A very sunny, very perfect weekend in London
I’ve travelled most weekends while here. That’s why when this weekend rolled around, I was really excited to stay here in London. It’s not that I didn’t want to travel. Many of my friends went to Dublin for the weekend before St. Patty’s Day. I just really wanted to stay here especially after the busy week of Spring Break.
It started with going to Primark on Saturday morning. I’ve been there a couple of times and swear I will never go back each time. It’s a huge store with cheap clothing and accessories. The crowds and lines make for a really unpleasant shopping experience. I say that I’ll never go back, but the prices are too good to avoid. We then headed toward Notting Hill and went to Portobello market. It was crowded there as well, but at least it was a beautiful day outside, and I enjoyed looking at all of the unique items.
We then headed home, took a nap and got ready to go out. We headed out to dance in the Shoreditch. It isn’t close, but it’s an area with a lot of young people and it’s quite busy on the weekends. After dancing at a couple of different clubs, we then headed home via a couple of night busses. That’s one skill that I’ve learned thus far. Initially I was terrified to take night busses. Now, I’m getting a lot better at reading the night bus schedule and figuring out how to get home. It helps to look at it before you leave for the night.
On Sunday morning, I went running in Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. It was the loveliest day in London. No cloud in the sky. Spring has arrived. I hope that it’s not teasing me. My flatmate and I then went to Piccadilly Street to see the St. Patty’s Day parade. Before I came to London, I had watched the New Year’s Eve Parade down the same street. Now, I got to see a great parade there in person. The parade ended with a festival in Trafalger Square with live Irish music.
The weather was so ideal that we headed down to the other side of the Thames to catch the London Eye. It gave us such a perfect view of the city. We could see everything in perfect clarity. We also saw some great street performers including a breakdance group. I had never seen such a crowd gather for a street show before. However, come again, there aren’t too many street shows in Columbia. It was great. There is no need to go anywhere to have an absolutely awesome time. I already know that I will miss London quite a bit.