I spent one day in London, and it was very nice. I went to Covent Garden, where I watched the Christmas shoppers (it was the 22nd, so the Christmas season was in full-swing). I ate a jacket potato at my second-favorite jacket potato vender (Number one? The Tempting Tattie in Edinburgh), and I ventured to find a coat, which I didn’t have, as it was over 70 degrees when I left Turkey in the middle of the night. I was able to wander around London, seeing Parliament and the London Eye, a Christmas market, carolers, and a play called The Misanthrope with Keira Knightly.
There are carnivals that go on around Christmas and New Years in the United Kingdom. I saw one in London, and I’ve seen them in Glasgow and Edinburgh since then. Why anyone would want to go on fast outdoor rides in the middle of winter is beyond me, but they seem to be successful.
All-in-all, my day in London was really pleasant. It was cold, but it was also very festive. It was nice to explore the city a little more (I had been there a few times before), and I was able to get to my flight to Glasgow the next morning with only a little bit of hassle, so I was pleased!
