London Town

March 18, 2009 erikawase
Tags: Buckingham Palace, Hampstead, London, Notting Hill, Oxford Street, Topshop

 

 

 

This past weekend I went to visit some friends in London. I have been to London two times before so I went to just visit friends and of course for the great shopping and night life. I got there on a Wednesday night and went straight to Hampstead which is where my friend lives. Hampstead is a cute little town 10 minutes from central London. My friend Alex was kind enough to let me and my best friend Michelle stay over there for the weekend.

That night we had our first home cooked meal, which we haven’t had in ages. It was so nice to be staying in a home with parents, pets, and home cooked meals. I started to miss home at this point of my trip. Then Alex took us to central London to their Soho area for the bar scene. We had a pregame at a really cool lounge and then went to a night club called Movida.

The next day we woke up pretty late and went to central London to tour! We saw Buckingham Palace, Leicester Square, House of Parliament, and Big Ben. Then went back home for a siesta and woke back up for another night out in the town. Thursday night was a hot night for a club called Punk. This club was very odd with people dressed like they were in the 60’s and all looked drugged. I guess it was a cool experience but I would never go back there again.

 

 

 Friday we went out to Notting Hill, which was my favorite area in London. It’s a very cute and quiet place with great vintage shopping and delicious restaurants. Friday night we had Shabbat dinner at Alex’s friends house. I thought it was so wonderful that his friend invited us to his house for family dinner and I truly enjoyed it.

Saturday we saw Camden and then went shopping on Oxford Street. In London, you must go shopping at Topshop. I must have spent my whole day and all the remainder of my money there but it was definently worth it. Finally, Saturday night we went out for the last night in London. First we went to Alex’s friends birthday party. Then, we went to a club called Mahiki, which had a really cool island theme to it. I ordered pina coladas that came in a huge pineapple.

Overall, my experience in London was different then all my other experiences in Europe so far because I really felt like I experienced the culture. In all other cities I have stayed in a hotel and done the touristy things to do and ate at the touristy places to eat. In London I got to see a real town where people live, was invited over for a Shabbat dinner with Jews from London, and go to really feel like I was a part of their family. I always wonder how people live in different countries and this experience really showed me.

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