We have two days for Easter celebrations, so this still counts

[beelikej]

Went to London with brotherdearest this weekend. Took the Knightbus from Amsterdam and... fine *sighs*, it was the nightbus from Amsterdam to London, but still: pretty exciting stuff :-p I'm working on my travelblog; there are a couple of photos of the journey up in my photo-blog already and I'm sharing our first morning in Covent Garden now, because of eggs.

But I'll start with me waking up on the bus; after getting on the bus in Amsterdam around 9 p.m. on Friday night and interupted sleep because of the ferry-crossing from 3-5 a.m., I startle awake on the bus around 7 a.m. local time.


Hey, is that a double decker? Are we in London already?


Yes, a familiar sight: the houses of Parliament! WE HAVE ARRIVED IN LONDON, woohoo \o/


Still sleepy, but very excited, we get off the bus and walk from the Victoria Coach Station to the Tube (or the "Tsjoop", as our busdriver called it;)


I love this add on the subway. Alas, there was no Mr or Ms Right sitting beneith it. Oh well.

We left our luggage at the hotel and went into town for breakfast. (We couldn't check in a room yet, but could leave our bags without charge until rooms got available around 2 p.m.)

First stop: Covent Garden! We wanted to look for food, but were distracted by a massive display of Easter Eggs! Excuse me while I go a little egg-crazy...


As it turns out all the eggs made for The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt were on display for a final time.


From painted eggs to egg-shaped installations, it was an art-project similar to 2009's Elephant parade (which I saw in Amsterdam back then with sillie82)


Some of the eggs were too fragile to be out in the open, so there were quite a few 'hidden' in shop windows as well as outside:)


The British Alphabet egg:)


So many eggs. \o/


I couldn't stop taking pictures:)


Front and back of one of my favorites.


Yes, more eggs. But look: it has Covent Garden in the background, it's totally atouristy photo!


LOOK HOW AWESOME! A My Generation Egg! A mailbox Egg!


So pretty and fun.


One last look and then we're going for breakfast.


No, really, this is the last egg, there is more to see in Covent Garden ("He's behind you!") but now we're really hungry, so food it is.


Oh, come on, how could I not? Delicious and perfectly cooked soft boiled eggs at Le Pain Quotidien. Omnomnom.

To be continued tomorrow:) Did y'all have a nice Easterweekend?

Comments

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

Bahaha yes, the Mr/Mrs Right ad still cracks me up!

I seriously love all those eggs, whoa! And then you had eggs for breakfast, too? I see what you did there :p.

(Also took a lot at the travel pics, that traveltreats machine is GENIUS.)

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

They have the best ads on the Tube:)

I love that traveltreats machine, it's brilliant.

[sillie]

Oh man, those eggs are awesome! *stares*

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

The elephants were funkier, but it was pretty amazing to see what people did with the shape of an egg; the best ones were hard to capture in a photograph. Perfect Easterweekend;)

[tmn1966.livejournal.com]

Those eggs are so beautiful and awesome!! My favorite ones (for right now anyway until I go back and look at them again) are the My Generation egg and the purple one with the sheep! :D So pretty!

Hmm, maybe I need to try to find an ad about Mr/Ms Right and sit near it to see who comes along. ;)

Can't wait to hear/see about the rest of your trip.

♥

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

It was such a great surprise to be treated to this art-project. (I already mentioned it in the mail: if you like the eggs, you will LOVE the Elephant project from 2009:)

I'm hoping to finally post the rest of the photos today. Been so tired from work the past few days. Grrr.