The Flying Quiche's Whistlestop Tour of London

My two best college buddies were here last week- hence the lack of a "daily" photo- and I think they saw just about as much of London as they could physically handle during their short stay in the capital. Here is a play by play of where I dragged them to:

SATURDAY

• Arrive from Heathrow ridiculously early
• Walk along Portobello Road
• Stop into The Travel Book Shop and Books for Cooks
• Grab a "Spicy Chicken Leg" from the German stall with the mean German cook
• Grab coffee at Cafe Nero in Notting Hill Gate
• Take the tube to Tottenham Court Road to go to Forbidden Planet and pick up some unecessary sci-fi toys and comics
• Walk around Covent Garden
• Walk to Piccadilly Circus
• Stop off at Fortnum and Mason's to pick up some chocolate truffles (Strawberry & Champagne wins the taste off)
• Walk through Green Park to Buckingham Palace

SUNDAY

• Start off with homemade brunch: bacon, hasbrowns, orange muffins with maple syrup, washed down with a mimosa
• Take a walk around the British Museum- see the Crystal Skull before it becomes too popular
• Take the tube to Knightsbridge for a walk around Harrods
• Grab some macarons from Laduree (the same people who provided all the food for Sofia Copolla's Marie Antoinette)
• Cross Knightsbridge Road into Hyde Park
• Stroll over to the fountains in the north
• Walk through Kensington Gardens, stopping off at the Round Pond to see the Queen's Swans
• End up at Video City in Notting Hill Gate to grab a movie so we can finally stop walking.
  

MONDAY

• Walk down Portobello Road (such a good start to the day!)
• Take the tube to Oxford Circus
• Stroll through Picaddilly Circus and onwards towards Green Park
• Stop in at Christie's on King Street for the preview of Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds
• Walk through Green Park to see Buckingham Palace again (not everyone was present last time)
• Then stroll along the Mall to reach Trafalgar Square and grab lunch at one of the 5 Pret's within shouting distance
• Take in some art at the National Gallery
• Walk down Parliament Street to Westminster
• Take in Parliament, Big Ben, The London Eye and Westminster Abbey at almost sunset
• Run home for dinner and a change of clothes
• Take in some jazz at Ronnie Scott's where "students" with a student ID get in for free after 11:30pm
  

TUESDAY-THURSDAY

• Fly to Dublin- because we just don't have enough to do.
  

FRIDAY

• Forget to wake up
• Finally get our asses out of bed
• One last stop at the Travel Book Shop and Books for Cook's
• Take the tube to South Kensington Station
• Stroll through Natural History Museum- Taking in the awesome DINOSAUR exhibit
• Head over to the Victoria & Albert Museum- Find the gallery with all those Winnie the Pooh and Beatrix Potter drawings
• Walk to the Humming Bird Bakery on Old Brompton Road-Devour a cupcake and slice of Coconut Cheesecake with a latte
• Head over to Monument Station to meet up with our guide for a Haunted London walk

SATURDAY

• Take the tube to Tower Bridge
• Try to get tickets for the Tower of London and decide the line is too long and it's too exspensive anyway....
• Walk around it for free!
• Eat lunch at Paul sitting at those cute little cafe tables wedged between the Tower of London and Tower Bridge
• Walk along Tower Bridge- get hailed on- in April
• Take the tube to Westminster
• Pop into Westminster Abbey for evensong at 3pm
• Take the tube to Oxford Circus
• Take a breather at Leon on Regent Street with a Lemon-Ginger Crunch and Blackberry Quencher
• Shop your way down Oxford Street to Marble Arch (stopping off at Debenham's, Topshop and Primark)
• Run home to fix yourself
• Stay up late at the Tate Modern which is open until 10pm on Fridays