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Feel Like a Champion - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

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My trip to the Olympic Park! Next on the agenda was taking a train out to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. I woke up in the house with 2 dogs and got myself to the tube station. Here's a clip from my ride: VIDEO: I made it! This was my breakfast - I had bought it at the dollar store on my way to the tube in the sketchy area where my AirBnb was. Exiting the station, I discovered an open-air mall! London's version of TJ Maxx is TK Maxx. Weird. There were outdoor, free ping-pong tables and other fun games! I finally made out of the shops and found the Park! I decided the best way to see the park was to rent a bike - cheaper than a tour and faster than walking. After MULTIPLE tries with my credit card, I finally got it to work! Selfie with the torch  VIDEO: This is the Velopark, where lots of very skinny bikes with very skinny riders zoomed around in circles. Can you find me? These lights looked like pencils. S...

Tea Time, Mr. Selfridge, and Ronnie Scott

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Good morning! I took  myself on a self-guided tour of the popular shopping street, Strand. Recommended by the Big Bus tour guide, the Twinings tea shop was the place to start. It's adorable and extensive, offering teas from all around the world. The walls were lined with boxes and canisters of tea, and in the back of the store is the tasting counter, where you could choose (almost) any tea and they'd brew it for you to taste.  I tried a few and ended up buying a Darjeeling Moonlight Oolong  and Keemun Mao Feng , which was a black loose leaf tea that was a touch bitter. Walking East on Strand... I came back to the Tipperary  at 66 Fleet Street. According to our BigBus tour guide the day before, this is the first Irish bar in the world outside of Ireland. (Since technically all bars in Ireland are Irish, but therefore just called "bars"!) I got seated upstairs, and it was quite empty, since it was about 2pm and between major m...