Market Friday: Lovin' and Leavin' London! (final part!)
When we last parted, it was 4pm on a beautiful London day! The sun was just getting lower on the horizon and basking everything in that special glow! We made our way for the Tower of London, and the beautiful Tower Bridge!
The sky just kept becoming more and more remarkable! I love when the sun bursts through the clouds like this! It makes for the BEST pictures! Here we are approaching the Tower Bridge and walking alongside the Tower of London!
Right beside the Tower of London, you can see just how ornate and beautiful it is. To me, it just looks like yet another gorgeous castle of England! hehe
And now - you can see the back of it as we say goodbye and cross to the Tower Bridge!
We got several pictures on the Bridge, but - they didn't really capture the whole feel. It was hard to do that - so... this one will just have to do with it behind us!
Next, it was time to head over to the Prime Meridian! We were really intent on getting all over London in one day! well - as much as we could! hehehe So it was necessary for us to take the train again! and I just loved chatting with my friends or catching them mid-conversation and simply enjoying the day! hehe
Here we are at the Royal Observatory and overlooking Greenwich park with London in the background. That is a TREE behind my head! not a tuft of stray frizzy hairs! hahahahahahaha
Here Sam and I are posing beside the Shepherd Gate Clock. And you know, we probably would have found out why it was called the Shepherd Gate Clock but - in order to go inside, you needed to pay for admission. hehe And all I really wanted to do was stand on the meridian line! (cuz I was hungry and getting pretty near done walking.. we had walked all day!! hahaha) So - we grabbed a picture, and looked through the gates and said. "Oh look - its the Prime Meridian" LOLOL and then headed out to dinner!!!
A cool shot of the Shepherd Gate clock again. Ok, as I typed that, I was overtaken by curiosity! I just googled why it was called that! And nope - it has nothing to do with sheep! The man who installed the first electric clock system? His last name was Shepherd! go figure! hahaha
After dinner, we took the train again - and then walked a bit until we got to the theatre! Know what I love most about this picture? I didn't even notice it when I snapped the shot, but when I uploaded I saw that the reflective line on Pen's bag picked up all the green lighting everywhere! hahahaha He was ready for WICKED!!!
The sign says "Defying Gravity" since 2006! heheh This was my SEVENTH time seeing this play! LOL I guess you can say I'm a huge fan! You would be correct! I've seen it multiple times in LA, once in Central Cali - and now in London! I have to say, the American actresses definitely play up the parts a bit more. In London, they seemed more reserved, and rushed through the jokes a bit more. But did I mind so much? Nope! Because I had been waiting for Sam to see this for a while!! and now she was treating ME to see it with her! So, I soaked it up, with my two friends by my side! hehe
If those two characters don't look familiar, they are the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda the Good. This play is the "back story" of how the Wizard of Oz came to be! I love it because it flips everything you thought you knew about that story and makes it so relevant!!! If you haven't ever seen it, I highly recommend!!
They are ready- but I AM GIDDY with excitement!!! I really could not WAIT for this play to begin!!! hehehe This theater was shaped really cool also - it was angled so that everyone seemed to be in a great place to see the show! That was great for visuals, but it did hamper the audio a bit. There were times when we all thought the sound was muffled, and a bit unclear - I wonder if that had to do with the shape and acoustics. But fun? exciting? happy? yes yes and yes!
By the time we got out of the theatre and made our way to the train - we had just missed the last frequent train and needed to so wait about an hour for the next one. It was late, so the stores were all closed, except for a little mini-supermarket! We headed over there, and got some stuff for a midnight picnic! hahaha Our train was there, just sitting and waiting to take off for its next destination with a load of passengers - so we got on, picked seats with a table, and then ate!
About 10 minutes later, an older couple came on and started chatting with us! They were so fun! They asked us where we were from and what we were doing! (Obviously with our accents, they knew we were from all over! hehe) When we told them about @DreemPort and #Hive, they said it sounded like we had very adventurous lives! hahaha (we agreed!) They asked a bit about crypto and blogging - hehehe It would be so fun someday if they found their way here and reminded us where we met them!!! Maybe one day!
This concludes our day of London! hehehe More days coming up - but in other parts of UK! hehehe Thanks for sticking through the whole thing!!! Join me next week to see where we end up next! ❤️
I hope to visit there someday
its quite the city!!! i truly loved my time there :)
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thank you @pinmapple this was my third and final post of London! hehehe
I had the best time here - more of UK to come soon hehehe
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Hehehe.. Look at the beautiful and handsome trio. The tower of London looks so amazing. I bet, you wouldn't want to leave such a great place. So cute with the Tower bridge fascinating 😎😎
I love your pose with Sam. You guys really look amazing in that pictures. Seeing you guys together keeps me smiling 🔥🔥🔥
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hehehehe i love that you come to see me - i'm catching up on comments and you're on every post!!! hahahaha
it makes me smile!!! and yes - i am looking back over these pictures too and thinking - oh my gosh - has it already been over a month since I've seen these two?!?!?! i want to see them again and again and again! every day
and not just them! but you and ola and kene and kemmy and esther and and and... hahaha the list goes on LOLOLOL
some day!!! SOMEDAY!!!
Hehehe. I guess you would have to call up another moment together with them so you would see them again. 😁😁
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THANK YOU TOOTSIE! HEHEHE i see you come back this weekend!!! i can't wait to have you back! i know its been a blast - but i know its hard to be away too... its really hard to juggle it.
and sometimes you just... can't! you just need to enjoy your experiences and come back when you can.
i'm already trying to pre-plan some posts to release for that time LOLOL but my gosh - we'll see how that goes hahahahahahahaha
love you!!!! thank you for the tipu!!!
That looks so fun :) I can only imagine how tired and happy you were when you settled in after all that exploring!
Is Wicked also a movie or book?
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hehehe we were so tired every day! every single day! it was like the best kind of tired though you know?/ because we were like drained and filled at the same time!! LOL it was such a beautiful time and we laughed and hugged and smiled and exploerd and ate and walked... it was the best!!!
and Wicked - I think they are planning on making it a movie!!! and there is a book too - but i don't think hmmm i remember reading it - but was it just called Wicked>?? or something else hmmm now you have m e thinking! hahaha
but if you ever get the chance - see the play! and in LA or San Fran if you can! heheh
Yeah, that good tired really is the best feeling :) ...
I'll have to look into Wicked for sure 🙌
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Wow… what a day.
You guys did travel a lot and saw a lot. Great you did stop too, we tend to forget sometimes and go on and on hahaha 🤣 how can you not while exploring a new place.
I did do the bridge… but nothing else you visited.
Great they were interested in your stories, the couple at the end, who know… maybe they say hi one day 👋🏻😎
Thanks for taking us along @dreemsteem 😊 have an awesome Friday!
hehehehe it was SUCH a day - can you imagien??? it took me 3 posts to finish up the day ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
and i think it helps that Sam was our tour guide because she lives there - you know! heheh if i was there alone, i wouldn't know where to begin hahaha
but I just said - ok! where do we go today Sam? and she handled the rest - it was awesome hahahahaa
whenever you go back - maybe i can come too and then we meet! hahaha and we have sam take us to new places that you haven't seen hehehehe
or - we come see you in scotland! hehehe i really do want to go back there again! i think i loved scotland the most!
And that’s awesome to spread such a fun packed day in 3 posts. It needed too hahaha 🤣
It so helps she lives there and does know where to go and what to see. Awesome to have such a “private” tour guide. 😊
Aaawww that would be awesome 😎 I’m in for that!
Or Scotland, but you need to be quick as we will have to move out before the summer 😔
Maybe the next country… I am researching where we go and what our next steps are.
I let you know.
I love Scotland too, it’s soooooo beautiful. So much to see here and the highlands have raw nature I haven’t seen before. How can one not love it up here.
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Aww. Looks like a great day spent! I love the places that you shared. Another reminder that London is an amazing destination to be. Hoping that one day, I could also visit there and not just sight-see through blogs. Thank you for sharing your wonderful day with us. ✨
hehehe i always hoped that too!!! to see the blogs is one thing that fans the flames for the desire to travel! heheh because that's how we know we WANT to go experience it.
but ohhhhhhhh the longing to actually BE in those places. hehehe it's something that's almost impossible to contain!!!! I hope you do get to see it soon!!! I think we all need to be able to travel and taste and see and hear and experience and explore and love!!! hehehehehe
thank you for coming to visit! :)
Your blogs are worth the visit. Have a great day!
I'm always smiling seeing your vacation photos.. Your smile is contagious hehe
hi Janie hehehehe
its funny - i smile too when I go back and see the images
it's like i REMEMBER being there and feeling that moment - and I remember how happy we all were!!! heheheh it feels so good!
i love traveling - there is nothing like it!!!!!
Your joint friendship radiates like a beacon. Beautiful, beautiful and sentimental and lovely and beautiful and beautiful! Hehe
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oh Stylish... exactly what you said??? that's exactly how we felt.
it was so hard to describe and I don't think even as a writer I coudl describe it well enough... it something that just makes me long for more. forever.
"happy" was happier with them.
and I want more of it - with more people. and i don't want any restrictions on time or money or fullness of the moments! i want it all hehehe
yes - memories... they are still very much alive for me. I look at some of the pictures and i FEEL them so deeply.
these are the things that make life meaningful to me. and I have a whole list of people and places i want to see. and trust and believe you are on it. hehehe
Well, you’re invited to SA and you can come an stay with me anytime at all. (These days I have a spare room 🥲) Milly is going to come and visit me SOON, so a joint MEETING would be wonderful (hey @millycf1976 ?)
It would have been lovely, but not this time around, unfortunately. I will keep the offer in mind though. You never know 😍🤗
Seems like y'all had a lovely last day😂😂✨
The Sun bursting through the clouds....
Really magnificent 🥰
It was SO magnificent. it has been cloudy off and on - but those do make for some remarkable days - when the sun decides to not be held back anaymore hehehehe
good morning seki!! :)
Morning ✨
I think it's not possible in a single day. But there is nothing wrong in trying 😅.
It's seems you guys have enjoyed a lot and I can feel it a little bit reading your article. I think sometimes we all need to go outside and spend such kind of time.
I agree with you - it's so importantfor us to not be caged up inside our own borders - we aren't meant to live like this! we need to exchange information and bits of us through the things we see and share and eat and touch and smell! hehehehe
it's so important for us to be connected in these ways. it's such a passion of mine! I hope for days when we can all see others across the world with greater ease! thanks for your visit hehe
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thank you @livinguktaiwan !!! I so appreciated you following me on this journey for the whole 3 posts! hehehe it felt nice to have someone notice the joy that we experienced - it made me feel SEEN :)
I am hoping to encourage some dreemers this month to come join in the fun here... let's see if we can stir them up to share some of their own travels hehehe
I dont' know if many of our dreemers GET to see the world - or only "dreem" of it. I hate that we live in a world where it's easier for some (like me) to do these things and so difficult for others to have the same experience.
one of my greatest hopes is that I'll be able to share what I do with others in the future in a new way. I've written about it in my post from yesterday hehehe and i tried to do it last year... but my dreams were halted temporarily.
but that's ok. because necessity is the mother of invention - right?
so who knows... maybe someday - I will be able to do what I dreem - even if just in small ways, and for one person at a time... but I dare to dreem :)
thank you again @livinguktaiwan!!! and @pinmapple - you've made this journey even more special!!!
can't wait to share more of my journey in UK... i think it's Scotland next hehehehe
love to you!!!
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I got three pictures out of all of that (boo hoo!) but, the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge were enough of a reminder of just how beautiful it is there! The shot of the three of you is so stinkin adorable, what a fun time you had!
I love that you got all together and painted the town red! This time will go down in the history of Dreemport, for sure!
I look forward to the rest of the UK and now that I have hit US soil, I will be on more!!! Thank you for sharing this and I am so behind, but, just know, I had a great time following you!
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hehehe never necessary to explain when your'e on vacation!!!
believe me - ughhh i know the harship that it is to juggle that and just be with family and try not to feel guilty over what you're missing and then thinkin g- PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND. and then second guessing hahahaha
andall this while you're supposed to be ENJOYING yourself!
you did more than you should have! and i loved every time you showed up - but believe me - it coudl have waited!!! i love you! and glad you're back home! hehehe
Nooooo! I want to be back!! I had to make chicken cattchitore tonight and homemade pasta. And salad. Lots of salad.
Where you cruising to darlin?
hehehehe crackig up on the lots of salad!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL
hmmm where are we going. oh wait.. i just wrote down all the places - but i think i'm gonna do a game with me going to these places LOLOL
so i had to edit it out hahahahahaahha
i'm not sure how the game will play out but we'll see LOLOL
and wait - you want to be back to Hive - or you want to be back to cruising? LOL
Yes!! Now, just what did I mean? Hmmmmmmm...