For the photographs of the preceding day, please refer: http://happyotrekker.blogspot.com/2011/11/outside-london-23-251011_26.html
For the next three days (Day 14 to 16), we spent our time roaming London using the Tube and our legs as the main modes of transport.
One Day 14, we tubed to Leicester Square and commenced our 5 km walk passing through Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Bridge Street, Victoria Street, St Jame’s Park, Green Park and Constitution Hill before ending at Knightsbridge Station. Attractions viewed included the National Gallery, Nelson Column, Admiralty Arch, Horse Guard, No 10 Downing Street, Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Canada War Memorial, Wellington Arch and Harrods.
From Knightsbridge Station, we took the tube eastward to Tower Hill where we commenced our second leg of our day walk of about 7 km passing through Tower Bridge, along the river bank of Thames, through Millennium Bridge, Ludgate Hill, Fleet Street and Kingsway to return to our Hostel at Tavistock Place. We spent considerable amount of time taking night shots of the Tower Bridge and the surrounding areas, including Southwark Cathedral and St Paul Church.
On Day 15, we decided to take the tube to High Street Kensington Station to start our 9 km walk through Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Oxford Street, Charing Cross Road, Victoria Embankment, and Westminster Bridge before returning by tube to our hostel at Russell Square. Along the way, we visited Whole Foods Market selling all natural and organic food (at high prices), Kensington Palace, Prince Albert Memorial, Royal Albert Hall, Marble Arch, Covent Garden Market and London Eye as well as Big Ben (again) for the night shots.
On Day 16, the eve of the group trip, we opted for an easy day. In the morning, we selected to visit the Camden Market (ala Malaysia Pasar Pagi & Malam) while leaving the afternoon for last minute shopping. In the night, we attended a free talk by Anwar Ibrahim on the topic “The struggle for Justice and Democracy in Malaysia’ at University College London.
For the photographs, please refer to: http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/12112.
Next Durham: http://happyotrekker.blogspot.com/2011/12/durham-london-2910-6112011_1.html
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