How do I start? It is not exactly dreamy. London is probably one of the busiest cities I've been and I live in Singapore. I thought I am a fast walker, turns out, Londoners walk even faster.
It is pretty compact a city, I covered most tourist-ey spots within a day including a museum visit to the boot.
The places I went aren't all to it because I refused to pay a single pound to go to famous locations in any city I went.
The London underground makes travelling around easy although peak hours are best avoided because the crowd is horrendous. Absolute nightmare to squeeze into an already tight train.
There's plenty of shopping that can be done here but a poor plebian like me will not do much.
The must-visit places are Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Tower Bridge, Big Ben (though it was undergoing revamp works during my visit). Many of which are along River Thames so it's easy to reach on foot.
Interest fact that I knew before even going: there is a city within this city -- the City of London. Which itself is older than London City and you can still find entry points with city markers and dragon statues. It used to be an autonomous city separate from London but now the walls are reduced to rubble.
Busy, noisy, crowded. I give London 3.5 stars. #0229