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Sunday, 9 February 2020

London: Part One

Earlier this week, I went to London with my dad, because I needed to visit the Chilean consulate about getting my visa. It turns out I'll need to go back there a couple of times over the coming weeks, so I might be writing another post or two about the city. Hence why this post is called "London: Part One"!

To make up for the fact that it was quite a stressful visit, I wanted to do some exploring. It had been a long time since I'd actually seen any of the sights of London, so it was nice to rediscover them. The first place we went to was St James's Park, which is a nice area of nature in the middle of the city. On the right hand side of my photo, you can see Duck Island Cottage.




Later on, we walked over to Parliament Square, as I wanted to see Big Ben and the London Eye. Unfortunately, Big Ben is not very photogenic at the moment!




We also saw Westminster Abbey, a place I don't think I'd seen in real life before.





I was glad to see that many people were out and about in Parliament Square supporting the European Union!





When we got back to Paddington station, we had some time to kill before getting the train. So we went to see Paddington Bear's statue on Platform One. He also has his own bench there!





Additionally, there's a Paddington Bear shop in the station's shopping centre, where you can find all sorts of merchandise related to the books and films that he stars in!





I always enjoy going to London, as it's such a big and exciting city with so many things to see and do. Even though it only takes a couple of hours to get there from my small village in the southwest of England, it almost seems like a different country, and not just because my village is rural and London is urban. Sadly, it's also because people where I'm from tend to be a lot less tolerant and open minded than Londoners. That's one of the reasons why I've never wanted to stay in the place I was born.

But on a more positive note, despite Brexit, London is still a great city to visit, and I'm looking forward to seeing more sights there very soon!

Read about London: Part Two here! 

Read about me and Claudio's trip to London here!

Read about London: Part Four here!

Read about London: Part Five here!

Read about London: Part Six here!

Read about London: Part Seven here!

Read about London: Part Eight here!

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