MIND THE GAP!!!! *cheeky* Lovin' London!

Friday 20 January 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, WE WENT TO LONDON FOR ME!!! LOLOL Ok…so, er-um, I’m guessing you’ve figured out why we went to London….to celebrate my birthday--in March ’07! **cheeky grin** We stayed at the Crown Hotel Hyde Park and quite enjoyed our stay!
Crown Hotel Hyde Park, London
 
Liverpool Station
The beginning of our trip landed us at Standsted & from there, we took the train straight into Liverpool Station; then took the tube--an underground subway that is constantly speaking to all the passengers...it says to 'MIND THE GAP'!!! It took us a few minutes to figure out what it was referring to...was it the gap between the doors when they were closing, the gap between passengers (should we squeeze closer together so that more could squeeze in?)--what was it? About that time, we finally saw the GAP between the station platform & the tube--we step off the platform onto the tube...at some stops, the GAP was rather wide & others, not so much! *LIGHTBULB* By then, we had spent several precious minutes on the 'GAP', minutes we could never, tragically, get back...so, nothing doing but 'MIND THE GAP' had to become part of our experience & boy did we have fun saying it!! (I know, we're weird, but that's part of our charm! ;p ) Moving on, literally, the bullet-flying tube quickly delivered us to Paddington station where it indifferently spit us up & out onto the platform, MINDING THE GAP, mind you!! We were right where we needed to be! Out into the hustle and bustle we went, inhaled a deep breath of London(coughed and choked a bit..lol) and tried not to get ran over as we made our way across the street! Blessedly for us, we didn't have far to go! PERFECT!!
Paddington Tube Station

Hyde Park
The hotel was easy to find, easy to get to and best of all, centrally located! **yay for us!!!!** Hyde Park, Kensington Park, Buckingham Palace & 5 tube stations were all within walking distance!!! Being close to Paddington station was a big plus because that allowed us to go any place we wanted to get to that we couldn’t get to on foot! Not to mention, there was a taxi or two on every corner sporting their colorful (great conversation pieces by the way) advertisments! Our room was cozy & comfy--it was actually very spacious with a king-size bed! Inside the hotel was an onsite gym & restaurant (Clarence); outside, the hotel was situation in a cul-de-sac with a pretty little garden to lounge around in…which we took advantage of! *grin* TIP: Always ask ahead of time for check-in/out times, if they allow luggage check-ins & if there is an elevator. We were able to check our luggage in at the hotel BEFORE our room check-in time so that we could do a bit of sight-seeing WITHOUT our luggage in tow!
Hotel garden

about to eat breakfast! *yum*
Anyhoo, back around the corner of the block, on the stretch back toward Paddington station, were several little places to eat…on the left, breakfast and on the right, Fish-N-Chips! I was really excited about eating fish-n-chips in London…it was YUMMY…but what is up with the green peas??? lolol Oh & the phone booths--LOVE 'EM, TOTALLY LOVE 'EM!!!! My babykins is just the best! He ran into one and began to rip at his clothes...what else was I to do but drool and take his picutre...MY SUPERMAN!!!!! lolololololololololol

My 'SUPERMAN'! :D
Overall, we had a jolly good time exploring London, tasting new & different cuisine (mushy peas! lol), improving our 'speed reading' as the cabbys flew by, sharpening our reflexes as we jumped out of the way of zipping bicycles, zooming cars & #burningapathdownthesidewalk# pedestrians...by all accounts, it was a city that we promptly fell in love with! Who knew it would be the first of many trips that we'd take there! Cheers!

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