To celebrate my 30th birthday I decided to visit London and Ireland and previously I spent a week in NYC. My goal with this trip was to make some dreams come true. As a graphic designer I love to make lists so here’s a list of the things I did, found out and enjoyed in London.
- I stayed in Whitechapel (the neighborhood where Jack The Ripper lived)
- I went to my favorite place: Vivienne Westwood World’s End Store and felt in love forever, I bought the garments that I always dreamed of.
- I got on the double decker buses
- I went to Freddie Mercury’s home, one of my biggest dreams in life
- I had a very special, personal and spiritual moment outside Freddie’s house, because he’s my favorite artist, my inspiration and who made me get to London, it was so touching for me
- I bough candy at “Kingdom of Sweets”
- Go to the National Gallery and see “The Ambassadors” and other masterpieces.
- I walked through Piccadilly Circus
- I bought Tesco’s stuff to eat for 1 pound
- I went to ”The Vault” the museum at Hard Rock Cafe
- My friend Aaron and his friend Yasmin came along and joined to my trip
- We went to London Tower
- I saw closer to the big crows
- We’re looking for a ghost, but we didn’t succeed
- We took a ride in a little boat at Tames River
- We got up to the skyline ”The Yard”
- I drank some tea with my friend Aaron…such a fantasy!
- We went to fashion vintage stores at Brick Lane
- We went to Rough Trade, obviously
- I blended my ”Leyda Luz garments” with the vintage clothes that I bought
- We went to the fashion stores at Oxford Circus
- I bought again at Vivienne Westwood’s store near Oxford Circus
- We visited Victoria & Albert Museum, Natural History Museum and Shakespeare’s Theatre
- I went to Tate Museum at night
- I took pictures on the street of a band at Oxford Circus
- We went to Kensington Palace, to Princess Diana’s house
- I saw how the people dress
- We walked under the rain
- We went to Harrods, a museum where you can touch the masterpieces
- We ate desserts at Peggy Porschen
- We went to Notting Hill
- We went to Hampton Court, Henry VIII’s House
- We heard the bells of Westminster’s Church
- We went to St. Paul’s Cathedral
- We got back to Vivienne Westwood’s store, this time to buy a pair of earrings which I share one of them with Aaron
- Go to Candem Town looking for bands and take pictures
- I enjoyed my playlist which included: Pet Shop Boys, Queen, Stone Roses, The Smiths, Suede, David Bowie and other London’s bands.
- I went to Wallace Gallery, the place where Vivienne got inspiration for my favorites fashion collections: “Portrait”, “Anglomania”, “Café Society” and “Vive La Cocotte”.
- I saw with my own eyes my favorite masterpiece: Fragonard’s “The swing”
- I was completely happy because I love the rainy days
This list and pictures remind me one of the places where I loved my life so much, the origins of all the things that I love: fashion, art and music. I agree with the idea that trips contribute to our personality. This trip was special for me, because I compared a decade behind and I realized that I’m the Leyda Luz that I wanted to be when I was 20.
One of my thoughts about traveling, is that I’m able to feel at home everywhere because I’m my own home and I go where I please, and obviously I want to get to London again!
— LL (My trip was in September 2019)
