Hello my lovelies, I have more of a lifestyle post for you all today. As I have mentioned recently in the post I wrote last month for my blog's first birthday I started my blog along with my best friend from school who also created one after we finished Sixth Form. I was moving to Sussex and she went to uni so we thought it would be another good way to keep in contact and plus it would be a fun hobby to have. For the past three years we have always met up in London towards the end of the Summer, it has turned into our little tradition now. In fact seeing as it's officially Autumn now it wasn't even the Summer this year - shocking. Mind you saying that I have never really seen London during the Autumn and it is so pretty. I love seeing how different it looks around the different seasons. It was definitely cooler, there were leaves crunching on the floor and the shops were filled with Autumn goodies which just makes me squeal with excitement. One of the first posts I ever wrote on my blog was on one of our previous day trips to London which you can read by clicking here. Please don't judge me on the quality of that post. It was like I said one of my first blog posts where I still didn't really have a clue as to what I was doing.
I don't have many outfit pictures just the above but I thought I could include a basic outfit of the day feature. My entire outfit pretty much came from New Look and although you can't see it I also wore a gold necklace and ring from New Look with a blue scrunchie. This honestly isn't sponsored by New Look but what can I say, I like to shop there.
What I wore:
Jacket - New Look
Blue T-Shirt - New Look
Ripped Jeans - New Look
Trainers - New Look
Scarf - Fat Face
Bag - Topshop
Nail Polish - Barry M Blood Orange
Hands up, both of us are huge fans of Made In Chelsea so it was a no brainer to go to Chelsea first. Seeing as Jazz got into Paddington and I got into Victoria it was also an ideal place to meet, quite handy really. We have previously visited Chelsea on our first London trip so it was nice to go back and explore different areas. Chelsea feels really 'clean' to me if that makes any sense. It has gorgeous designer shops, parks and cafes. Once we met up and after a lot of squealing we stopped for lunch in Pret A Manger. A classic cafe which does really good food and drinks. I plumped for a brie, tomato and basil toastie with a gorgeous hazelnut latte which is my new obsession at the moment. After a long and I mean long catch up we wondered down towards Battersea Park which I had never been to before. I just need to take this moment to say how pretty it was. Especially walking through the crunching leaves and seeing the glossy red berries it felt very autumnal. London parks are one of my favourite things about London as amongst the concrete and sky scrapper buildings you have these green and luscious hidden gems tucked away amongst the hustle and bustle. I also find the parks quite calming and relaxing amongst the London rush as they seem to be a place where everything is calm and still, definitely a place to read a book, relax or walk the dog - who knows even a spot of yoga might go down a treat.
Battersea Park has a very bohemian feel towards it; for example the random Buddha temple that we stumbled across. There are so many parts and paths hidden away in the park to discover such as the gorgeous fountains, many lakes, gorgeous flower beds and a zoo (as you do). It has definitely shot right up there as one of my favourite London parks yet it was so quiet compared to others such as Green or Hyde Park. An undiscovered gem I'm going to call it, I would recommend it as a place to escape from any London drama. There were also some parts that I recognised from the Made In Chelsea so I'm sure they have filmed the odd clip there.
After exploring the park we trotted off back to Sloane Square where I forced Jazz to take some pictures in a photo booth. Mind you having said that it didn't take much persuading. I've always wanted to take some fun pictures in a photo booth as a souvenir for the day. That's the only time I ever want to go in a photo booth, I hate having to get passport or driving licence pictures done it's way too serious for my liking.
We popped on the tube to Victoria and changed for Oxford Circus for a bit of window shopping. Theres no harm in looking right? Seeing as we are now both students and both trying to be careful with money we were very well restrained and didn't buy anything. Although I'm pretty sure between us we could have brought the entire Topshop store but we'll save that for another day. Both of us were in joint agreement that a coffee stop was in order, and I do love a fancy coffee at a cafe. We found a Costa and I plumped for my classic Caramel Cappuccino with a salted caramel tart - I mean total heaven. I could quite happily spend a whole day in a cafe working my way through the entire menu. They even sprinkled my chocolate in the shape of hearts which is just too cute for words.
Whenever we've met up in London in the past we always finish the day at Tower Hill so it only seemed fitting that we did the same again. We popped on the tube down the Bakerloo and across the circle line and hopped off at Tower Hill where the sun decided to come out again which was very kind of it. A little bit more squealing happened I won't lie. We wondered around the Tower of London where you also get a pretty decent view of the shard. Rather then walking over Tower Bridge like we usually do we thought we would stick North of the river as neither of us have explored that area before and I'm so glad we did as there are so many more hidden gems tucked away that need revealing. We found a really cute area which was filled with little cafes in the form of gypsy caravans and old camper vans with seating by the river. There were fountains, lanterns and fairy lights which were all lit up seeing as it was about 5 ish at this point.
Whilst wondering around we discovered St. Katherine's docks which I had never heard of before but they are tucked away behind some of the riverside hotels. They are filled with old ships and boats some of which are really pretty. We also found the Royal barge which was pretty special. It's hard to put into words how cute the are is with bridges leading to never ending sections of the docks. With little shops, cafes and dinners around the docks you could find all you need there. Another thing that stands out in my head about the docks is how quiet they were. There were hardly any people there, similar to Battersea Park it was so peaceful. This trip was definitely about discovering hidden quieter areas of London. That's why I could quite happily spend the entire day just walking around London to see what I could discover as you miss so much if you stick to trains or the main tourist attractions.
We hopped back on the circle line as both our stops are on the line so it was just handy really. The day went so quickly I love having day trips to London I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to visit London so much this year and long may it continue. I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post my lovelies and seeing what I got up to. Enjoy your days.
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