London Part 3... Coming to you from Singapore about London
Sorry for the delay in the update. So this is "final chapter" of the London trip. Day 6 and 7.
Day 6: Oxford
Day 5 started off early, with me making a trip down to Oxford to meet a close uni friend, an uber smart guy, who is currently doing his PhD at the University of Oxford.
Glen and I @ Oxford~
Oxford is located at the Southern side of England. Oxford can be easily accessible by train. As usual do check the time table before heading out of the house due the train frequency. Train to Oxford runs from Paddington Station, and it leaves London every 30 mins. Like I mentioned, do check the time table to not waste time! Trip cost about 20pounds if i didn't remember wrongly and takes about an hour in journey. It's pretty easy to walk about in Oxford. It's about 15minutes comfortable walking to head into Oxford centre? Just follow the signs!
So the trip to Oxford primarily is to meet Glenn for a catch up? But you know what, you will always end up doing the "touristy" things. So first thing into the town you'll see:
Bodleian Library, touted as one of the greatest library in the world.
"generations of famous scholars have studied through the ages, among them five kings, 40 Nobel Prize winners, 26 prime ministers and writers including Oscar Wilde, CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien..."
- Bodleian Library, Oxford-
It's no surprise that this looked familiar? Seen in movies such as Harry Potter and The Golden Compass. Then Glenn took me for a walk about in Oxford.
Next up Christ Church, Oxford. Another familiar looking place. Indeed the great dining hall seen in Harry Potter movie. Exact. Looking. Very very mystical really. I think it's open for public viewing and visiting after certain time. Need to check.
Photos on the walls of famous scholars and historians.
Pretty majestic right?
As mentioned earlier, really the trip to Oxford was to catch up with Glenn. So loads of talking and minimal pictures i suppose. There's something definitely magical about Oxford. Perhaps is it's old charm or perhaps it's the reputations? I swear you feel smarter already just by stepping foot into the campus and breathing in the Oxford air! No kidding. Do visit Oxford if you are interested!
Then it was mad rush back to city to meet another long time friend, Sarah, for a quick catch up as well.
So it was a quick catch up with Sarah and an impromptu plan sprung up to visit Camden the next day with her before the flight at night.
Day 7: Camden
So Day 7 is the day to return home. Seriously. Can't believe how fast time flies? In the blink of an eye, it's a week in London already. I suppose "good time flies" is pretty apt. But before the flight in the evening. I did a quick last minute trip to Camden with Sarah. Getting to Camden is pretty simple as usual with the convenient tube system. Just board the tube and make your way to Camden Town station. Once you get off the station, you will see a really busy street with tons of souvenir shops. Just take a wander around there. You will be able to find just about anything there. From beautifully hand crafted jewellery, paintings and antiques to a more quirky/eccentric shops like vintage clothing stores or even some weird looking sex shops!
The not-so-special postcard worthy picture of Camden. The hallmark bridge.
So we did a little walkabout around Camden. And started off our morning at one of the prominent tea house call YumChaa. They carry heaps of tea and I heard they have tea mixes that goes up to 400 types!
We had some nice tea, a good chat then proceeding to walk around Camden. Honestly, Camden is really one of the quirkiest market I have visited so far. Housed hundreds of shops and restaurants which could easily take up hours exploring. It is one of those places where no matter how much blogging can describe justifiably how interesting this place is. You will need to visit this place in person to find out more.
A very interesting sex shop place? You have to visit it yourselves. Let the pictures do the talking.
Sarah and I at Camden. =) Good times.
This concludes my short trip to London. I really had fun this time round just catching up with friends and do things that are not-so-touristy like visiting palaces, or churches but rather just wandering around, have a good cup of tea and enjoy the company of my friends.
Well this just sums up everything.
Glen and I @ Oxford~
Oxford is located at the Southern side of England. Oxford can be easily accessible by train. As usual do check the time table before heading out of the house due the train frequency. Train to Oxford runs from Paddington Station, and it leaves London every 30 mins. Like I mentioned, do check the time table to not waste time! Trip cost about 20pounds if i didn't remember wrongly and takes about an hour in journey. It's pretty easy to walk about in Oxford. It's about 15minutes comfortable walking to head into Oxford centre? Just follow the signs!
So the trip to Oxford primarily is to meet Glenn for a catch up? But you know what, you will always end up doing the "touristy" things. So first thing into the town you'll see:
Bodleian Library, touted as one of the greatest library in the world.
"generations of famous scholars have studied through the ages, among them five kings, 40 Nobel Prize winners, 26 prime ministers and writers including Oscar Wilde, CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien..."
- Bodleian Library, Oxford-
It's no surprise that this looked familiar? Seen in movies such as Harry Potter and The Golden Compass. Then Glenn took me for a walk about in Oxford.
Next up Christ Church, Oxford. Another familiar looking place. Indeed the great dining hall seen in Harry Potter movie. Exact. Looking. Very very mystical really. I think it's open for public viewing and visiting after certain time. Need to check.
Pretty majestic right?
As mentioned earlier, really the trip to Oxford was to catch up with Glenn. So loads of talking and minimal pictures i suppose. There's something definitely magical about Oxford. Perhaps is it's old charm or perhaps it's the reputations? I swear you feel smarter already just by stepping foot into the campus and breathing in the Oxford air! No kidding. Do visit Oxford if you are interested!
Then it was mad rush back to city to meet another long time friend, Sarah, for a quick catch up as well.
So it was a quick catch up with Sarah and an impromptu plan sprung up to visit Camden the next day with her before the flight at night.
Day 7: Camden
So Day 7 is the day to return home. Seriously. Can't believe how fast time flies? In the blink of an eye, it's a week in London already. I suppose "good time flies" is pretty apt. But before the flight in the evening. I did a quick last minute trip to Camden with Sarah. Getting to Camden is pretty simple as usual with the convenient tube system. Just board the tube and make your way to Camden Town station. Once you get off the station, you will see a really busy street with tons of souvenir shops. Just take a wander around there. You will be able to find just about anything there. From beautifully hand crafted jewellery, paintings and antiques to a more quirky/eccentric shops like vintage clothing stores or even some weird looking sex shops!
The not-so-special postcard worthy picture of Camden. The hallmark bridge.
So we did a little walkabout around Camden. And started off our morning at one of the prominent tea house call YumChaa. They carry heaps of tea and I heard they have tea mixes that goes up to 400 types!
A very interesting sex shop place? You have to visit it yourselves. Let the pictures do the talking.
Sarah and I at Camden. =) Good times.
This concludes my short trip to London. I really had fun this time round just catching up with friends and do things that are not-so-touristy like visiting palaces, or churches but rather just wandering around, have a good cup of tea and enjoy the company of my friends.
Well this just sums up everything.
Read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here.
Till next time,
Cheers!
