Top 10 must do’s when in London

1. 1. Pay homage to my mothership Selfridges a great blend of high street brands (ground floor for ladies and 1^st floor for guys) and high end labels. Other motherships include Liberty (the scarves department are to die for!) AND Harvey Nichols. All three are droolworthy.
2. See a ballet at the Royal Opera House; depending on the season, they will always a ballet show on! Tickets range from GBP6 (standing room only) to GBP110 (right bang in the front middle section in front of the orchestra pit). We’d chosen the wallet and bottom/feet friendly tickets of GBP40 which gets you seats up on the ampitheatre middle section. Also remember, cast/act lists are free but programs are not (GBP6).
3. Try book yourself to a Gordon Ramsay restaurant for lunch (or dinner if your budget allows it). Use the following link www.gordonramsay.com as they have an online booking system which then gives you instantaneous confirmation via text and email.
4. Instead of catching the tube (Mind the gap!); catch the bus to get to places! Sit on the upper level of the double deckers and enjoy the view! Who needs to breathe in the stale underground air anyways??
5. Go get a haircut at Pimps and Pinups! Okay gratitious name dropping time! The owners are a couple of friendly rAdelaidean expats that has made a name for themselves within the Spitalfields set. Besides, they’re Gorilla’s mates from high school! www.pimpsandpinups.com
6. After your haircut at Pimps and Pinups, check out Spitalfields market! Okay, maybe the stall rent prices has gone crazy high so that the design/fashion students are not really there anymore, but the atmosphere still can’t be beat!
7. Do NOT in any circumstances set foot within Harrods unless you’re a Diana/Dodi fan or a European tourist or into all general tackiness. If you are a Diana/Dodi fan, for gods sake, do NOT take a photo of their “shrine” (a used wine glass does not make a shrine by the way). An exception to this rule is if you are going to the food hall and that’s it. They do killer palmiers there. Oh another thing, those hideous army green plastick-y vinyl Harrod bag things do not say classy souvenirs by the way! Yes they’re reusable but that’s about it.
8. Make your way from Big Ben to the Millenium walk along the Southern end of river, especially when there is the Festival of Lights on during September and get yourself a plate of jerk chicken with rice and peas! Grilled/barbecued chicken in barrels and then doused in the yummiest sauce known to man! Drool incoming!
9. For free entertainment, see a museum! Or two, or three! All of London’s major museums and art galleries such as the British Museum, Natural History Museum, V&A museum (the best by the way!), Science Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Tate and Tate Modern are all free! What better way to see other countries’ treasures that British has plundered/stole/borrowed?
10. Walk along Sloane Street to see how the other 20% are living; where else can you seen an anorexic 14 year old strutting about in her pony hair leopard print Christian Louboutin 11 cm high ankle boots? Yes I sound bitter but she is only 14!?! She has no right strutting about in those shoes!!
11. Okay the title said ‘Top 10’ but Gorilla said the real number 10 should be taking note of the blue plaques scattered around London stating where various historical figures has lived during their time in London. Historical figures include: Jimmy Hendrix, Sir Isaac Newton, Franklin Roosevelt and Ho Chi Minh. I’m still working on convincing the blue plaque board to let my ex landlord at Stockwell to have our names up on a blue plaque. :P

PS - this awesome photo was taken by E01 of flickr. See more of this talented photographer's works here!