London II

My time in Indo is limited so mari kita lanjut cerita si Londie (panggilan sayang Owen buat London)

Day 3: Notting Hill, Shopping, Hillsong London (meet Lily) and spend the evening with Lily:)

So pagi2 gw berangkat ke Notting Hill buat ke Portobello Market.

If you read all London travel guide book, they always recommend a visit to their market. And Portobello Road Market is one of it, especially somewhere in summer annually, dimana ada Notting Hill festival. Lily pergi ke festival itu. Jalanannya kecil geto tapi festivalnya ruameeeeee abbbbbiiiiisssshhhh Lily bilang.

Pas gw dateng ga ada festival itu. Tapi barang2 yg mereka jual tetep interesting. Banyakkk banget antics, yg kl emang kita tinggal disana, pasti abis deh duit borongin keramic Teh atau bungkusan bantal yg so pretty, so vintage, and so classic. Banyak barang anticnya itu perkakas rumah, jadi ga bisa dibeli. Ngeliatin aja sambil ngeceshhh......

Portobello market itu panjang, yah ada lah 1.5 nya gank kelinci. Gw jalanin market2nya all da way sampe mentok in the hopes of finding some food on the way, which I did, but only right at the very very end, and gw dah kelapheran :P So I grab anything I can eat. Pesto ball lagi :) Terus, gw jalan balik lawan arah buat cabut for the next destination (honestly, rata2 semua tempat yg gw pergiin di London itu erm.....sizenya agak2 slightly smaller compare to US yg kayak...HAH ?? Masih ada lagi ??? sementara di London....hah ? Udah neh ? Weeeehhhh masih bisa ke tempat laen dunks) Pas cabut pulanks, mulailah gw belanja... ehheeh:) Belanja kaos london, tas notting hill, terus karena gw masih laper belilah gw Nutella Banana Crepes yg harganya 4.5 P (9 dollar SGD bok).. mahal tapi enak anget2....

Lalu, coz I still have time, masih jam 2.30 geto...gw decide to go to the shopping paradise....Oxford Street. Awalnya gw ga tau kl Oxford street itu kayak HEAVEN, sampe gw keluar dari stationnya en melongoooo.... Topman, Topshop, H&M, River Island, Dorothy Perkins, Zara....yg gede2 semua tokonya nangkring di muka gw.....jaw gw drop !! 2.30 en jam 5.30 gw mo ketemu Lily, mana sempet ini ?

So langsung gw hajar seadanya liat2....sambil cari jalan ke Tottenham Court Road where Hillsong Church is. I spent a long time di RiverIsland....coba berulang ulang...en come out with.... haha.....with NOTHING :P Ga tau napa gw ga jadi beli...terus jalanlah gw cari sign Primark, karena kata Lily ...this is what I should be looking for. Gw liat ada yg pegang kantongnya..gw tanya dia....follow her sign en Tadaaaaa ....ketemu Primark.

By then udah jam 5, karena Primark deket sama Hillsong, sebrang sebrangan doang...gw liat2 sampe jam 5. Kepikiran to just grab and pay first coz pasti ada return policy di Primark, en karena gw udah keburu SHOCK liat harga en potongan dia yg...OMG !! Murah en bagush and.... mad dah.

Nah, kl udah baca blog gw, tolong di google Primark !! and be awed !! be amazed !! be shocked and be surprised at this brand !! Gila murah and bagusnya !! Forever 21 and H&M is fully knocked out by this !! Testimony, please ask Elrica :) ahahha

Gw ga sempet beli apa2 that day, I'm only making a promise that I'll be back !!!

Terus ketemulah gw sama Lily, right before the service starts. Masuklah kita ke Dominion Theater and I had some awesome time in Hillsong. Awalnya gw beneran takut canggung banget soalnya, gw bukan anggota PW so otomatis gw ga updated with Hillsong's song. But God and His presence is the same where ever, when ever, how ever and what ever. I was soaking in the beauty of the Praise and Worship. En mereka nyanyi Cornerstone. Malemnya pas gw check email, ada email dari BCS PW suruh pelajarin lagu baru from Hillsong : Cornerstone :P ehehheeh :)

Abis dari Hillsong, gw dinner sama Lily @ Chinatown. Awalnya mo makan this chinese noodle, yg taunya udah tutup, so we moved to Vietnamese Pho. And it's nice :)  Even nicer for the fact that Lily ngotot bayarin gw :P Thank you Ly.

Then kita mo cari drinks, but most shops are getting closed. We only manage to find this Italian place yg penuh with so many Italian chefs. They even speak Italian all across the restaurant. Me en Lily order tea and coffee and one cake to share. And we talk till they are closing :)

Lalu pulanglah gw dan Lily. And surprisingly, Lily ga biasa naek Tube. Dia lbh familiar with Bus. So karena gw naek Tube, gw yg jelasin ke Lily gimana caranya to go back to her station : Barbican.

Day 4: The British Museum, Hyde Park (pass by Kensington Park), Royal Albert House, Royal school of music, Harrods

For this days, gw have nothing much to say. The point is all up there. ahhahah :)So I just let the pictures do the talking :) 

Semua di atas are British museum Pictures 

 The one and only phone booth that I used in London. 

 Harrods bags :) some has nicely landed in my relatives hands.

Then malemnya I had dinner with Lily karena gw finish early and she can meet up :) Kita makan di Pizza express. Abis itu she brought me to this gem, rooftop where St Paul's dome is like just right in front of your eyes. The view is simply amazing. Kata Lily ini tempat dia and Boss Tan merenung, just looking at the view.   

So Day 4, Monday October 15' 2012 is over. 

Nothing much to tell on Day 6 October 16' 2012, no photo also, because that's my SHOPPING DAY !!! AHHAAHHAAH :) jadi yah sodara2.... next time saya lanjut, will be day 7 :) 

sekian London part II. 

bombie {=^o^=}