I’ll cut to the chase, in order to have a fabulous trip, you have to make arrangements with friends that have beautiful spirits, like these babes I am blessed to call my friends. 

Booking a lodging for this London portion of our trip came easy. Oh, by the way, I’m that friend who just loves to have the responsibility of finding lodging because I love places that look a certain way and have certain amenities, and lucky me these two babes are not complicated in this area so picking a place we all loved was easy.

I found this and three other fab spots, presented my findings to the ladies, highlighting which one I loved and this one was the winner.

As soon as we walked in, we couldn’t stop gasping at the meticulously, well-decorated details of the place. We loved it!

( If you’re reading about this London trip first, note that this trip is a continuation of our mini Euro trip that began with us in Paris and by now we arrived in London via the train.)

As soon as we touched ground in London, we got refreshed and headed out to a fabulous dinner of exquisite dining at a restaurant called Ella Canta. 

We ate, we laughed, talked about the trip thus far and oh yeah, we had 3 different cocktails because these people have mastered the art, it all tasted sooo yum I kid you not.

Let’s not even get started on the food, they did such a great job, from the flavors to its presentation, we were literally impressed. 

And I tried cactus for the very first time and loved it! It tasted a bit slimy, reminding me of okra, which is already a part of my diet so I didn’t mind the okra like slimy effect.

And then came dessert .. ooooh! We each had our faves. 

We slept well this night. And truly finally got to relax some after running around in Paris and still out and about with this dinner. We were starving by the time we ate these, and it was all worth the wait.

THE NEXT DAY

We had a slower start in the day and went our separate ways to do things, and then met up in the place we agreed on for lunch.  A restaurant that boasts of traditional English cuisines, named The Gun.

Once again, we ate, drank, chatted about life, took some photos, I mean what else should one do while traveling right?

We went returned back to our lodging and relaxed at the apartment for a bit. Then headed back out into town again for some dessert at an ice-cream spot I discovered the first time I visited London back in February earlier in the year. 

We just had a very chilled girls night out, walking the streets in that neighborhood called Shore Ditch. 

We stopped and had dinner at the Peruvian restaurant I discovered, then stopped by a grocery store to pick up some fruits and snacks and I wanted eggs and milk for breakfast so we grabbed some things and went back to our fabulous flat. 

THE NEXT DAY

We planned on experiencing the British people’s tea time so we had a tea brunch at the lounge in St. Ermin’s Hotel.

Oh my gosh, these scones came out hot fresh from the oven and tasted so yummy. It was definitely my fave of everything we ate there. I just love warm, freshly prepared baked goodies.