London

Looking through my scans I was really disappointed in the lack of photos I took while in London especially since the bulk of our time in Europe was spent there. Thanks to our friend D, our experience in London will always be one I cherish and feel so lucky to have. Despite warnings on the bad food we'd eat, with the help of D, my beau and I lucked out and got to enjoy some really good food.  We also stayed at D's place in Islington, outside of all the major touristy spots and got a feel for being a Londoner.

Sweet recollection of London:

• - Staying at D & G's place! I loved the garden and all the natural light. 
• - Eating at some great local places: Fig & Olive, Selale, and Udderlicious. 
• - Reading the Londoners and Four by Three Blog to really get a feel for life in London. 
• - Most museums are free with the exception of the exhibitions. At the V&A we saw Horst: Photographer of Style and Wedding Dresses.  The British Museum is also a must see. 
• - Grabbing a drink and checking out the view at Aqua Shard. 
• - Spending hours in a bookstore is like heaven to me and I did just that at Daunt Books and Foyles. 
• - Taking a break from all the walking and enjoy tea at The Savoy. 
• - Attempting to eat Sunday Roast twice in one day. It was that good and reminded me very much of a Thanksgiving meal. 
• - And because we love food we visited Borough Market to try a little bit of everything. They also have champagne which we sipped on while people watching. 
• - I'm sure Londoners avoid this street but I didn't! I shopped my heart out at Oxford Street. 
• - Riding the bus and using my oyster card was the best way I learned my way around London. The nice thing about the oyster card is it doesn't expire. My beau used his which he bought two years ago.
• - As much as I enjoyed London we must part and I love that London is a hop skip boat train ride away from Paris and easily accessible to so many other great places. 

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." - Samuel Johnson  As read from the book, Londoners.