The Gal Travels

London is one of my favorite destinations in Europe, perhaps because of the ease of language, and also the convenience of travelling around in the tube, the history, the varied entertainments to keep you entertained like museums and musicals, and the countryside just a couple of hours away. You can never be bored in London. Each time I visit London, I will go back to the same places like Oxford Street, Borough Market, and add on a different museum each time. This trip to London was primarily for a conference, hence I ended up staying at Hilton London Metropole located at Edgware Road. The hotel is not convenient for the tourist, as there is nothing much to shop apart from a nearby Mark and Spencer, so I changed to another hotel later in the week. I was quite surprised that with such a brand name, I would expect fancier hotel rooms, but it is just a standard room, where only toiletries that stood out differently. One has to take extra care when in London as they have both smoking ...