London 2010

Our long-awaited honeymoon, 6 months after our wedding in March. Close to 3 months of planning and we begin our adventure in Europe. London was the first stop out of five, with Paris, Barcelona, Rome and Venice to come. 14 hours flight direct from Singapore to London was a new experience for Dear whose previous longest flight experience was 8hrs to China.


The day of our arrival, the pope was in London to address his faithful. A big celebration at Hyde Park where thousands gathered to meet and greet him. We were however too tired after the long flight to join the big crowd and chose to catch the event on TV. :P


To start the European tour, museums are must visit points where we will be immerse in rich history and art. Our first museum was the London Museum where mummies, roman art in various forms as well as medieval English history come alive.

Dear was very intrigued by the statue of the Egypt man-eater. Head of a woman and body of a beast. Really scary and could be a reminder to all men that the wrath of a woman must not be underestimated.

The museum was huge and we sort of completed 3/4 of it. Headed to Trafalgar Square, a must visit if you are in London.


Wanted to catch the changing of guards but our travelling schedule did not permit us to do so. Just when we wanted to just take a glimpse of the Buckingham Palace, a surprise landed on our lap. Buckingham Palace was open to public to view its internal halls as well as its garden.


Coincidentally, I caught a documentary of the Buckingham Palace under a programme covering the Queen work and life before the trip. This was the chance for dear and I to see the awe and glimmer of the palace along with a special exhibition of the royal family photos and dress code for all the important events. Definitely an eye-opener and we even get to have tea like the royalty in the royal garden.

A mystical tree with bright red leaves in the middle of the garden, leans itself to the beauty of the landscape.



Last stop for London was the London Eye where we can see the Thames River in its full glory. Dear was not feeling well and may have caught a cold and had a very dry throat. The cold weather may have gotta to her. Still managed to catch the view before sunset.

The Big Ben was not as big as imagined. Kinda disappointed. Looking forward to Paris where the city of romance and the magnificent Eiffel Tower awaits us.



Grab a great breakfast at the train station before our Eurorail ride to Paris Disneyland. Cute that the coffee was actually served in a bowl. The brown pastry above tasted like Huat Kuey. Haha.

London, comfortable first stop for us due to the language and maybe the linkage to Singapore in the colonial days. Smooth start to the trip and off to Paris we go next.

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