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Trip to London I only hear London in songs and now I'm proud to say, *"Hey, I've been there!*" Even it's just for a short period. I went to London to renew my passport. I have to go to the Philippines Embassy in London from Northern Ireland to do so. I was excited the night before the flight and already have plans in my head to visit famous landmarks that surely is on your bucket list too.

It was just me, Jigz, and my husband. Tia stays with Lola at home. We can't be away for too long. We get up at 7 am as our flight is at 9:40 am and I'm trying to anticipate the long queues due to covid procedures.

We came to Belfast Airport in time and boarded on time. We had a smooth flight and that's only for 1 and a half hour flight to Gatwick Airport.

From Gatwick, we take the free shuttle going to South Terminal. Like most of the time, we are constantly asking for directions and which train to get or are on the right platform. The stations are massive and it's very confusing for first-timers like me.

We bought the ticket after asking staff and pointed us to the information/ticket booth and we were told to take the train to London Bridge.

From London Bridge take the Underground, the Tube they called it to Green Park. So from Gatwick Station to London Bridge, we paid £27 for the three of us just one way. Still dear but that's the fastest way to get there. No traffic.

Then from London Bridge, we get out and look for the Underground not too far and paid £32 to get to Green Park. From Green Park, we just have to walk to the Embassy and made it through constantly asking everyone we see. They are very helpful and approachable. That's very nice of them to stop and check their phones and show us the way even if they aren't sure themselves. There's the Philippines Embassy in London located on Suffolk Street. Finally, I can renew my passport! Can you see our flag? Three stars and the sun.

Look at these high buildings! The street is filled with those giants.

It's so much colder there than here in Northern Ireland. The funny thing is while I and my husband complain about our aching bones there's this girl who's jogging with very little clothes on and we look at each other and said, "She must have not felt the cold!" I want to be her. 🤣 For my bones are aching when it's cold even it's not winter. I hate cold. But I hate when it's hot too. Lol. Can't win. Sad. I don't want to write a very long article and bore you so I'm going to keep this short and write the rest to my next articles. For now, this is the summary as this is the main thing why I came to London. There's more to share. Thank you for reading.

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