London Self-Tour

A warm hot chocolate at Tate Modern's Cafe to smooth my legs nerve after round - town walking

 

This is my first experience exploring a new city alone without anything but only google maps and tube-railway maps in tow.

Plus all you need is a good faith, open heart and water-proof coats (incase it rains).

I gotta say, it was a lifetime experience that I'm so proud of. Whee.

Thank you H&H for the introduction to the experience!

 

From my journey, these are the bits I got from my own discovery to share with you gorgeous peeps!

• The London Bridge is 15 mins walk from the London Bridge station
• On your way to the Tate Modern from London Bridge station, you ‘ll past the Borough market, two London bridges that is photo-worthy which I don’t know what’s the bridges name, and The International Shakespeare Globe Centre
• You need at least 3 hours in Tate Modern to enjoy the exhibits. It is damn huge
• London’s Harrods is to die for. You can get all the high end brands from cosmetics brands, to Louboutin and Manolo’s, books to home furnishing and sportswear all under one roof. Memang wajib pergi
• The Hummingbird Bakery in Portobello market serves the most divine cupcakes. Sangat worth every penny

The cakes pantry in Hummingbird Bakery.

• Pak Awie in London serves good food with friendly ambience

• Makan' restaurant (owned by Malaysian) in Portobello Market serves common Malaysia food including curry puffs for those who misses what karipap taste like

• The Bayswater station and Queensway station is just 5 mins walk. It makes a hell lot of difference if you knew this instead of travelling down to the city just to switch to different train lines.

• The Malaya town with all the Malaysia community, halal foods, Malaysia High Commission is in Bayswater. 15 mins walk from Portobello market or drop at Queensway station or Bayswater station.

• Portobello market serves Halal Mexican chicken, cheap donoughts + éclairs and has spectacular collection of antiques/vintage range of accessories, watches and any type of collectibles,you name it

• Portobello’s are famous for it crepes and they’re big on Nutella spread. Worth a try as the crepe are more gooey than what we have in Malaysia.

• Oxford circus on Boxing Day is simply the best place to go ga-ga on your inner shopping goddess. They have excellent service to ensure no long queues at the cashier, smiley service in the changing room and friendly gesture that offers you fashion advice when you're shopping alone. Bliss

 

 

• Borough Market is something like Farmers market with beautiful market backgrounds.

• Camden town reminds me of Uptown Danau in Kuala Lumpur except its 4 times wide. A shopping heaven for street style-like fashion. Loads of Halal Food as well.

• The guards in Buckingham Palace changes duty-shifts at 11.30 am.

• The Clarence House and Buckingham Palace is only 3 mins apart. So go walk people!(For Kate-William lovers)

• If you choose to walk from Oxfords Circus station to Big Ben, you get to pass M&M chocolate store, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and St. James Park. It took less than 1 hour walk to reached all of the places

• The British Museum is epic and has the cosiest café for you to stop and have a hot coffee with brownies.

• If you go during Christmas, you can visit Winter Wonderland with your friends  to enjoy the rides.
• And finally, enjoy the moments and let yourself be free! Cause one thing I know if you are travelling in a different city is that no one knows you. So do the silly things that you always want to do in public and don't worry about the consequences. xoxo!