We are told to assembly early in the morning by 7:15am at the hotel lobby for our transfer to the train station. But due to misunderstanding by the coach company, we wait and wait until 8:30am before our coach finally come to pick us up.
We board the Euro Star Express train to London at 10am Paris time. On board the train, hubby and I spend the last of our EUR 5.10 on the purchase of a hot latte (for me) that costs EUR 3 and a coca cola (for hubby) that costs EUR 2.10. Neither deliberately plan nor through careful calculations, we spend our EUR notes and coins right down to the very last cent. That is awesome.
2 hours on board the bullet train and hey presto, we arrive in UK, London.
As we alight the train and step afoot into London, suddenly everything fall into place. And finally all seem normal, feel good and look familiar. No longer are we staring into signs that know us but not the other way round, no longer are we looking at people who hold their noses high up in the air, and certainly, the atmosphere is one of a relaxing and comfortable kind.
Upon our arrival, we embark on a city tour of London, which includes the Buckingham Palace, the Big Ben, London Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London and Trafalgar square, and not forgetting the China Town where hubby and I have our dinner at one of the chinese restaurants highly recommended by one of the tour members.
Our last romantic holiday night in Europe is spent in Hotel Novotel London Excel. The design and layout is very similar to Hotel Novotel Paris. It feels as if we are back in Paris again.
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