LONDON DIARIES | DAY TWO - An Edited Lifestyle

So today was a serious tourist day. In the sense that there was only place that I wanted to go, which I had been banging on about for ages and finally got my boyfriend to agree to come with me and let me go a bit touristy nuts for a few hours.

I am serious history buff when I want to be, and there’s one place in London that I have loved ever since I first visited the place when I was little….

Before I reveal the place, I must warn again that this is very photo heavy so those afraid of images look away now…

Ta da!! I am such a tourist when I want to be. It’s The Tower of London!!! I love this place, there’s something so magical about the history of this place. If you ignore all the beheading and the torture.And the prisoners. Actually I am worried why I actually love this place so much….

It was such a beautiful day. We don’t always get this type of weather in England so when it comes out, we sock up the sun! It was a windy 19 degrees, which meant though nice and warm, I’m glad I went with my jumper ensemble. Not that I had any choice- I had packed mainly winter stuff as West Yorkshire was so cold when we were travelling!

This Yeoman Warder was the best tour guide I have ever had. He was truly so funny!

Where Her Majesty keeps the crown jewels. And yes I went and had a peak at them and yes I instantly wanted to be a princess and have one of the crowns….

Just to pop in a quick bit of fashion, I am wearing my sample sale jumper and my Joni jeans from Topshop. A perfect easy going outfit. Sunnies are also a sample sale purchase and were much needed.

After much wondering in the grounds we headed into The White Tower to look at the armour of the Kings this country has had. This one was the most impressive and disturbing of them all…

After being tourist, we met up with a friend from back home who had moved recently to London to check out a foodie hot spot that my boyfriend had found within his research of the best places to eat within London. Pizza Pilgrims is a little corner restaurant within Soho on Dean Street set up by two lads who went on a pilgrimage from Southern Italy back to London in search of some good pizza in order to set up their own shop. And boy did the research do them well.

What I love about the place was there was no fancy menus or place setting. No gimmicks, just a great tasting menu that packed a lot of flavours. I went for a simple Bufala which was packed with Buffalo mozzarella whilst my boyfriend went for the Salsiccia E Friariell (fresh fennel sausage, wild brocolli, fior di latte, parmesan, basil and olive oil) and Shandy went for Portobello Mushroom and Truffle (without the mushrooms- because I am a hater of them- I bet that would have tasted amazing! Please feel free to visit their sight here as they do takeaway pizzas and it is really worth giving them a go!

After this little lunch we decide to go chill out for a bit and the boys dragged me somewhere where I thought I would never go in my life….

Yep. They took me to Camden. To the docklands to be precise. It’s not that I have never wanted to go, I always have, it’s just not an area I thought I would always fit in. Turns out, I blooming love the place.

This name is just everything. And such great cake too!

The place was packed with great food stands and quirky little stalls, including this place where I am gutted I did not have enough cash on me to buy the deer tee. I tracked down the seller who told me to google My Cotton T- Shirt on the web to find her website and place an order but sadly I cannot find it. If anyone does, please e- mail me the link as I would love to place an order!

After a bit of chilling in the sun we then had to dash off to my my boyfriend’s mate who has been living in London whilst she has been studying and have a bit of a catch up and some pub grub somewhere local. I had the biggest meal of scampi and chips (I was staring!) but it was a great start and a great end to the day.

Have you been to Pizza Pilgrims? Let me know what you think!

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