So we started off with a visit to Tate London (Or Tate 1.0 as I like to call it). Really not overly fascinating - it's free so that's all good, but if you only have time for one of the Tates, make it the modern. Perhaps by this time we were slightly over museums - it's a possibility.
More walking ensued - lunch followed by a visit to Hyde Park and a walk along the Serpentine. Then quickly swung by Royal Albert Hall and more wandering through Knightsbridge. Then off to the Saachi gallery to look around. This was much more interesting than the Tate. These I imagine are exhibitions which change on a regular basis. Slightly disturbing, but well worth it.
As always, the best part of any city is meeting up with locals and trying their recommendations - especially when it comes to food. So we had dinner with a couple of expat kiwis and had dinner at a really cool hamburger restaurant - if you go to London, I'd highly recommend Meat Liquour. Delicious things made of meat.
So, for all intents and purposes, that's London done and dusted for the time-being. We'll come back for a day or two soon, but for now we're complete.
London is an amazing city. I was expecting something dark and enclosed and bland. Instead, this is a city which mixes the old and the new - its history meets its modern role as a capital of Europe. I found the city to be colourful and vibrant - its bars and restaurants were great, its travel networks are efficient and easy to use. Like any big city, it can take a bit to get used to and figure out where you are, but that is something that comes with experience.
We'll definitely be back!
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