Nothing is certain in London but expense.
William Shenstone
So its been about a month since we started our little break and we’re back … out and about. First stop is London! For all my travels, I’ve never actually visited any part of the UK which was a large motivator to come visit. I just didn’t see it being all that different from cities like NYC, Chicago, Paris, or Berlin … and guess what … imo it wasn’t … however what made it worth it was Wimbledon and the Cricket World Cup, both occurring at the same time around the same place!
Cost
| Dwelling | $890 |
| Food | $517 |
| Entertainment | $83 |
| Transportation | $656 |
| Total | $2,146 ($153 / day) |
Ok … so this was by far the most expensive city we have traveled to thus far (But was expected).
Days
July 6 2019 – July 20 2019
14 Days
dwelled
We stayed at an ApartHotel:
https://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/apartments-on-the-green.en-gb.html
Would NOT recommend staying this far from the city, but since we came during the busy season, couldn’t really find anything affordable closer to the city. Also crazy loud next to a train station … yea try to avoid that. (Try to avoid coming in peak season like we did)
ate
| Date | Name | Type | Google Maps |
| 7/6 | Nandos | Chicken | https://goo.gl/maps/4vRK4jybWrheAKfy9 |
| 7/7 | Bang Bang Food Hall Liberty Bounds | Chinese English Pub | https://goo.gl/maps/csPsQhkQ9KhKMDj3A https://goo.gl/maps/esDLhT4LiiUsBAxr7 |
| 7/8 | Wimbledon Junk Food | – | – |
| 7/9 | Shroyu Ramen | Japanese | https://goo.gl/maps/ihc63FrEJNcqEaut5 |
| 7/10 | Master’s Superfish | Fish n Chips | https://goo.gl/maps/4ksWVhPSUqmHwNip9 |
| 7/111 | Mudmee Thai | Thai | https://goo.gl/maps/Jm764Nvz5saonZjq5 |
| 7/12 | Salt and Pepper | English | https://goo.gl/maps/HaWN9Xtj2VKn45uP6 |
| 7/13 | Bang Bang Food Hall | Chinese | https://goo.gl/maps/csPsQhkQ9KhKMDj3A |
| 7/14 | The Minories | English Pub | https://goo.gl/maps/rLs4XqD2oUsK7zSb7 |
| 7/15 | Tapas Brindisas | Spanish Tapas | https://goo.gl/maps/HFrBq3kgmpqMtudn7 |
| 7/16 | Pieburry Corner | English Pies | https://g.page/PieburyCornerKingsCross?share |
| 7/17 | Bang Bang Food Hall | Chinese | https://goo.gl/maps/csPsQhkQ9KhKMDj3A |
| 7/18 | The Tea Terrace Busaba Thai | Afternoon Tea Thai | https://goo.gl/maps/TUwuVdiMaCvxsUKFA https://goo.gl/maps/C269vEgQpbkiT3GW7 |
| 7/19 | Cooked at bnb | – | – |
Afternoon tea at the Tea Pallace 
Jerk Chicken Pie at Pieburry 
Tapas at Brindisas 
Chicken Katsu at Bang Bang 
Mocha at Salt and Pepper 
Fish n Chips at Master’s Superfish 
Cocktail at Shroyu 
Ramen at Shroyu 
Lamb at Libery Bounds 
Congee at Bang Bang 
Chicken at Nandos
did
Wimbledon
Ok, this was pretty much the highlight of the visit … if this was the only thing I did my entire time here, it would’ve been worth it. Although I had have to queue up for tickets, it was totally worth it in the end … spending the day at such a historic tennis tournament … nothing like it.
Old London Walking Tour
Walking tour is something I usually will do in any European city that’s never been visited. Good way to take in the common sites and learn a bit about the history.
Museum Galore
In total, I believe we visited 7 museums. One of London’s best offers, its FREE! And there are a shit ton! I’m not exactly a museum person but even I have to admit, they have MANY of cool artifacts, art pieces, and exhibits.
Lord’s Cricket Ground Tour
I grew up with cricket and have played quite a bit of it in my life, and Lord’s being the home of cricket to the world and also possibly the nicest cricket ground I have ever seen … this was long ago added to my itinerary for visiting London. It was totally worth it!
Cambridge Day Trip
It was cool to check out such a prestigious school, but it was quite touristy imo. Avi visited Oxford and said it was more crowded with tour groups than this one. Cool things but literally everything cost money to checkout unlike London.
Transport
Oyster card & National Rails Service! Public transportation at its finest … but again like most things here, very pricey.
Recs.
London was nice to visit but as I noted at the beginning of this post, its like most other cities with older architecturally ‘significant’ buildings at a higher cost. Europe in general has more to offer outside of London ;).
Come for the Museums, Sporting Venues, and Pubs. Good place to visit but not stay long term 😉
Also avoid the peak season like we did.
