I will admit that I have not been to London since I lived there for 3 months studying theatre at RADA in 2001. I can’t believe it has been so long but due to the pound being so strong against the dollar it seemed just nuts to go visit unless I had a good reason.
Going from Dubrovnik to New York I had to spend an evening in London (due to my mom and I wanting to spend our last morning at the beach) so I extended it to two evenings and hit the town.
This visit I got to visit some very fun places that were a bit off my radar when I was 19 and hitting up the clubs in Trafalgar Square.
My good friend, who has recently bought a place in Mayfair, is a bit of a clothes horse but he insisted that I go buy myself something there due to the fact that everything is super fun and super cheap. He himself was wearing Primark jeans. It is in the same vein as H&M and a little nuts to navigate through all of the people but the clothes are adorable. Bought a jaunty trench coat which was a very good purchase seeing that my second day there was cold and rainy.
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I also had the pleasure of getting the Porn Star Martini (which was suggested by the host) at Beach Blanket Babylon. I am not the biggest fan of really trendy restaurants but this one is just a hoot. The drinks are really inventive and are full of fresh fruit and inventive liquors and the food is really tasty. I had a smoked salmon appetiser and roasted lamb which really hit the spot. It is located in Notting Hill which is a lovely neighborhood and there are bars down the street which are good to hit up after dinner.
My London trip was rounded out with a walk through Hyde Park, some sight-seeing, as well as a late-night showing of Bruno. It was amazing to be back in a city where the taxi drivers know where they are going and people in general are super friendly.
If you can catch a flight into London into Gatwick make sure you take the Gatwick Express which is a quick train that drops you right off at Victoria Station. It is a really lovely train, takes about 30mins and runs every 15mins. I was pleased to also find that they have a little cart where you can get a nice cup of tea 
Can’t wait to get back!
