Myhotel Chelsea London

London Continental Hotel

by wadekorzan about London Continental Hotel

60 pounds This is a great little hotel that is in a quiet area yet only 2 stops from picadilly. I loved it. Very clean and safe. Gloucester street is nice to walk, and Baker street has some cafes and internet...and you only about 5 blocks or so if you want to walk to Oxford street.

Night Photos

by sswagner

After journeying through the countryside by day, I returned to London by night and wandered around some familiar territory before returning to the hotel. London is a good walking city, whether it is day or night. Of course, I wanted to see the famous clock tower that holds Big Ben at night.

Opposite the river from Westminster is the London Eye. I will likely save riding on it for a future visit.

Parliament's Neogothic facade is also lit up at night.

London's most beloved bridge is also lit up. Good views can also be attained by walking on to the bridge.

There are also some lights on the famous Tower of London, but not so much as other monuments. I suppose that too much light would frighten the ghosts away.

London

by tracyskf

"Day 1 & 2 London"

~Day 1~

After Stansted Express to the London city, checked in at Cardiff Hotel London - which I found on the internet. Small hotel, but comfy with good reviews. Bathroom was very small as compared to our hotel in Glasgow, but expected. However, the location was good in Central London near Paddington station and the staffs are quite pleasant.

There is not much can be covered today as by the time we settled down it is closed to 4 PM, but we managed to go for the Tower Bridge exhibition. After that had a walk for more sightseeing - St Paul Cathedral, and cross the Millenium Bridge to Tate Modern before proceeding to Picadilly for some dinner.

~Day 2~

Took a one day tour with Astral Travel to Stonehenge, Bath and Windsor. Stonehenge was expected - people from VT forum have been telling me that Avebury is much nicer, but I guess for the "I have been there" pictures and sightseeing it is not bad.

Romans Bath and Pumps are not as good as I expected though - I expected it to me more grand. But the city looks quite a beautiful and cosy place to stay in.

Windsor Castle was great - managed to enter Queen's Apartment, it also offers audio guide, but I didn't take it due to lack of time. This looks more grand than Palace of Holyroodhouse, but somehow I think I like Palace of Holyroodhouse better? I wonder why.

At night, we went to Covent Garden for dinner and then a brief walk at Soho and Chinatown.

"Day 3 & 4 London"

~Day 3~

Went to Buckingham Palace to see the Changing of the Guards, but too bad we missed the front part. In the afternoon we went to Natural History Museum and Science Museum - didn't have much time to cover much today we had to go back to charge our battery - both the camera and ourselves.

Had a brief visit to The National Gallery to admire Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflower. This is very near Trafalgar Square. And in the evening walks at Oxford Circus.

~Day 4~

We did quite a lot today - early in the morning spent a couple of hours at Madame Toussauds. Took lots of pictures with the stars. Then went to Harrods at Knightbridge. Things are so nice to see! But so pricy! Next to Selfridges, Oxford Circus for lunch (salt beef).

After that, a visit to The British Museum - no regrets for not skipping this. But we could have spent longer time on this. In the evening, spent time at the Waterloo for the London Eye - yes, magnificent views! Sights of Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and House of Parliament.

At night we went to Gloucester Road hunting for the Sainsbury's - to get some chocolates! By the time we got home after our BK dinner, it was approaching midnight.

"Day 5 London"

After check out, returned to Buckingham Palace to see the Changing of the Guards. This time, we managed to see the whole thing - excellent.

And I miss home so much by the end of the trip! And I miss my pillow and bed and everything at home!