Finally, my Europe trip has come! Left Seattle at 4:30pm on Friday, and arrived in London the next day at 11:30am. I did not appreciate the person who sat behind me and kicked most of the time.
This first day was not entirely remembered. I only slept four hours beforehand, so I felt like I was sleepwalking around this whole day.
Timing was perfect to take the Heathrow Conect to Paddington. Paddington station is so big! Everything was well labeled and easy to follow.
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| Portobello Market |
After checking into the hotel, took the tube for the first time. So convenient! I headed over to the Portobello Market. It is a long street of booths, selling antiques, clothing, foods, jewelry. It was crowded, but not at all like Chatuchak in Bangkok.
After the market, I strolled around Hyde Park, and only one portion of the park. It is home to many bird species. There were 20+ swans sitting near each other at one point. So lovely. I didn't see many dogs out, which was a surprise. By this point, I felt even more disconnected with my environment, but knew I had to resist the urge to take a nap.
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| Birds of Hyde Park |
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| Harrods |
I checked out Harrods...wow. Multiple parts of the store were designated to a genre, like confections, meat, fruits, perfume. I didn't bother looking at the retail items there. Just wanted to try some food and see the grandness of it all. A long time ago, Harrods used to have, and sell, exotic animals. Such an interesting tidbit!
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| Confections? Yes please. |
Super sleepy now, but so glad the weather was sunny so that I could stay awake in it! Tomorrow will be a other fun day, one I can actually experience after a full night's rest.
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| Fountains at Hyde Park |
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