I am back and I come bearing pictures of Day Two of my London Travel Diary! Funny story, as I was writing and uploading the pictures last night, just as I was one small paragraph away from completing the post I realized... I created it in the wrong format. So, here I am, a day later, trying to re-create this post in a hopefully better and funnier way than yesterday. Anyways, I'm sorry for the delays in posts, but let's go on with the Diary, shall we?
Day 2
The day began with brunch at Tate Café, the little restaurant below the Tate Modern museum. For my first breakfast in London, I ordered a delicious croissant sandwich with eggs and salmon. While I expected the food to be mediocre, since it was just an elaborate food court for museum-goers, it was surprisingly exquisite! If I could, I would have breakfast there every day.
Just me in my natural habitat: drinking (iced) coffee/tea and texting.
After eating, we headed up to the museum itself to check out the exhibits! Unlike many of the other museums I would end up going to whilst on this trip, Tate Modern was quite different, in a good way. All the paintings and sculptures are contemporary, or in my words: They're so interesting that you could spend hours pondering its deeper meaning, or simply appreciate its weirdness while in the moment.
As a fineliner enthusiast, this piece really soothes my soul.
This was one of my favourite rooms in the entire exhibit; it was full of Cold War (and mid-WW2 I think) Propaganda Ads. I love how historic and nostalgic it feels, plus the vibrant colours really captured my attention. It's a fascinating thing to be able to know how history went down, yet be able to see these ads and get a sense of the nationalism that many leaders tried to capture during the era.
Black hole in the wall. What else can I say.
Fun fact: I almost always take a picture of myself looking in a mirror if I have a camera with me. I don't know why I love to capture these mirrors that I stumble upon while exploring cities, but I do quite like it.
Another thing that Tate Modern has other than interesting exhibits, is a spectacular view of the city across the river. I could spend ages looking out of the balcony and taking pictures of the vibrant city across the water from me.
To be honest, I mainly only took a picture of my shoes at the moment because not only did I like the combo of the sandals and ripped jeans, but I had also gotten a pedicure a few days prior to this. So, I thought I might as well take a picture of my nice feet in nice shoes.
After seeing all the exhibits, my family and I decided to quickly see the front of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, and we stumbled upon these adorable buildings along the way. Oh, how I wish that my house was even a fraction of how cute these ones are.
And the journey across the bridge begins... NOW!
Came along this talented trooper playing his heart out for the all the people on the bridge.
And we have reached our next destination: St. Paul's Cathedral! It's breathtaking to stand in front of it in person, since the architecture is simply astonishing! London definitely has more than its share of photogenic landmarks.
The stunning details on St. Paul.
While on our stroll around the Cathedral, my parents and I decided to stop by a cafe and have a mid-day snack, and with that we discovered what would end up being our go-to food joint for the upcoming week: Paul.
If you go to London and you don't take a picture next to a red telephone booth, did you
really go to London?
And with this view, we decided to leave the Cathedral and stroll on over to our next destination.
We have reached our final large destination of the day: The Tower of London!
The Tower of London wound up being the first of many castles/towers that I would end up visiting on my trip, and it certainly did not disappoint. The tower itself is marvelous and exactly how I imagined a tower would look like. It's interesting to me to imagine what it would be like to live in such a place back in the olden days. The Tower's bloody and royal history just made this visit a whole lot more intriguing.
I love seeing all these traditional guards outside of towers or buildings or important landmarks! They just completed my UK trip. So be prepared for lots of photobombs made by these guys in future Travel Diaries.
Close-up of one of the guards! I give major props to them for being able to stand and march around a small proximity for hours on end without even cracking the smallest hint of a smile.
Honestly, I can't remember what book this was, but it was inside a glass case within one of the towers, so it must be important.
Ah, the crown jewels! Unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to take pictures of the jewels, but my god were they stunning. The crowns and scepters, as well as the other jewels, were
much more extravagant and hypnotizing in real life than I could have ever imagined.
A quick peek at a hole in the wall within the tower... literally. (To make up for that terrible pun, I promise better inside-castle pics in future Travel Diaries).
Loving the his-and-hers-and-their-horse matching armour.
The final landmark we got to see after leaving the tower was the beautiful Tower Bridge! Funny story: whilst on the bridge I said the funniest pun about "London Bridge falling down", only to be informed mid-laugh that it was not London Bridge, but
Tower Bridge. You can imagine my disappointment upon that realization.
Across the bridge we go!
Goodbye, Tower of London! You were lovely.
Here's another little story/fact: I was going to take an outfit pic that day, but unfortunately: a) My hair decided to go against my wishes and be completely destroyed by the relentless English winds, and b) My face decided to go against my wishes as well. Poop.
With that, this concludes my London Travel Diary: Part 2!! I hope you enjoyed it and stay tuned for more parts. Thank you for reading!!
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