Week 10 Is Over

Dear Everyone,

it is Monday, which means another week is over. As crazy as it sounds I am now in London for 10 whole weeks. That's about two and a half months! In six weeks I'm going home for Christmas and I am already super excited to see my family and friends. 

But today's post is going to be about last week. Looking back it was quite busy and a whole bunch of things happened.

On Thursday night my fellow Au pair and friend Celine and I wanted to go to the premiere of 'Mockingjay Part 2' at Leicester Square. We were hoping to catch a glimpse at the actors and might even take some pictures. Unfortunately Celine had to work longer than usual, so we arrived there too late. The only thing we saw were men packing together the red carpet and all the cameras and lighting. Nevertheless we stayed for a bit longer and had a walk along the southside of River Thames. London at night is truly magnificent with all its lights, especially now that the Christmas season has begun.

On Friday I had the night off, because J was having a sleepover at a friend's house. So after skyping to my Dad and brothers I was craving Chinese food. I took myself out to dinner, something everyone should do every now and then. 

       

The Weekend started with me waking up already hearing the pouring rain against my window. But I can't complain, I chose England to be my new home. After getting ready and having breakfast I took the Tube into Central London to do a bit of shopping on King's Road. King's Road is, at least till now, my favourite shopping street here in London, although I can't afford to buy anything in about 90% of the shops. After getting really wet from walking I met up with Celine at the National History Museum. We've already been there last week and saw the Dinosaur exhibition and a lot more. This time we went to the Earth Hall. But we didn't stay long, because we already left in the afternoon to go to the Bonfire Night celebration at J's school.

Bonfire Night celebrates the murder of Guy Fawkes, who tried to set the Parliament on fire with his friends. There are fireworks all over town as well as bonfires people gather around to chat and have a jolly evening. At our bonfire there also were stalls where you could buy Hot Chocolate, Burgers, Cakes, Candy Floss and toys. I have to say, altough the reason English people celebrate that nigth is quite macabre, it is one of the nicest holidays I know.

Sunday was a perfect-weather-day. Celine and I went to see the Remembrance Sunday parade at Whitehall in the morning. We didn't see the Queen, but we saw everyone else, being lucky enough to find some poles to stand on, overlooking the crowd of people. After the parade finished we walked along Whitehall to Trafalgar Square and from there we went to Chinatown, where we had an all-you-can-eat lunch. Afterwards we wandered through Soho strolling through some shops and eventually ended up on Oxford Street. From Marble Arch we went back home, being tired from another successful weekend in London. 

If you ever get some questions please feel free to ask them in the comments. I am happy to answer and help. Or just write something nice that is going through your mind. 

See you!