend of mine recommended this place for their famous roast duck. To be honest, we had pasta, meat, cheese and all sorts of Europe food till I kind of missed Chinese food. So when we arrived at this restaurant, we over ordered.

 

Shredded Chicken Fried Rice (£6.00)

 

Minced Beef Fried Rice (£6.00)

 

Won Ton Soup (£3.30)

 

Diced Mixed Vegetables with Beancurd Broth (£3.00)

Special Roasted Duck Cantonese Style - Half (£12.00)

 

Crispy Belly Pork (£7.50)

 

Oranges (Free)

 

True to my friend's recommendation, the roast duck was awesome. It was soft and juicy. Must try place for roast duck lovers!

Snippets of London

Random pictures I took in London...

 



 

Heathrow Airport

All good things must come to an end. Finally it was time to bid farewell to London :( We packed our luggages, and waited for our already booked shuttle car service via our Hotel to Heathrow Airport.

 

 

As this was our final stop, we proceeded to do our tax refund. We took less than an hour and the officer were quite fast in processing our refund. Thankfully, they did not ask to check the goods we bought, as we have packed them properly.

 

 

We checked in our luggages and had an hour or so to kill.

 

 

We walked around and saw some shops and decided to eat something at EAT while waiting for time to pass.

 

 

Spicy Chicken Noodle (£4.35)

Finally, we heard our flight number being called and it's time to leave London and return home...

 

Thank you London for the beautiful memories! I will miss you! *Not the expensive stuffs tho*

 

Overall, I enjoyed my London trip the most. Maybe it was more of a city area, with clothes to buy and lesser arty farty stuffs. One other good point was the communication, which is English! If I can I will probably want to visit London again.

 

And with that, all my 6 posts marked the end of my Europe Trip :D

Tiny Pea