Here we are again, late in posting as usual. I have to get back to my habit of writing for sure.
This year’s August was memorable. Marks the first time I get away since being locked down by a global pandemic (that just had to happen in my lifetime!) almost 3 years ago.
But first, of course my friends had planned to hang (like how they’ve been doing for the past xx years) somewhere on my birthday and up to the mountains we went.
For those who are new here, I stopped celebrating my birthday when I turned 20 but my friends have since planned to, every year, with no miss 😂, so I started getting away and go on adventures instead [of hassling them]. That until the pandemic hit, and it’s back to how it was but I’m not complaining. I savor these moments with my closest people, the few precious ones.
A week after, we flew out.
Here we are: me, my sister Sarah and Christine checking in to fly to London to visit the Queen (may her soul rest in peace).
Unlimited drinks on board and the crew of Singapore Airlines were just awesome!
Back story:
This plan to travel to London started last year when Christine randomly mentioned that Coldplay will be touring again and just announced their MOTS World Tour dates. And her being the true-blooded Coldplayer that she is, asked, no cross that out, announced, lets go watch the concert at Wembley! Next thing we know, we’re queuing to buy concert tickets 😂
The concert was not til August 21st as it was moved from the 19th due to train strikes around London, so we had like 5 days to kill.
Day 1
We stayed at Wembley so we are near the event venue and true enough, the hotel we were staying at was walking distance to Wembley Stadium, like literally right around the corner. It was early in the morning when we arrived and it wasn’t until 2pm that we could check in so we left our luggage with the concierge and just roamed around.
Bicester Village for some outlet shopping.
Day 2 | Central London
Big Ben and London Eye
London Bridge
Day 3 | Notting Hill
The place is one big flea market! So many things to buy! We also visited the famous sites from the Notthing Hill movie, it’s not so nice anymore though.
Day 4 | Sightseeing Tour
This package tour (Windsor, Stonehenge, Bath) took one day! The places were outside London City so it took quite some time to get to these destinations.
The oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years. It was an official residence of Her Majesty The Queen (when she was still alive) and is still very much a working royal palace today, home to around 150 people.
It would have been so nice if we were allowed to take pictures inside the castle, it was like watching historical documentaries in live action, so detailed, the rooms filled with richly decorated interiors, it was just so so beautiful.
Alien architecture at its finest. Glad to have seen this world heritage in person (hihi).
The City of Bath was such a mesmerizing view. Clad in Georgian and neo-classical architecture, it was indeed one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to.
Day 5 | Coldplay at Wembley
Finally the day we have all been waiting for, the main reason why we flew 18 hours to London 😂
Music of the Spheres World Tour 21 August 2022
Secured VIP tickets with early entry passes and dude, this was our view! Right beside the bridge of stage A and B.
One of the best productions I have been to so far, the concert was so well organized given attendance was 80K strong, that much people! But there was no pushing, no one cutting in line. Everyone was so nice and friendly and just excited to finally watch Coldplay live!
Awesome awesome experience!
London, England, overall was such a nice experience! The weather was great, the people were lovely, will definitely be back!
Next stop, Paris 🗼 !
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