The next stops on our list to plan are Manchester and London! We will be leaving Dublin on March 18 (probably still recovering from Saint Patrick's Day) and taking a ferry over to Holyhead in Wales. From Holyhead, we plan to catch a train to Machester, where we will be stopping for a few nights. In Manchester, we rented out a studio apartment that looks like the perfect spot to call home while we are there. It will also be nice to have our own kitchen and laundry for a few days!
We haven't planned too many activities for Manchester. We figure it will be a good city just to explore by foot.
From Manchester, we will then hop a high-speed train straight into London. We were also able to score an awesome apartment in the London area for our stay there... It's right on the Thames River, and close to everything. Check it out!
We will be in London for about a week, so we have been making another 'bucket list' of things we want to see and do!
1. see or ride on a double-decker bus
2. eat fish and chips
3. visit Saint Paul's Cathedral
4. go on a Pub Crawl
5. see the Marble Arch
6. tour Kensington Palace and Gardens
7. day trip to Amesbury to see Stonehenge
8. ride the London Eye (during the day and at night!)
9. see Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Piccadilly Circus, and Buckingham Palace
10. try to run through the wall at Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station (okay... maybe we'll just get a picture!)
We will also be in London for Bryan's 25th birthday, so we decided to splurge a little to celebrate, and made reservations at the highly recommended (and supposed celebrity hot spot) J. Sheeky. After dinner, we are going to see Wicked at the Appollo Victoria Theater. It should be a great day and the perfect way to spend our last day in London!
There's lots more planning to do, so we'll post again soon!
Love,
Laura and Bryan
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