July 28 – 30: Buenos Aires – London – Cape Town

Parliament House w/ Big Ben, originally uploaded by Andrew & Yvette's world travel.

London

After a 12 hour flight, we landed in London where we had a 12 hour layover. Thankfully, BA has an arrival’s lounge which Drew and I put to good use by freshening up with a shower and a 15 minute massage. After storing our hand carry and waiting an additional 10 minutes to get the discounted tube passes (@ 9:30 they are only 7.50 pounds for the whole day), we were finally set for a day of sight-seeing.

First up on our to do/see list was getting my pounds out of Barclays Bank. After a 3am phone call to my dad, whose help I needed as the bank searches account numbers by last name and zip codes(???), Drew and I walked out 190 pounds richer (w/ more pounds left in the bank)! Can you believe it??? I thought I only had 70 pounds but apparently I had more money than I thought. With this newfound wealth, we headed straight to Harrod’s. Or rather straight to the tube station next to Harrod’s (come on guys, I’m w/ Andrew, as if I can actually spend my money). We next went to see Big Ben, walked through Hyde Park and posed aplenty in front of Tower Bridge. Walking pass the double decker red buses and the iconic black taxi cabs really made me miss living in this city. I’ve genuinely missed the London fog and the few hours spent here were so short. I wish this afternoon stretched out forever, however, as is typical in London, our outing was cut short by the rain. And so we strolled in to Nobu for a late lunch and watched the beautifully dreary city pass by in the rain.