The other day in class a friend told me: “today Spring begins” and it surprised me because Spring is the first step towards finishing my Erasmus year and I didn’t realize that.

But, as if they knew, Spring hasn’t shown up yet. Today it hasn’t stopped snowing in the whole day. But I have been doing some tourism around London because my cousin has come to visit me.

Since he is a big football fan, I have taken him to Stamford Bridge, where the Chelsea has always played. It isn’t very far from Central London, in fact it is pretty close to South-Kensington.

The nearest station is Fulham Broadway, in the District Line. The entrance is 18 pounds and for students is 13 pounds. It includes the Stadium Tour and the entrance to the Museum.

If you are a football fan, you can enjoy seeing and knowing about some details that you might not be aware of. You can see  both the visitor and the Chelsea locker rooms,  the press room and the tunnel that they use to go out on the field.

Stamford Bridge

 

There are 4 Spanish players (Romeu, Torres, Mata and Azpilicueta) in this team and since they have also played in the National team, it was pretty exciting for us to be there.

Torres and Mata lockers

 

Sunny day in London

Last week, the sun was shining in London’s sky. But not only that, the temperature was about 16ºC. So it felt like spring was already there. Of course, this feeling disappeared the day after when it started to rain and temperatures dropped.

But life was beautiful that Tuesday and we decided to go for a long walk. We visited the nicest areas of London (and the most expensive ones). These are: Notting Hill (where you can find the famous Portobello market every Saturday), Kensington, Chelsea and South Kensington.

We found a very beautiful park next to Hyde Park: it’s called Holland Park. My friend and I were very surprised by our discovery, in the best way. It is a very residential area so there are lots of children running around and mums chatting in circles. It’s like being in a bubble of happiness and relax.

There was a small area inside the actual park called: the Kyoto Garden. It’s a very zen place, where people meditate. In fact, they ask you to keep silent (although it’s always difficult to keep children that just got out from school quiet).

Just outside the Kyoto Garden there is a zone where people were reading peacefully in some nicely engraved benches with beautiful statements.

We then walked through Kensington High Street which arrives to Hyde Park and then we went to the most residential areas in which you can see very pretty houses and gardens and finally you arrive to King’s Road, an amazing street where you can find very interesting shops selling clothes, arts, furniture, etc. It is a very nice itinerary to do (if it doesn’t rain).

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