Today, I arrived in the place I've wanted to visit ever
since I was about twelve years old, London, England. There are so many reasons
I want to be here! For one, the scenery is beautiful! Plus, multiple of my
favorite music artists are from London! How cool is that? You get to do so many
things in London, like get on a huge Ferris wheel that lets you see all of
London, visit the studio where one of the most famous movie series was made,
and even more!
Day One:
My plane ticket to London cost
around $2122. Once I arrived in London, it was around eight o’ clock in the
night. So, I rented a car for the five days I’m here to get around the city,
which only cost $148. I drove to the hotel I am staying at. I am staying at the
London House Hotel, which costs $163 per night.
I am worn out from traveling for the most part of the day, so I’m going
to sleep. I can’t wait to start the best experience of my life tomorrow!
Day Two:
Today
was so interesting! When I woke up this morning, I got myself dressed and went
to breakfast at a little café right down the road from my hotel. After I got
down eating, I went to the first thing I wanted to do. I went and visited the
London Eye. In case you didn’t know, the
London Eye is a huge Ferris wheel on the south bank of the Thames River. I paid
$29.16 for my ticket onto the London Eye. I got on, and got to the very top,
and it was a spectacular sight! I had a lovely view of London from the top. I
could see many famous landmarks in London from the top of the Eye, such as the
Buckingham Palace!
After I
got done with the London Eye, I went to the Madame Tussads London. This is a
gallery with life- like wax figures of many famous people! They have wax
figures of music artists, actors, actresses, famous athletes, Marvel
superheroes, and so much more! Some wax figures that I saw today was Albert
Einstein, Leonardo Dicaprio, Adele, Michael Jackson, Tom Daley, Martin Luther
King Jr, and even a wax figure of the queen of England! My ticket cost $28.00.
I went
and visited a few more places and I got something to eat, and now I’m back at
the hotel. This day has been very exciting and I can’t wait to see what the
rest of the week will be like!
Day Three
Today was amazing! First, I went and got breakfast. After I got done eating I started my day off.
The first place I decided to go to is, The Warner Bros. studio tour. It was
quite an experience. I got to experience the making of a very popular
movie/book series, Harry Potter. You
took a walking tour through the studio, and I saw various things from the
actual Harry Potter movies, such as props, the costumes, and even some sets
they used to create the movies. I even got to walk around the actual Great Hall
they used to create the movies! I also got to do some other things like explore
Dumbledore’s office, and see how the creatures in the movies were created by a
green screen effect.
After I
got done with the tour, I decided to visit The Shard. This is London’s newest attraction;
it’s the tallest building in Western Europe.
The Shard is 1,016 feet high! I stopped at levels 68, 69, and 72 and I
could see the perfect sight of the shards of glass on top of the building! My
ticket to The Shard was $29.95.
I
stopped at one more place today, which was St. Paul’s Cathedral. I got to
experience the tombs and memorials of some of London’s most famous leaders,
such as Duke of Wellington. I climbed up to the Golden Gallery, and experienced
a breath taking view of London. My admission into the Cathedral was $14.95.
That
was my day, and I hope the last two days of this vacation is as great as the
last three has been!
Day Four
Today, I spent most of the day doing one thing, but it was
such a wonderful experience. Today, I took a cruise down the Thames River that
runs through London. I saw thousands of years of London’s history just by the
cruise I took. I saw some famous landmarks of London also, like the London
Bridge and Big Ben.
After I
got done with the cruise, I decided I had time to do one more thing, so I
decided to visit Kesington Palace. Kesington Palace was the original home of
Princess Diana. Part of the palace was open for public to see, and I even saw a
Queen Victoria exhibit. After I got done inside the palace, I went outside and
visited the gardens, which is the main highlight of the palace.
Tomorrow
is my last day here, and hopefully it’ll be the best day yet!
Day Five
Today was my last day in London, and now I’m on the plane
heading back to America. So, this is
what I did for my last day.
First,
I got breakfast. Then, I decided to visit Big Ben Clock. I mean, you can’t go
to London without visiting one of London’s most famous landmarks!
After
that, I visited the London Museum. The museum had so many historical things
from different cultures all over the world, which dated back to over two
million years ago. Some things that I saw inside the museum are, The Rosetta
Stone, mummies from the Egyptians, and Parthenon sculptures.
There
was one last thing I wanted to do while I was in London. I wanted to visit Abbey
Road. Just in case you didn’t know, Abbey Road is the spot captured on The
Beatles Abbey Road cover. I had always wanted to visit that particular spot in
London, and I got to.
So,
this was my experience in London, and I have loved every day of it. It was
definitely the experience of a life time, and I would love to come back and
visit again one day.
