Tuesday 1 January 2019

A Festive Trip To London - Hamilton, Kinky Boots & Winter Wonderland

As always with any trip to London, I like to do a little round-up/photo diary post. These posts are my absolute favourite to read back so I hope you don't mind more London spam! We went for our first wedding anniversary just before Christmas, and I'm seriously so sad it's all over. It was a trip we'd booked months in advance so whilst it seemed to take forever to arrive, it was over before we knew it, always the way though isn't it? Christmas is always the best in London so I'm just grateful we got to go at all again. We've been so lucky to have already seen so many shows and had so many trips back to our favourite place over the last year.
collage - selfie and Tiffany tree at London St Pancras
We arrived pretty early on the Thursday morning due to seeing a matinee that afternoon so once we were checked in, we were back out again straight away. After lunch at Whole Foods (it's legit my favourite shop) and a wander around Piccadilly, it was time for Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre. I won't go on too much about this as I put a full review up a few days ago but it really was everything I hoped it would be and more. I can't even explain how amazing it was to finally hear the songs live after listening to the soundtrack for such a long time. The cast blew me away and I cried far more than I thought I would, it was outstanding and I'd go back again tomorrow if I could.
Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre - ticket with stage in background
After finally pulling myself together after Hamilton, it was time for Winter Wonderland. We love Christmas markets so this is like the ultimate! We visited for the first time last year and loved it so we were really keen to go back this year too if we could. I'm not going to lie, I think the novelty has worn off a little now. It's still brilliant, and it's the place to go to get in the festive spirit but there just seemed to be something missing this year. Maybe it's just because the afternoon had been so amazing and I'd felt on such a high that afterwards I was just aware that part was over and maybe that's why I didn't feel this was quite as magical as last year? Anyway, I'm still glad we went, we ate some of the most delicious food, which is always a highlight for us. The Ferrero Rocher Doughnuts OMG, insane! I definitely felt ready for Christmas afterwards, I'm just not sure it will be a regular thing every year.
Winter Wonderland Hyde Park, London
collage - Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, London - Christmas tree, Ferrero Rocher doughnuts, sweets
London Eye at night
The second day was pretty chilled which was so nice after such a full on first day. We started off by visiting the Southbank Christmas market. They had so many stalls of wonderful crafts, gifts and homemade baked goods, it's always nice to walk along and this year it seemed even bigger and better than before. There was even a Paddington stall and if you've read some of my film posts, you'll know how much I love the films so I was thrilled to find that! After a little trip in front of the London Eye (typical 🙄) we made our way to Covent Garden which for me is one of the best places in London. It's lovely all year round but it's so special at Christmas, they go all out with the decorations and you can't help but feel ridiculously festive!
Covent Garden, London
Reindeer at Covent Garden
Green car and Chanel Bottle at Covent Garden
We spent the afternoon walking round the shops, watching the performers, eating at Shake Shack and drinking the most luxurious hot chocolates before heading to see Kinky Boots that evening. It's such a fabulous show and we loved it so much when we last saw it but it really was even better this time. The cast were on fire, it made for such a fun night and it was the perfect way to end the trip for our anniversary.
Christmas Tree at Covent Garden
Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre
Like with any trip to London, it went far too fast and of course I'm sad to be home now but I'm already planning for the next one! 
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