‘Doing London’

The first thing to note, and something that we’d increasingly appreciated since moving into the London flat in July 2018, is that completely “doing London” is impossible. It’s so big and there is so much to do, see and experience that as soon as you do/see one thing, two more things emerge. London is constantly evolving in sight, sound, culture and ethnicity. It’s brilliantly amazing and we loved our time there.

All that said from the point we moved in we gave it a bloomin’ good bash. We enjoyed the parks in the different seasons, we went to loads of live music gigs, theatre, museums and art galleries. The street food and pop up bars supplemented the already amazing array of pubs and cafe bars. The canals provided perfect routes to exercise and get from A2B via vibrant new communities without having to touch the main streams. The 20 or more original villages that have now amalgamated to form what is London today are still visible. Head to their historical heart and you can still see them laid out in front of you. 

We had a list of ‘must do’ things and despite having achieved loads, we literally only scratched the surface in our 19 month tenure. We had lots of friends and family come and stay in the flat which was perfect, and we loved sharing it and London with them. We eventually left London safe in the knowledge that we can return many times in the future and never be bored.

Lots of great memories and photos that we’ll attempt to share in the next few posts.