#4.34 I Wish You Would

"Mr. Time, I really wished that you would do just one thing for me - stay. "

On Sunday, a few of us spent the whole day walking the streets of London and we even got to have lunch in a Malaysian restaurant. Speaking of London, it was too big a city for people like me to live in but still it was a magical place where I could never get tired of its charm.

I liked how London gave me different but good vibes every time I set foot into the city. It could easily be a scary setting for me due to my poor sense of direction but as of right now I loved the secured feeling that I had frequenting every corner of the metropolis because I knew that I would never ever get lost with Smurfies by my side. 

At night, we had our dinner at Princi, a nice and cozy Italian place in Soho that I immediately fell in love with. Also, it was the very last night that we all could stay in ZH's house and I would definitely miss all the time and memories dearly in the future. =)

London street art.

The wall said it all.

Free mini cans of coke!

People I adored.

Pizza night.

Cooked to perfection.

Funny chemistry between the two.

London squad. 

Disney store in Oxford Street!!

Have courage and be kind.

On the next day, I took the tube to Heathrow to pick up my grandparents and cousin. Needless to say, we were extremely happy to see one another after two long years. To my surprise, my grandparents were not tired at all after the long flight from Penang and we chatted all the way from the airport to our hotel near St. Pancras.

After a good night sleep, we began our few days of stay in London and did all the typical cheesy touristy thing. We went to almost all of the most iconic and exciting places in London and I could tell that they really loved it here. The best part of the entire London getaway was no doubt the London Eye Champagne Experience and we were quite happy as we got to skip the massive queue and did not have to cram inside the capsule with the other tourists.  =P

All ready to start the day.

Beautiful view from across the River Thames.

The Official London Eye.

Our first London Eye Experience!

Up we go.

Spectacular view of Big Ben from London Eye.

Sipping our champagne.

On top of London.

The unrivalled view.

Spent the rest of the afternoon at British Museum

Also, we joined a half-day tour to Stonehenge, one of the so-called top attractions in the UK. I had heard of the famous batu-batu and had wanted to make time to visit them for quite a while but did not have the chance to do so up until now. Therefore, I felt truly blessed to be able to make it here. It's better late than never, right?

Initially, I was a bit worried that my grandparents might feel a little bit bored but they were unexpectedly much more excited than I was and even walked around Stonehenge twice accompanied by their own handheld language translation devices. 

Reached our destination after a few hours of drive.

Finally here after such a long wait.

Stonehenge. 

For the entire journey, my cousin and I slept like a pig every day until around 9-10am but my grandparents, especially Grandma, woke up extremely early in the morning due to jet lag so they would usually walk around the neighbourhood by themselves first without waking us up.

On the following day, we went to Buckingham Palace first thing in the morning to witness changing the guard and we were early enough to grab a few seats with decent view. However, unfortunately it began to drizzle when the 45-minute ceremony was about to start. Luckily, we were smart enough to bring a few umbrellas along with us, which were enough to keep us dry and comfortable under the gentle rain.

Change of guard at Buckingham Palace.

Natural History Museum.

2015 was definitely a dino-crazy year.

One of the must-visit places. 

Disney store again!

Evening stroll after dinner.

Good night London.

After we spent a few days exploring all of the best places in London, we got onto the train back to Nottingham. It marked my longest stay in London and I should really count my blessings during this period as I managed to bring my family around London smoothly without much trouble. Miraculously, we did not get lost due to my terrible sense of direction. In addition to that, I managed to tick off a lot of things that I had always wanted to do in London over the past two years.

While it was a bit sad to leave London behind, I was pleased at the same time as I could finally go back to my bed in Nottingham to rewind and recharge before making plans to visit other places again. 

Until next time then. XOXO. =)

Waiting For Love - Avicii