March 5, 2011  |  UK February/March 2011

4.3.2011, Friday: Disneyland Paris and coming home

After a freezing night in the hotel, we pack up as fast as possible and drive to Disneyland. We’re spoiled with a beautiful, sunny day. Together with the hot chocolate and improvised breakfast, we finally get warm again. We move counterclockwise through the park; Discoveryland, Fantasyland, Adventureland and Frontierland, have lunch at the Cowboy Cookout Barbeque barn (not as good as it used to be) [Weiterlesen]


 
 

3.3.2011, Thursday: Goodbye London, hello Paris!

We walk up and down Oxford Street in search of a dress for Gabi for Isa and Reto’s wedding. The right size seems to be sold out everywhere. We finally have to give up and get back to the hotel. After checking out, I load the (now much heavier) baggage and Gabi into the car. We drive out of the city crossing Oxford Circus, Regent [Weiterlesen]


 
 

March 4, 2011  |  UK February/March 2011

2.3.2011, Wednesday: I heart Keira Knightley

We take the bus to Piccadilly Circus to get our theatre tickets. We then stroll about Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden and Neal Street before having lunch in an Italian restaurant opposite the theatre. Great, cloth napkins and the best Pizza we ever had in London. Excitedly (I am, Gabi not so much), we cross the street and enter the theatre. Here, we are greeted by [Weiterlesen]


 
 

March 2, 2011  |  UK February/March 2011

1.3.2011, Tuesday: London

We sleep late and have breakfast at the hotel. Mmmmh… Full English breakfast again for me. We go to Selfridges again and continue down Oxford Street (New Look, Monsoon, Disney Store, Top Shop and some more) before having lunch at the Masala zone – as every time we’re in London – off Carnaby Street. Then, we’re heading down Regent Street (Hamley’s Toy Store) in search [Weiterlesen]


 
 

March 1, 2011  |  UK February/March 2011

28.2.2011, Monday late afternoon: Driving into London

After saying goodbye to Caroline, Peter and Jack and some more shopping, we continue our journey. Driving into central London didn’t prove to be that difficult. Watch out for the traffic on the other lanes, pedestrians, bicycles and most of all black cabs and doubledecker buses, then you’re fine. On the way into town, we passed the Millenium dome (now the O2 arena), the London [Weiterlesen]


 
 

28.2.2011, Monday midday: Bluewater

We run crazy at Bluewater together with Caroline, Peter and Jack. The supposedly largest shopping center of Britain really is huge and offers almost anything one can think of. About five hours later, we’re on our way back to the car with bags from the Lego store, Hollister, Belt Buckle Shop and Krispy Kreme and stuffed with hot chocolate, Nando’s lunch and a Kinder Bueno [Weiterlesen]