Thursday, November 22, 2018

Meeting of cousin's, Fishcotheque, Sealife London Aquarium, Big Ben, Westministers, London Eye

Well, looky here! Look who has come by... :)
With Little One taking a liking to as well!
So we're off to lunch and a visit to SeaLife London. Looking for food, we came across this Fish & Chips shop just outside the Waterloo station called Fishcotheque.

Needless to say, someone was absolutely trilled when the establishment had a small aquarium as well!!!
Do they look the same?
The interior the establishment. It's really cozy too...

So here's our food. Yummy, right?

As we were in a rush, and the clock was ticking; we went straight in. And oooolala... Little One was in for a surprised!
All this while, what we have walked on was solid ground. NEVER a glass floor with an aquarium below. So, one can imagine his excitement and trepidation upon finding out that he's got to cross a 3 meter glass floor.
He's been crazy over octopuses lately, and this was great for him; as a 'greeting' once the 'tour' started...

Checking out Starfishes together...
Moray Eels are another of his favourites.
And sitting nonchalantly, admiring his nurse sharks.


Can you spot something camouflaged in this picture?

"Lonely... I am so lonely... I've got no-body..."

Beetles!
All huddled together...

Yes, we know what happened if you do... Nice touch!
Catfishes for Little One

And this is about it. To be honest, later on, we would end up in Birmingham's SeaLife and find THAT aquarium to be more enjoyable. More on that later.
Coming out of SeaLife, we cross the Westminster's Bridge... Can't cross and not have a photo of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben right?
Sadly though, Big Ben was undergoing renovation and so, all that one got to see are cladding's... with just the iconic clock showing through.
Looking back, the London Eye is next to SeaLife from where we came from.
And what's this: Boudiccan Rebellion...

The End.

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

London Bridge, The Shard, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, Harrods, NFL @ London 2018

Before I start off today's set of visited locations, here's the goodies that we'll be bringing back home...
And yes, Little One enjoyed that massive Chocolate biscuit...
The forecast was for rainy and gloomy weather; all day long. Well, not much we can do except to prepare for it as best as we can... First stop: London Bridge. And in the distance... Tower Bridge.
A passerby was kind enough to help us take a family photo of the three of us... Thank You...!
A panaromic shot across the Thames.
Hmmmm... what can this be?
NFL in London??? In front of The Barrowboy & Banker.
Southwark Cathedral
Borough Market Hall which was closed...
Unfortunately, selfie camera wasn't 'wide' enough...
Next stop: Green Park. Why here?
Looks familiar?
The long row of trees ... makes for a very nice perspective shot.
Buckingham Palace
Unfortunately, light showers were in the order of the day... and so, we had to cut short the visit.
So we left and eventually, made our way to... yup, Harrods.
And it's huge... that whole building across the street is Harrods!
Well, we got hungry and left Harrods. In our attempt to look for a more peaceful and serene location for lunch, we stumbled across this small park... unfortunately, it's marked as private property...
And hideyholes?
Well, Little One is hungry...
And eventually would find ourselves at Hyde Park. Or rather, some part of it...
And it's huge.
And have Little One and Missus enjoying the fallen maple leaves of Autumn.
Heading back, we would find out that about 80,000 people would be at Wembley for the NFL game.
Can you spot my family???
Who's the fan of which team??? :P
Now, that's a true fan!

The End.

Gyeongbokgung Palace, National Palace Museum of Korea & Going Home

Just before heading home, we visited this site: Gyeongbokgung Palace. Unfortunately, while it looks nice and sunny, it isn't! It...