{"id":1344,"date":"2012-12-01T18:02:45","date_gmt":"2012-12-02T02:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2013-08-10T23:12:59","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T06:12:59","slug":"were-back-london-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/?p=1344","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re Back: London in Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been back from London for about a week and I can&#8217;t even describe how much I fell in love with the city. \u00a0Everything was better than I expected: the flight, the hotel, the food, the weather, the sites, the tube, the shopping. \u00a0While we collect our thoughts and sort through the pictures, I want to share a few pictures to try to sum up the trip (impossible!):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sites &#8211; Westminster Abbey, St. Paul&#8217;s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Tower of London, and so many more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Sites-in-London.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1382\" title=\"Sites in London\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Sites-in-London-461x500.jpg\" width=\"461\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Sites-in-London-461x500.jpg 461w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Sites-in-London-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Sites-in-London.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Food &#8211; pub food, Italian food, Chinese food, and Indian food (and more than that, but I can&#8217;t fit it all on this small collage)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Food-in-London.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1383\" title=\"Food in London\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Food-in-London-500x355.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Food-in-London-500x355.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Food-in-London-702x500.jpg 702w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Food-in-London-421x300.jpg 421w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Food-in-London.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Beer &#8211; we honestly didn&#8217;t have too much beer, but we had enough. \u00a0I rotated between beer, wine, and hot chocolate with baileys (at the Christmas markets)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Beer-in-London.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1379\" title=\"Beer in London\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Beer-in-London-500x197.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Beer-in-London-500x197.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Beer-in-London-750x296.jpg 750w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Beer-in-London.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Relaxing &#8211; afternoon tea, walking through the parks, and shopping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Relaxing-in-London.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1385\" title=\"Relaxing in London\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Relaxing-in-London-500x223.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Relaxing-in-London-500x223.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Relaxing-in-London-750x335.jpg 750w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Relaxing-in-London.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Day Trips &#8211; one to Brussels, Belgium and one to Bath, England<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Day-Trips-from-London.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1386\" title=\"Day Trips from London\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Day-Trips-from-London-500x187.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Day-Trips-from-London-500x187.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Day-Trips-from-London-750x281.jpg 750w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Day-Trips-from-London.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Harry Potter sites &#8211; we visited Platform 9 3\/4 (not the actual one used in the movie, unfortunately) and walked across Millennium Bridge, which was destroyed by Death Eaters in the beginning of the movie\u00a0<em>Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Harry-Potter-Sites-in-London.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1384\" title=\"Harry Potter Sites in London\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Harry-Potter-Sites-in-London-500x247.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Harry-Potter-Sites-in-London-500x247.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Harry-Potter-Sites-in-London-750x371.jpg 750w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Harry-Potter-Sites-in-London.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Markets &#8211; Borough Market, Portobello Market and Southbank Christmas Market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Markets-in-London.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1412\" title=\"Markets in London\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Markets-in-London-500x343.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Markets-in-London-500x343.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Markets-in-London-727x500.jpg 727w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Markets-in-London-436x300.jpg 436w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Markets-in-London.jpg 783w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>And just the smallest bit of rain &#8211; we seriously lucked out with the weather. \u00a0It really only rained one day we were there, with a few sprinkles here and there throughout the week.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/London1065.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1387\" title=\"Rain in London\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/London1065-500x333.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/London1065-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/London1065-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/London1065-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can&#8217;t wait to share more details!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been back from London for about a week and I can&#8217;t even describe how much I fell in love with the city. \u00a0Everything was better than I expected: the flight, the hotel, the food, the weather, the sites, the &hellip; 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