Heehee~ So excited

[otoshigo]

:D  I finally have enough miles to fly to London for free!

So, I'm going this summer (pre-Olympics) and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for things to do.

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[magic_7_words]

Hang out with me and my sister!!!!!!

[otoshigo]

W-wait, are you going to be there this July?

[magic_7_words]

:-( June. Well. Right on the cusp, depending on the order in which we decide to hit our other stops.

[hanna_adi88]

You should definitely go to Stratford Upon Avon! It's the birthplace of Shakespeare, and it's a beautiful village and all old fashioned and you can even see the house he was born in...and there's a Harry Potter shop there! XD

http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk/

Another thing is Warrick Castle, if you have the time. Touristy, but cool and worth it :D

http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/

[otoshigo]

Oh~! Warwick Castle! :D I've heard of that place! I've heard the Renaissance Festival there is amazing.... mostly because it pwns the American renaissance festivals. (America never had renaissance, this confuses me.)

[conjure_lass]

EEEEEE! I went to London two months ago for my birthdaaay! Have you been before? Oh my gosh, i'm soooo jealous. I could have stayed there foreeeverrr.

See if you can actually sit on one of the lions on Nelson's Column for me! I couldn't manage to actually get ON the thing! I got onto the column, but the lion eluded me! XD And then have a toastie at the pret-a-manger across the way there. It will make me feel nostalgic. :D

[otoshigo]

XD I'll try to scale the lion then. I'm quite good at climbing.

And nope! This is my first time.

[conjure_lass]

Oh how exciting! London was...IT WAS GREAT! You are going to just LOVE it.

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s382/KatLondon2012/IMG_5569.jpg

There's my noble attempt at getting on the lion. I eventually gave up and just hugged it's butt. *pfft pfft*

Bring a bag of bread and feed the ducks at St. James Pond near Buckingham! That was SO FUN. The ducks and geese and swans are SO SPOILED! And go to Fortnum and Mason's! And Hamley's Toys! And Molton Brown! The London Eye was neat too. And do some silly touristy things like get into the red telephone box and stuff!

[ubermidget]

Although I live in the UK, I'm quite far away from London so I'm a tourist there myself whenever I go! I highly recommend you visit Buckingham Palace, go into Hamleys Toy Store, see Piccadilly Circus, visit the Camden Town Markets, go into the Tower of London, see the waxworks in Madame Tussaud's, go out to eat in a real Pub (our food isn't bad, honest! XD), take a ride on a London Red Tour Bus, go on the London Eye, see Big Ben...try this London tourist website too for things I haven't mentioned: http://www.ukguide.org/london/attract.html

[otoshigo]

Oh, thank you very much! :D Heheh, sorry about the delay. ^^;; I've just been all around bad about replying lately.

I have to admit, I am looking forward to having afternoon tea. Just to see what it's like. :D And the pubs. XD I have a thing for English Ale like whoa.

[easilydistra]

you could do the harry potter tour! platform 9-3/4, the phonebooth entrance to the ministry of magic, etc. i can get you more details if you're interested.
one of my sister's friends did her masters at lse; i'll ask if she has any ideas.

[easilydistra]

she just sent me an email--i forwarded it to your hotmail. she had a whole bunch of suggestions XD

[otoshigo]

Sweet! Thank you!