Last Day in London (2016 Solo Trip)

It's my last day in London for this trip. My flight is in the evening, so, I still have one whole day to explore and enjoy the beauty of London. I plan to see London bridge that day. So, I took train from Earls court station to Monument station. Remember, It's a green line. There will be signs at the station to direct you which exit to take to go to London Bridge. I walked less than 10 minutes and finally I saw a group of people taking picture. Yeah, that's a good spot to take picture with London Bridge as your background. Actually, London Bridge is not very near to Monument station, but if you want to get a good picture, I suggest you to take this route. The scene is definitely awesome. I took a lot of selfie picture there, LOL.  

            (London Bridge - but the sky doesn't look so good from this side)

There is a pathway for jogger or walker to walk along Thames River, and eventually you will reach the beautiful bridge. You will also pass by London Tower along the way. 

                        (London Tower)

If I am not mistaken, it took me about 20-30 minutes to walk. I know it's quite far, but again, believe me, you won't regret. Of course, I stop few times to take picture.  

After passing the London Bridge, then only I see the beautiful blue sky. Wow..... Luckily I did the walking, hahahaha. Otherwise I don't think I will be able to get this nice picture (see below).

                 (Isn't it beautiful?)

After satisfied with the photo taking, I walked to Tower Hill station. Ths station is very near to London Tower. Actually there is London Bridge station nearby, but, I am not sure why when I searched my map, I couldn't find that. But, the walking is still not too bad. I was wearing my heeled boots and still was able to walk, so, it shouldn't be too bad for you.:D 

                      (Tower of London)

I went back to hotel to check out. After that, I am going to do my last minute shopping. I received a request from my sister in law to get some children educational books for my niece. So, I headed to Picadilly area again to look for bookstore.  

My lunch is at Caffe Concerto again. Hihihihi, I saw people eating their pasta the day before. It looked good, so, I thought that I should try it. I ordered King prawn spinach pasta. Yummy....

        (Spinach Pasta with king prawn)

One guest was nice to offer taking picture of me, after she saw me taking selfie picture. LOL.

          (My bill at the cafe)

Oh yeah, they have offer with zapper app. I wanted to take it at first, but then the waiters told me that I have to key in all my information, includes my credit card at zapper. I hesitated and eventually decided to let go the offer.:D

      (Along the street, I think it's Regent street)

Things that I bought back during my trip in London:
1. A pair of Clarks shoes for my mom
2. Lotion from Crabtree & Evelyn
3. Children books
4. Confectioneries from Mark & Spencer
5. Samsonite luggage
6. Hot chocolate from Whittard of Chelsea
7. Accessories from H & M
8. Chocolate from Harrods

Oh yeah, please plan to reach airport at least 3 hours before your flight. The VAT refund counter is super crowded when I was there. It took me about an hour to queue. I wanted to get cash refund, but some of my refund is too little to be able to get cash. There are some charges. So, I opt for credit card refund for Clarks shoes and lotion. But, I get cash for samsonite VAT refund. Oh yeah, they can only return US dolar in cash. So, another conversion of money, and of course the rate is not that good.
Actually, even credit card refund also has fees. I just checked my credit card statement, and I have received the refund. It takes slightly more than a month.
I thought I was early to airport, but the time was just nice, I need to run to check in, after settled my VAT refund.

Chocolate is super cheap in Heathrow. I saw 1 kg Lindt chocolate (individually wrapped), which is only 19.9 pounds. It's a steal..... I should have bought 2 boxes, haha. But, I only got one. Oh well, maybe next time. ;)

Good bye London. Hope to see you again in the future.