Ten pôvodný mal v sebe kus histórie, dýchalo z neho staré stredoveké Anglicko. Časy sa však menia a nová doba vyžaduje nové, lepšie riešenia, viac praktické, ako estetické.

So in this way we have found that London Bridge is not original, and that the original was charming!
The previous bridge was full of old medieval England. Times are changing and new times require new and better solutions, more practical than aesthetic.

  

Ako sme tak blúdili, naše kroky nás zaviedli na druhú stranu mostu, kde sme prvýkrát spoznali postavičku Paddington Bear, ktorá bola vyobrazená na lavičke. Nostalgicky nám pripomínal naše morčatá, ktoré v tom čase ešte boli na Slovensku, tak sme si ho jednoducho zamilovali. Krásny hnedý medvedík v gumákoch, pršiplášti a klobúku.

During a walk, our steps took us to the other side of the bridge, where we first met the character Paddington Bear, who was depicted on the bench. Nostalgically reminds us our guinea pigs, who at that time were still in Slovakia, so we just fell in love. Beautiful brown teddy bear in wellies, raincoat and hat.

Keď sa teraz pozeráme na naše staré fotky, už všetky miesta poznáme, ale v auguste 2014 tu bolo všetko pre nás nové, neuveriteľne uveriteľné a cítili sme sa tu viac ako turisti. Chceli sme vidieť všetko a spoznať všetko. 

Ďalej nás naše kroky viedli do neznáma. Proste sme šli ďalej. Po ceste sme videli nemocnicu ako zo starých filmov, kostol, ako z filmov od Tima Burtona a dostali nás až do jedného z najúžasnejších miest. Bola to Hay's Galleria. Toto miesto bolo postavené už v roku 1850 a bolo známe ako "špajza Londýna". Názov nás veľmi pobavil :) Pôvodne bolo toto miesto nazývané ako Hay's Wharf, kde bol odovzdávaný tovar z lodí z celého sveta. V súčasnosti je na danom mieste umelecké dielo v podobe kovovej lode, kaviarničky a rôzne obchodíky. Cez Vianoce je tam úžasný vianočný stromček a cez leto plno ludí popíjajúce pivko alebo cider s výhľadom na Temžu. Je to proste perfektné miesto na oddych po dlhom dni v práci.

Now, when we look at our old photos, we know all the places, but in August 2014, everything was now to us, incredibly believable and we felt in London like tourists. We wanted to see everything and know everything. Next we have walked to nowhere. We just went on. Along the way we saw the hospital as of old movies, church, like of the Tim Burton's films and found one of the most amazing places. It was Hay's Galleria. Built in the 1850s, Hay's Wharf took deliveries from ships from all over the world and the area became known as the 'Larder of London'. This name entertained us :) The Hay's Wharf complex has been restored to its former glory and those who visit the Galleria today stand on the same spot where the tea clippers from India and China edged their way into the dock 150 years ago. At Christmas there is a amazing Christmas tree and during the summer a lot of people drink a beer or cider with a view to the Thames. It's just the perfect place for relaxing after a long day at work.

No a nakoniec som ja, ako správna baba, uvidela niečo, po čom mi srdce zapišťalo. Ladurée. Farebné, krásne, voňavé makrónky v ešte úžasnejšom balení. To je niečo, čo musí človek aspoň raz v živote ochutnať :) A to je sladká bodka na záver.

And finally, I, like the right girl, I saw something, whereupon my heart leapt. Ladurée. Colorful, beautiful, scented macaroons in even more amazing package. This is something that one must at least once in their life taste :) That was simply a sweet dot at the end.

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With love,

A couple in London