With the arrival of my very own Oyster card (the way you pay to ride the London Underground) in the mail, my planning for London is officially completed. All my dreams and schemes now reside in a tidy three-ring binder, along with an itinerary which I will share with you here. I purposefully did not plan every moment of my two weeks in London, because it's definitely important to remain flexible while traveling (especially while alone), but there are a few things I knew I wanted to do, and booking ahead saves a lot of money. I did try to create an itinerary that allowed me to do whatever, but gave me an idea of the area I was in, and what could be found around. I also included directions and maps for hotels and other sights, so I don't have to look them up when I'm there. I'm giving you a watered down itinerary here, and will try to update day by day while in London. So here goes my "booked" list of things to do:
Alison's Itinerary AUGUST, 2011
Day 1: Wander around Kensington
Day 2: Dutch Landscapes Exhibition at the Queen's Gallery and a visit to the Royal Mews
Day 3: Windsor Castle Tour and Great Kitchen Tour
Day 4: Borough Market
Day 5: Anne Boylen at The Globe Theatre
Day 6: London Dungeon and the Tower of London!
Day 7: Bus tour of Salisbury, Stonehenge and Bath
Day 8: Private champagne tour of Buckingham Palace
Day 9: Afternoon gluten free tea at Claridge's, Madame Tussaud's
Day 10: Wander!
Day 11: Portobello Road Market, Wander!
Day 12: Wander!
I'll post a picture of my travel binder later on!
I will be following closely! Love the itinerary :)
ReplyDeleteTry not to get escorted out of the Tower of London for stopping to drool over the Crown Jewels. The last time you were there you were in a stroller :-). Also, the workings of Tower Bridge are very interesting. I hope you get to see them raise the bridge. It's very cool how it works.
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