A taste of London

I looked forward to this day for so long. You hear so much about London. It was only 2 weeks ago I saw what a beautiful city London was on television when Prince William and Kate Middleton got married. And now, I was finally here to see it for myself. Robynne and I took the train in and she taught me how to use the tube. (So much nicer than the trains in Melbourne, although so much more expensive!)

Red Double decker bus.

It was just so overwhelming seeing all the old buildings in the city. Truly beautiful. Robynne and I went on the double decker tour bus that had no roof. We were able to see all of London from a fantastic view. I wouldn't be surprised if I did the tour a hundred times! London is quiet difficult to take in as it is that big! But I'm sure I'll get used to it. Other than it being an extemely windy day and the milllions of people (might I say half of the million were extremely hot, good looking boys!Yay!) we had a great day.

Big Ben.

Some of the highlights were Big Ben- even more beautiful in person. St Pauls Cathedral where Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married, (where I would love to get married! hehe). The Buckingham Palace- where my husband Prince Harry is, the London Tower Bridge and the London Eye (which is the beautiful ferris wheel)- hopefully I will go on it on a date one day! :)
Saw black cabs and red double decker buses everywhere! and the tube which is the train that runs a long way under the ground! quiet scary actually...
It is going to be the best place to live, I cant wait!

London Tower Bridge

St Pauls Cathedral.

"Who said fairytales weren't true..."

During my first week in England, Robynne showed me a number of unforgettable places.

Whaddon Manor was where the Duke of Bedford's lived and still lives today. It is over hundreds of years old and it was just spectacular. We were able to walk through the house and the garden surrounding it. Australia has nothing like it. It was fascinating to see how much history England has. After we walked through the house, Robynne and I had a delicious lunch in the tea room and eventually went home.

"Doe, a deer."
Deer were everywhere in the yard.

Whaddeson Manor was even more breathtaking. The Rothschild family were from France and built this chateau as a holiday home. The garden surrounding it reminded me of the movie 'The Secret Garden'. (Robynne and I ended up buying the movie and watching it) This house reminded me of my barbie house that I had when I was little. It is defenitly fit for a princess. Robynne and I had a wonderful lunch, I tried my first creme brulee, (absolutley amazing!) and eventually had to drive back home.

One word- fairytale.

...Like a princess

Just so pretty...

I would also like to add- We went to the local shopping centre in Milton Keynes and they had a massive indoor ski slope where people could hire ski's or snowboards and have and ski down all year round! Great hang out place for the teenagers! The shops here were amazing! Places like Top shop, H&M and Zara are the favourites and if you went shopping in England you would see why! So many 'quality' clothes, great fashion and not too expensive! I was in heaven.

Can't wait for winter.

The beginning...

"Hardest thing in the world was to say good bye to my family and friends and go through the international gate, alone."

After weeks of organizing and packing, the day had finally come for me to leave Australia. Didn’t get off to the best start! When I arrived at check in, I had to unpack and re-pack my bag as I was 14 kilos over the limit and it was going to cost me $1500.

I then had to say good bye to my family and friends and walk through the international gates, alone. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. The plane flight was pretty good, well for a 21 hour flight anyway! When I flew over England, my first thought was how green it was! It was absolutely beautiful. I couldn't believe I was actually all the way across the other side of the world. Robynne picked me up from Gatwick Airport and drove to Waddon where they live. The house is absolutely gorgeous. Jet lag was starting to kick in! I couldnt sleep straight away because I was so excited that I finally was in England!

The view I had on my morning walk.