Playing Tourists

British Museum

One of the most fun things about living in London is that I get visitors! I had the pleasure of spending time with my Québécois relatives for a few days this week. It was my little (taller!) cousin's first time in Europe so we had a lot of fun showing her how things are done over here. Yours Truly is thinking of becoming a tour guide, it was really great to show off my knowledge of my little London Town, telling lurid tales about Jack the Ripper, Henry the Eight, Guy Fawkes and all the other characters that have made their mark on England's capital.

View from St Paul Cathedral's Golden Dome

Nous avons fait du tourisme "non-stop" pendant quelques jours. Avec ma copine N, nous avons visité Camden et Brick Lane, deux des quartiers qui m'attirent beaucoup, malgré leur côté un peu kitsch. Avec la famille, nous avons visité la célèbre cathédrale St Paul, lieu de pèlerinage pour plusieurs, et site du mariage de Lady Diana et du Prince Charles il y a plusieurs années de cela. 

Nous avons également assisté à une représentation de la comédie musicale "Singing in the Rain".

I adore going to see shows in the West End and "Singing in the Rain" was a really good one to see with my cousin and friends. The crowd went wild during the famous rainy dance scene! although I think I preferred the tap dancing duo/trio between the male lead and his sidekick Cosmo (along with an elocution teacher....à la Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, only this guy was helping his students prepare for the arrival of talking pictures).

We also went for tea at Bea's of Bloomsbury, which I quite recommend. Their scones were beyond delicious and the tea I drank, Dragonwell, was splendid.

The author of Dracula, Bram Stoker, lived here. 

My aunt and I walked around Kensington/Chelsea, very posh neighbourhoods where a number of notable characters have lived/frequented, such as Mick Jagger and Bram Stoker (not at the same time, of course).

My cousin and uncle did the London Eye experience and quite enjoyed it. We ended our last day together with a walk along the Thames followed by dinner at Nando's (my cousin's choice - it seems a young pop star is a fan of their chicken). We had rain for part of their trip, but the last day was sunny and relatively warm. All in all, a most delightful study break!
Nous avons terminé notre visite ensemble par une photo à la station King's Cross. Nous y avons vu la plateforme 9 3/4, rendue célèbre par la série Harry Potter! 


xx Miss Engagée