Christmas in London

***11 days until Christmas***

The colourful madness of Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park

"The best light decorations in London" did not disappoint! 

Cake goals at Harrods!

Mulled wine with a view!

The flying visit to London started at 5am from Cardiff bus station, ridiculously early but we arrived in time for the shops to open! Our first stop was Harrods, ignoring the fact that we're students that cannot afford the majority of the store, we settled with buying a delicious salted caramel brownie (which as you can imagine - it was divine) On our way to Harrods we strolled past the rows of beautiful, white houses in knightsbridge, which always make us feel like we could bump into Mark Francis and the rest of the M.I.C gang at any moment... It has to be said, these streets rival the likes of the dreamy rues de la Paris! 

After the brownie was demolished (and the sadness of finishing the chocolatey piece of heaven had gone) we made our way over to Hyde Park, which is somewhere we had never been before but felt like it needed to be ticked off the London tourist bucket list! We visited the magical spectacle that is Winter Wonderland which was so, so, so Christmassy!       (highly recommend a visit if you're in the festive mood.)

Once we felt we had consumed enough christmassy'ness, we decided to be stereotypical London tourists, so with camera's in hand we strutted down the mall to see the Queen, hoping to share a mulled wine and a cheeky mince pie with her majesty! In reality we stood outside the gates doing our very best to look as cool as Mary Kate and Ashley in the noughties classic winning London (of course). 

It's safe to say a lot of walking and mileage was covered on this day out - 9 hours to be exact! During this marathon of a day we popped to Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, China Town, Regent Street, Carnaby Street and the Embankment! A tiring day, but completely worth it! Christmas in London certainly gives you the festive feels! 

(All pictures our own) 

Stay tuned for yet another post tomorrow as part of our #12daysofchristmas challenge!


Thanks for reading! xo