It's the weekend! I actually can't believe it. I've been meaning to write a post about my adventures last weekend, but things have really picked up at work and so... I'm sitting here almost a week later beginning to write this post.
Last week, my parents were visiting London. I am lucky to have them so close (just 2hrs on the eurostar train) and Dad is scheduled to spend a bit more time traveling to and from the UK with work. Mum decided to tag along, as she had still yet to use her Christmas presents we gifted her last year (riding lessons in Hyde Park). After seeing her photos, it's on my bucket list now! Anyways, my mum is a great person to get in touch with if you are looking for something to do on your own. She always finds something to keep her occupied while my Dad and I are at work and she is alone in the big, busy city of London. She suggested a "Walk of London" - which she had taken through Covent Garden. I thought, why not!?
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| The view of the Thames at the beginning of my London walk. |
It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning, and although most people who take these tours are in fact tourists - you meet some interesting people. The weather was perfect - sunny, but still a bit chilly. So with Starbucks in hand, I set out on a tour called "Somewhere Else London" - a walk through the southbank. The tour is 2 hours long and takes you through parts of the city and you might never have traveled to otherwise. I found a great pub along the way and had a really good lunch after the tour.
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| C'mon you Red's! |
Sunday was spent at my first football match in England. What an experience! The Londoner and I met at Emirates Stadium where we walked to "The Armoury" or as I would call it "gift shop". But this was SO much more then a gift shop. It is unbelieveable the amount of merchandise this place had - all supporting ONE team - the Londoner's one true love - Arsenal. Well... when in Rome... or in this case London - you better pick your team and you better look the part. I selected the red home jersey and a tuque to show my true Canadian heritage! Although I thought that a match like this would be a bit intimidating - I really enjoyed it. It was great to feel the energy in the stadium and the singing - why don't we sing during hockey games? Really gets you amped up - I felt myself jumping up and cheering everytime there was a goal. Thank god there were some - I found myself sitting there for the first 25 minutes wondering - is this it? However, the crowd can be enough to entertain you (as long as you're not too sensitive). They are quite...expressive about their thoughts and opinions on the game and the ref's and the players. They chanted so much for the coach to bring on the captain and lead striker that the coach actually did!!! And let me tell you - fans know best - Arsenal won the match 3-1!
After a great weekend of adventures - I got to thinking - maybe weekends should be used for just this and not laundry?
