EuroTrip | Part 2

I'm back! I'm back! I promise I'm back!

Let's get right into it, shall we? In my last post I left off with meeting James Bourne in the Dublin airport (legitimately can not believe I just typed those words all in one sentence... WHAAAAT?!)

When we arrived in London, we made our way to the Generator Hostel near Russell Square. We were a bit nervous for this at first, as we booked a four-person room and we weren't sure what type of roommates we would have. We lucked out big time! We were sharing a room with a married couple from the States. They were super nice and didn't mind when we came in a bit late some nights! They did sleep a bunch during the day, but I think they were feeling a bit under the weather. Anyway, the Generator was so cool! It was definitely not what you would expect of a hostel. In most aspects anyway. Like there was still a breakfast line to eat in a cafeteria in the mornings, and the rooms weren't all that fancy, but it really was a neat place. We probably could have gotten a hotel a bit farther from Central London for cheaper, but for the location you really couldn't beat the price. Here's a pic of the cool piano in the lobby of the hostel!

The first place we headed upon arrival in London was Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum... Enough said.

This was one of the main attractions I wanted to see, as noted on my face that never stopped smiling the whole time... The next night we saw Wicked, which was... wicked. I didn't take any pictures as you're not allowed... but trust me! Then it was time to move on from the Generator to a hotel closer to Wembley Stadium, and you know what that means... MY BOYS!

We headed on over to Wembley for a night of dancing all night to the best song ever, including the Macarena between 5 Seconds of Summer and 1D. So much fun. Here are a few pics from the night, and please comment below if you would like to see any videos because I certainly have those aplenty as well!

Sadly, the next day we headed home :( I didn't take any pictures of that because who needs to be reminded of such a sad time?! Not I.

So there you have it! A few things are missing that we had done as I was so excited I forgot to take pictures sometimes... But I'll always have the memories!

So. Now you know all about the marvellous adventures of Kim and Liv across the pond. Hopefully you have been enlightened beyond your wildest dreams and can't wait to hear about my other adventures. And there are some posts on those in the works...

Until next time!

Liv :)

Oh, Canada!

Hello everyone!

I hope you are all doing well! I imagine you are. I am home from my European adventure, and although I had the best intentions of updating you during the trip, hotel internet can be a bit sketchy sometimes. It did not work in my favour, so now here I am with what I'm sure will be a mammoth post. Without further adieu, here's what we got up to!

In my last post, I posted some pictures of the Niall Horan Charity Football Challenge in Leicester. So, I'll start going through my pictures from that point on and just post some of my favourite ones with a little blurb where necessary. Get it? Got it? Good.

   

So, one of the first things we had to do in London was, obviously, go to afternoon tea. We really enjoyed the Alice in Wonderland themed tea at the Sanderson hotel. Uber expensive, but SO worth it! The dress I'm wearing is from Forever 21, and Kim's is from Bluenotes (I believe).

   

After tea, we were already on Oxford Street so we decided to do a bit of shopping. We didn't buy any cheesy items at all... #primark

Harry looks slightly deformed there, but you get it. We then made a last minute decision to venture down to the London Eye, just as the sun went down.

 

Here are a few pictures from the next few days of sightseeing. At the end of our first stint in London, we went to a Katy Perry concert at the O2 Arena. I didn't take any pictures inside as I could only bring my phone and we were too far up. But the bottom right photo is myself all done up for the event!

   

   

The morning after Katy Perry, we attempted to catch a train/ferry to Dublin for the next two days. Of course we missed the train. But, there was another shortly after, so we boarded that one with our wallets a bit lighter, through Wales and on to Dublin! These two pictures show where we passed through that town... with the really long name. A lady on the train taught us how to say it! Kind of...
The second picture was a very excited one, as we found Tim Horton's in Dublin!! For those of you non-Canadians, Tim Horton's coffee shops are like a national symbol. Don't ask why.

   

On June 2nd, we ate some yummy burgers at Gourmet Burger Kitchen, and headed off to see McBusted at the O2!

   



In the morning we treated ourselves to some waffles and gelato for breakfast :)

Now. Here is something rather exciting. Not wanting to miss our flight back to London like we had done with the train, we showed up to the airport pretty early. We were in the process of moving some things around in our bags when a stranger approached me. It took me a second, but suddenly it dawned on me who this mystery man was. 'Twas none other than Mr. James Bourne from Busted!!! He saw me wearing my McBusted shirt from the concert (it's what happens when you squeeze your suitcase shut and realize you're still wearing your pyjamas). He came over for a quick chat, and we got a little photo. So cool! I was almost shaking as I called my mom afterward. Please excuse my hideosity in this photo, I didn't really know what to do with myself!



Okay. This post is getting way too long for my liking. So this was the first week of our trip done, and I've decided I'll cut it here for now. My next post may or may not be about week two, I may save it for later! All depends if I get any ideas in the meantime. Hope you've enjoyed hearing about the trip so far, and please leave some comments below letting me know if you like this style, if I'm rambling on too much or if there are too many pictures for your taste! I will take it with a grain of salt and try to make the next one even better :)

So, until next time,
Liv :) <3 xx

Starstruck

Hello there!

My internet is rather slow and we are just in the hotel for a few minutes, but I wanted to slap on a couple photos of what we've done so far!

So the first thing we did was a bus tour, during which my camera died about 1/3 of the way through but I got a few pictures!





The next day (yesterday) we took the train to Leicester to watch the Niall Horan Charity Football Challenge. You can imagine I just about died when I heard about this event and bought tickets as soon as it was announced! It was raising funds for Irish Autism Action and Hearts and Minds UK, a Scottish arts-in-health organization. As an autism support worker studying to be a clinical therapist, this is a cause that is very near and dear to me! Present at the game were various celebrities and footballers, including Liam, Louis, Niall and Harry, as well as Piers Morgan, Ronan Keating, and Jack Whitehall. Harry wasn't supposed to be there, so I almost fell over when he ran onto the pitch! It was an AMAZING day.









All in all it has been an amazing trip so far! I will keep y'all posted as time goes on.

Until next time!
Liv xx

Liv in London!!

Hey everybody, great news!

If you've been following my blog since the beginning, you might be familiar with my previous plans to move to London for a year. You may also know that this plan did not work out due to other commitments and responsibilities! However, an exciting development has emerged.



From May 25th to June 8th, 2014, I will be flying with my bestest childhood friend, from Canada all the way to London! I can not even begin to describe how excited I am. This is something I have dreamed of doing for as long as I can remember (to be honest, probably since Winning London, the Mary Kate and Ashley movie was released). Not only that, but while in London I will be attending... drumroll please... a One Direction concert! If you read my old post about trying to win tickets this summer, then you will know that this makes my heart go all a-flutter just thinking about it.

Have you ever wanted something so bad your heart ached, and you finally got the chance to have it? This is how I feel right about now. Although my plans to live in London fell through, even just a small taste of life there will be enough to get me by for a little while. I can't wait! The eight months until then feels like about 150 years right about now.

If you live in or have been to London before, what do you suggest we do? So far on the list are: the London Eye, the Harry Potter Studio Tour, and the other obvious tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace, etc. What are some of the less known places to go? Let me know some things that Expedia might not tell us about.

Until next time!
Liv...
WHO IS SO EXCITED SHE CAN'T EVEN SIT DOWN!