Europe Trip - London - Day 2 (Part 3)

like most of the other big cities, london also has an extensive underground metro network. although not as challenging as Tokyo's metro network, it can still get quite confusing for first-timers. always remember these 2 golden rules:

1. check the electronic board to see if you are boarding the right train

2. check if the train line is running, some lines are closed periodically for maintenance.

you'll also experience the occassional short stoppages of the tube system. if you are planning a trip to london, maps can be downloaded from Transport for London's website.




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Europe Trip - London - Day 2 (Part 2)

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Europe Trip - London - Day 2 (Part 1)

2nd day was chilly, at 12 degrees celsius, we put on our eskimo wear and headed out for breakfast.. how does a £8 sandwich breakfast sounds to you? well... i guess its cheap for the locals..


after breakfast its time to hit the streets... and the subways...

Europe Trip - London - Day 1 (Part 6)

after much squeezing and some confusion on how to get to our hotel, we finally found our place to sleep for the london leg of our trip.

we found a nice looking restaurant where we would have our very first meal in Europe. 

jas already looking tired from the flight, train, unpacking and empty stomach... =)

food...!!! 

ooo... and for your info, a simple pizza (which tasted delicious) and a beer, cost us £20

Europe Trip - London - Day 1 (Part 5)

this is where the heathrow express takes you, Paddington Station, in the center of london. we'll have to change to the tube (London Underground) from here on.


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Europe Trip - London - Day 1 (Part 4)

Heathrow Airport Control Tower

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Europe Trip - London - Day 1 (Part 3)

documents chopped and ready!


zzZZZ.... its a long long way from home... luckily we got good seats so we can stretch our legs...


finally arrive in london after a looooong 12 hours flight... here's the heathrow central train station located under the heathrow airport... the heathrow express will take you straight into town for 16.50pounds~!!! that's like over 40 sing dollars per person!!! phew....

Europe Trip - London - Day 1 (Part 2)

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Europe Trip - London - Day 1 (Part 1)

So all the planning has been done, plane and train tickets all booked, hotel bookings settled and bags are packed... so off we go to Europe...

we got to the airport early..


grab some breakfast


count our monies!!


and boarded the plane for a 12 hours journey to London

Europe Trip Oct/Nov 2008

I recently took 18 days off work to tour Western Europe including the UK, France and Italy. During the trip i visited London, Paris, Florence and Venice.

Europe is indeed a facinating travel destination. Every destination, every country, every city presents a different flavour of rich culture, history, sights and things to do. If you are a big cultural fan, you'll love Europe. You'll simply love the countless numbers of museums, operas, plays and so on. Unfortunately, i'm not.. heehee.. but still, i enjoyed the trip tremendously...

And nowadays, with Euro as a single currency, it makes it really easy for to move around within the EU region.

Click on the below links to view either selected photos of the trip or simply every photo from the entire trip.

[Selected Photos] Click here to see selected photos representing the individual places i visited, once you reach the bottom, click on older posts..

[Full Europe Trip Photos] Click here to see everything about the trip.. photos of the breakfast i ate to the bed i slept in. =).. same here, once you reach the bottom, click on older posts to see more...

[Individual Destination Photos]

London

Paris

Florence

Venice