I spent a week in London! Here are some of the things I did that I really enjoyed:

Places

• I visited the national COVID memorial wall by St Thomas’ Hospital and the Thames overlooking Westminster Palace

• I went to Trafalgar Square, Russell Square, St James Park, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben + Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey, and 10 Downing St

• I crossed The Thames along these bridges: London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, and the Lambeth Bridge

• I saw the West End production of Frozen at the Royal Theatre Drury Lane

• I went to King’s Cross and saw Platform 9¾. Then I took the Thames Link to spend an afternoon in Cambridge, where I saw the University of Cambridge colleges and the outdoor Saturday market!

• I visited the London Wall, Borough Market, Piccadilly Circus, and Harrods

Eat/Drink

• Vegan British breakfast at Bill’s Soho Restaurant (36-44 Brewer St): vegan “eggs,” “sausage,” and “bacon;” English tea, baked beans, toast, and mushrooms

• I went to Prospect of Whitby (57 Wapping Wall), a traditional British pub

• I went to restaurants in Soho and the West End including Dishoom (12 Upper St Martin's Ln), Baaria (78 Charing Cross Rd), Seven Dials Market (35 Earlham St), Balans No. 34 (34 Old Compton St), All Bar One (19 Henrietta St), and Tuttons (11-12 Russell St)

• Other restaurants: Half Cup (100-102 Judd St), Mildreds (45 Lexington St), Som Saa (43A Commercial St), Bocas (178-180 St John St), Purezza (45-47 Parkway)

Photos

More to come over the next week or so!