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Winter in London

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The classic, romantic musical,  White Christmas , was the first stop on my December adventures in London with Samantha. The next day saw us visiting Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. The annual Christmas installation is free to enter, but offers additional products and services that can be paid for. Paddington on Ice  got off to a strong start. Paddington was un-bear-ably adorable. We found a few photo opportunities. We opted for dinner in the Bavarian Village. Bar Ice was our next stop. The entry fee was kind of expensive, but the experience was pretty cool. It was so cool they provided us with jackets. In January, between my trips to Paris and Australia, I found myself back in London, and back in the West End. This time Samantha and I were seeing the new jukebox musical, & Juliet . This show rewrites history with its fabulous, feminist plot infused with modern pop songs. The experience was made even better with a free seat upgrade.  Following m...

All Over The Shops

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So I had this grand plan to compile all of my London adventures from 2019 into one blog post. Just trying to speed things up, you know. Well, it turns out I travelled into London a lot more than I'd thought, so get ready for a series of posts about London full of places to visit once we're allowed. Today's adventures took place at the end of January, 2019. I'd just travelled back from Australia and met up with Samantha. We'd read about Cecil Court on Secret London, so thought we'd visit the shopping strip.  It’s full of books, antiquities and art.  The historic court was also the centre of the British film industry. We explored the streets of Covent Garden. The day was full of window shopping. Covent Garden Market was the perfect location to continue our window shopping. Vendula London had the cutest bags. Benjamin Pollock's Toy Shop sold lots of products to keep kids entertained. Next up was a visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum of C...