My mother would have killed me if we had been to Europe without visiting them.
We spent quite a lot of time in a few tourist spots, including Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Victoria Embankment and Piccadilly Circus.
Parliament Hill is one of my favourite landmarks in Ottawa. In London, I wanted to check out Parliament Square and Westminster, the local “equivalent”.
If Tower Bridge is one of the most iconic symbols of London if you love towers, the Millennium Bridge offers one of the best scenic walks across the River Thames between two landmarks.
We didn’t come to London for the Olympics, but like most people, we tuned in to the world event—may as well, right?
I speak American/Canadian English, not British English. It always takes me a minute or two to tune to regional accents, such as Kiwi, Australian or British (for Scottish accent, it takes me a bit...
For such an old European city, London's skyline quite modern and features several very interesting buildings.
After landing in Heathrow and convincing the immigration officer we were dutifully employed, we headed straight to the Norfolk Plaza Hotel.
It is 10 a.m. London time and we are standing below the huge blue “UK Border” sign at Heathrow Airport. Our plane just landed minutes ago and we sprinted to immigration control, expecting a long...
In France, I bought a bunch of beauty products. In London, I found a t-shirt mecca at Camden Market. Originally a craft market, the Camden Lock Market is now a thriving shopping area and hundreds of...
It started as a joke: Feng wanted to take a picture of the London Eye reflecting in my eyes. After a few trials (try opening your eyes as big as you can without blinking for several seconds!), we got...
Aren't cities at night truly beautiful?
London didn't disappoint. Lots of lights, lots of sights, lots of amazing skylines coming alive before our eyes after sunset. Next, Paris and Nantes again...
Coming from a country which executed Louis XVI, the last king, by guillotine, I tend to consider monarchy a custom somewhat obsolete and old-fashioned although harmless if a Parliament is in place...