So here I go! I didn't do a specific walk, I just looked at things "one has to look at when in London" (ok not everything obviously, but things I could manage to see in one day).
- Tate Modern
- National Gallery (sadly it is prohibited to take pictures in there, although there are so many beautiful paintings I would have liked to share with you...)
- Marble Arch (I just wanted to know what it is)
- Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park
- Kensington Palace
- Spitalfields Market
...and I visited Domi's working place and enjoyed a beautiful view from the canteen area.
Let me begin with Tate Modern. I know what "Modern Art" (or shall I say Modern "Art"?) can look like, for I enjoy going to art exhibitions and museums and what I found here was kind of matching my previous experience in museums of modern art.
Whoever is looking for a good laugh should go here!
I'm not sure if I enjoyed it, it was however a good experience to see what it's like!
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| That's the Shit! |
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| The Fish/rising Sun |
There was a tour guide lady with a group of pupils and she asked them, what they think this thing is.
This seemed to be a rhetorical question, for she answered it herself, saying:
"If I told you this was a fish, you would certainly agree with me, for the shape looks like a fish(...)"
Like: Say whaaaat??? WHAT EXACTLY ABOUT THIS LOOKS LIKE A FISH?
But this wasn't all... she continued:
"However, if I told you this is the rising sun, you'd also agree with me, right?"
I would have agreed to recognizing a slice of pizza or maybe a part of a pie chart... but FISH? Rising Sun?
Although, yes, I kind of get the rising sun but still! FISH?
But well, who am I to judge..
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| 50 Shades of Grey! ...oh no, just one shade. |
Someone who is actually looking at a plain grey "painting". And he was sitting there for more than 5 minutes!! My question is: WHY??
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| View from the balcony of Tate Modern |
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| View from the balcony of Tate Modern |
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| Pictures I liked |
I liked the pictures shown, and I actually like this picture I took with the girl (who I don't know..)! I would have taken this as my new Facebook profile pic, if I were her... Just saying.
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| Selfie-time in front of the fountain on Trafalgar Square |
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| Selfie-time in front of the National Gallery |
Sadly, it was prohibited to take pictures inside the National Gallery, but I can only recommend going inside, for it is for free and the paintings are beautiful!
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| Marble Arch |
Ok, so this is what "Marble Arch" looks like.
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| Speakers' Corner |
I think this might be mainly my fault, but: I was surprised, that "Speakers' Corner" is literally a corner in Hyde Park! I thought it would have like a podium or something to look at, but if I understood everything right it was just this one corner of Hyde Park.
That was kind of a bummer, but hey: Every English book in school mentioned it. I say: If you have a very short stay in London, then skip looking at Speakers' Corner, because there's really nothing to look at!
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| Kensington Palace and the Queen Victoria Statue |
At this point I say: Thanks to instagram, this picture (in my opinion) makes the place look more interesting than it is. I just looked at it from the outside, but I felt like that was more than enough. You can still prove me wrong though!
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| Liverpool Street Station |
I just liked the "Liverpool Street" Station, where you have to get out to go to the Spitalfield Market.
There was not much to see at the market, for most of the people already started packing their good when I arrived, so I didn't take any pictures there.
You can mostly buy nice crafts, and it is a nice and small market.
The only problem I had was, that I did not find the market at first.. so better bring a map when you plan going there!
This is the view from the cafeteria of my boyfriend's work place!
So. That was basically what I did while I was in London!
I'll be going back in a couple of hours and hopefully I can write about new interesting sides of London I'll get to know while I'm there!
Until then
x J.
