London-part 2

After finishing Madame Tussuad's my Mum and I went on the tube to Baker street. The whole underground tube system absolutely amazes me, every station is decorated differently. Baker street has benches in an old fashioned style whereas Tottenham court road has walls all covered in murals. Its absolutely amazing how everything runs smoothly.
                 Upon arriving at baker street tube station we went to a nearby boots for a snack, there is defiantly no lack of cafes on baker street though, its almost overwhelmed by the amount of 'eat','subway' and 'pret a manger's there are. It just seems like an ordinary street to me, nothing much interesting there. We got to 221B baker street and there was a queue of about 14 people trying to get into the 'museum'. Its ridiculously over-priced and I think it should be free. Its exploiting people. So in the end I just had my photo taken outside.

Club Quarters-Gracechurch Street

                 Got the tube to Bank-the nearest one to our hotel. Saw the bank of England and the Royal exchange, they are both quite impressive buildings! As we walked up the desolate streets i realised the lack of people was due to the fact that we were staying in the financial part of London, so going at the weekend caused our hotel to be cheap. We were staying in 'Club quarters-Gracechurch street'. It was nice and quiet although the hospitality that you would want from the staff wasn't really there, we only spoke to one member of staff, and its all very quiet there-so it wouldn't be good for young families. But, if like me, you enjoy smart, stylish and classy hotels, this is right up your street. Although the initial part of trying to find your room is rather challenging-there are several corridors to go down which is terribly confusing, but once you've got used to that it was perfect. Our room was well decorated, and had sufficient facilities. A decent TV-although i did struggle to work it at first, an alarm clock/ipod docking station, and a kitchenette complete with microwave and mini fridge. The bathroom was small, and cramped but well cleaned too. Overall I did enjoy the room, although the tea making facilities were to be desired. The milk they provided was UHT milk, which in my opinion ruins a cup of tea. And there was no other shop to go to where you could buy some food. All the shops were closed because there main customers weren't at work.

London-part 1

Sitting on the train to London. Not much is happening and this is the reason why I dislike going standard, there is a small child crying and the mother talking really loudly. I wish people would take notice of the fact that other people do not want to be sitting in their cramped seats and listening to their conversations. The train is nearly at Euston now though, slightly over heated and grumpy, perhaps what waits for me at Euston will bring me joy.

                        It didn’t. What was waiting for me? My sister. My sister who thinks the world revolves around her. My sister that complains all the time. My sister who takes my money. No, i was not glad to see her, but I had to act like I was otherwise she’d start crying, or something ridiculous like that. We sat in Prêt A Manger for almost an hour listening to her whining about how confusing her life is and whether she should get the 4:40 train or 4:55. I just sat there and ate my sandwich, interfering with her moaning would then cause me to have to listen to more of it. Eventually, left Helen and Dad to go to the Tate. I’m having a much more exciting day with mum going to Madame Tussards.

                    Madame Tussauds is really impressive; the scale of the whole thing completely over whelms you. Upon entering the highly decorated building you go into the ‘A-list’ room. Filled with models so lifelike it’s unreal. It’s not just me who is impressed either. Tonnes of people of all ages, grasping onto their role models. From Jonny Deep and Robert Patterson to Cheryl Cole and Miley Cyrus. If you’re famous you’re in here. And as Madame Tussauds once said herself “you’re not truly famous, until you are in Madame Tussauds”. The whole system is fabulous, and has clearly had thought put into it. You start off in one room and go round in your own time, progressing through several different rooms filled with waxworks. Film stars, royalty, pop stars, world leaders, Bollywood stars, cultural figures, fashion, Hollywood stars, Sports men – just some of the rooms you can experience. There is something for everyone here. Small children can meet Shrek, and the older people can have their photo taken with Andy Warhol. One of the best things about it is the laid back atmosphere, there are practically no guards there and you are free to touch the models as you wish. 

                      The only thing I wasn’t really fond of inside Madame Tussards was Scream-inside the chamber of horrors. There are no waxworks, the lights are all turned off and you walk around a maze type thing, and actors dressed up jump out of dark corners. I came out with a nervous disposition!