Month: September 2016

  • The Tower of London
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    The Tower of London

    After the flower market, my partner and I then got to finally explore the Tower of London. It was a grey and drizzly morning. We started by doing a walk of the curtain wall around the entire site to get the lay of the land. We explored different towers and buildings as we came across…

  • The Columbia Road Flower Market

    We started off our fourth day in London by going to the Sunday Columbia Road Flower Market. There were so many peonies, in so many colours, I just wanted to buy them all!

  • London, Shakespeare, and Corgi Cupcakes

    Leadenhall Market was within walking distance of where we were staying in London. It is in the financial district, and is one of the oldest markets in London dating back to the 14th century. The market stands on what was once the centre of Roman London. The current architectural features of the market were designed…

  • A Walking Tour of London
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    A Walking Tour of London

    My original plan for our first full day in London was for us to go to the Tower of London. However, I saw that Friday was supposed to be sunny while the rest of the weekend was supposed to rain, so I decided to be brave and change things up in order to take advantage…

  • Arriving in London
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    Arriving in London

    Once upon a time, when taking the Meyers-Briggs test, I debated between whether I was a ā€œPā€ or a ā€œJ.ā€ The P/J designation is how a person prefers to deal with the outside world. Do they want things to be structured and planned out? Or do they prefer to be more spontaneous and take things…