How do I spend 2 weeks holiday in London?

 What did I do on the first week of my holiday? Well, I started off with a day trip to the National History Museum and Victoria and Albert, which is not far for walking distance.

The National History Museum is situated on Cromwell Road in SW7 postcode area. I have never been there before. The museum is free entrance so I don’t have to pay to get in.

I caught the bus from where I live to get to West London. On the day the weather was very nice. We stopped for a cup of coffee and got some things to eat for our lunch before we entrance to the building. There was a lot of young student mostly first school and middle school also parents came in with their children.

As we entrance to the main hall. I saw a few stuffed animals in front of the hall way. There is the big staircase in the middle leading to the left and the right wings, I saw a big white statue of Charles Darwin sitting in the middle. I took some picture with him for my memoir.

Distance

At the National History Museum, you will find difference sections divided in colours depending on what are you interested in. This place is huge. I can spend all day in there. There was so much to see and knowledge to gain.

We stopped and had something to eat after a very long walked. The café inside the museum is serving food and drinks but be aware the cost is quite expensive.

I had an hour left so we stopped by the Victoria & Albert museum for a little bit before they close for the day. The V & A building is a beautiful and I felt like I was in Rome for a day. We found a courtyard in the middle between the buildings. There were a lot of people sitting and chatting to each other as well as socialising with friends and their love one. At the end I have to get back before the actual closing hour.

On Tuesday morning, I have to get ready for my reading exam at 10 am. I have to be there before 10 as the staff are checking the student documents example the letter and the passport before I can get in to the hall. I found the exam was quite easy but I don’t know how many score I have made though. I am currently learning English on level 1 (ESOL) please don’t expecting me to write this blog in a very good grammar and good words. Actually my English teacher told me that my English writing wasn’t good enough for writing exam, so she didn’t give me a chance to have a try. This was also the reason that has made me decided to write more journal online and do more practise as much as I can to improve my writing skill. I hope one day I can write better blog.

On Thursday, I did some house cleaning for the lady whose I have been working for her for the past 5 years on and off. She has emailed me the week in advance. I went there in the morning and finished in the afternoon. She lives in Barking, which is on the out skirt of London. I can get there only by tube for about 30 minutes by the Jubilee line and changed at West Ham station. That was my Thursday.

beautiful at night

Very nice

Tower Bridge

On Monday evening, I went out for a walked by the River Thames. I have been doing this since I have been living here. The weather was o.k. it should be better for the summer. I walked from the Tower Bridge to the London Eye and walked back. I made about 4 miles approximately. I was thinking I should bring the camera with me to take a picture. I went back there again 2 days later and this time I bought a camera with me.

The London Tower Bridge at night was very beautiful and there were so many tourists around as well as the local. The mayor of London has spent a lot of money to changes the lights in difference colour. I took some pictures of the Tower Bridge. I came back home about 10.30pm.

Ready to get on

view from the top

The following day, I read the news from the evening standard that the cable car is going to open today. My partner and I are going to try out about it. We got there about 7.30pm. We want to get a new sunset of London in the evening. Travel by car to get there is quite easy but not for the parking. We can’t park on the street and there is only one parking space and cost £5 for up to 2 hours. Anyway, we were thinking once in the lifetime that we have to do this. We may not be able to do it again later on because there will be a lot of tourists and the local coming to use. Anyway, there weren’t many people so we can have a private cable for ourselves. That day was a windy day. I was feeling scary too. When I was sitting inside the cable car and looking around from the top, it was very beautiful to see from the top in the late evening sunset. The sky is blue in the horizon. 

The price of the ride was £ 3.20 each way by oyster card. I think everybody should get on once.

The rest the week, I study online either from you tube for my speaking exam in next Tuesday. I hope I will do well. I will do my learning from the Internet from now on as I had found the resources for my improving of either pronunciation, speaking, listening and writing. I hope in the next few month, I will get better and better. I am trying to write as much as I can on my blog to improve my writing skill and hoping one day I can get an excellent mark from either my colleagues at work or even my friends.