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недеља, 11. фебруар 2018.

Visiting London part 2 / poseta Londonu drugi deo

Today we continue with my visit to London. I'll show you what I have seen there and what places I think are worth it and how is the best way to plan your trip.

The best thing you can do when planning your trip to London is to make a list of places you will see. Put it on your tablet, phone or write it in hand but have it with you because the immigration officer at the airport can ask you that.
Also when traveling to the UK see to have a credit card as a insurance for officers that you have enough money. 
Write in the paper what you want to see in London, explore online and find places that look appealing to you.

Danas nastavljamo post o mom putu u London. Pokazaću vam koja sam sve mesta posetila, šta sam videla i probala i koja mesta morate videti ako planitate put.

Najbitnija stvar kod putovanja za London jeste da dobro isplanirate gde ćete ići, šta obilaziti i kako. Ja sam koristila aplikaciju za mapu Londona i  Metro. Na mapi sam imala obeležena sva značajna mesta, i mapa je radila ofline i pokazivala mi gde se nalazim (Ulmon travel London Guide), ali i pored toga svaki dan zapisivala sam gde ću ići, po redu kojim ću ići, jer ima mnogo toga da se obiđe. Ujedno ovakva priprema će vam dobro doći, jer vas na šalteru imigracionog mogu pitati kuda planirate da idete i da navedete tačno kako će izgledati vaši dani u Londonu.
Takođe bitno je da imate i karticu za plaćanje sa sobom, jer u Lonodnu ne možete sve kupiti novcem, jer neki automati i neke usluge se plaćaju samo karticom. Ako imate i kreditnu karticu to će vam značiti i pri dobijanju vize i na ulazu u zemlju.


When you arrive in London you will need one afternoon to figure out where are you at and to orient in space. If you find one big street next to your accommodation it will be easy. Also, the first thing you need to learn about London is to watch your step and always look the other way because you know that they use a different side of the street.
My hotel was near Picadilly station and from there the biggest street was Oxford street and across it Hyde park - so orientation wasn't a problem after I walked to the street and park. You can go everywhere by foot.
Hyde Park is a big oasis in the city center and it is near Buckingham Palace. In this part is Kingston palace where Prince William and Kate are living. Park is huge with few lakes inside. Also, one street goes true it but everything else you need to visit walking. 
You will see police officers on horses here, people running, walking, doing sports - football on all grass surface - you are in the UK so football tradition is expected. 
In this park is also a statue of King Albert and across it Royal Albert Hall.
If you are in that area you need to visit the Natural history museum which is in a beautiful building that looks like palace and exhibition inside is interesting because it shows all parts on nature that surrounds us but also you will see skeletons of dinosaurs and other ancient animals.
The museum is filled with children - you will walk by children who are exploring this place, learning inside and doing school projects. I couldn't see all parts of the museum because it is huge but the whole experience was beautiful. February in London was cold and windy so visiting museums was a chance to get warm and see something. 
How windy was in London you'll see in my pictures. I bought a cap first day of my arrival and it was almost always on my head. Next to water, in parks and on bridges wind makes you feel much colder but I had rain just for one day so exploring London was much easier without it.
From London Natural museum you can take Tube to Buckingham Palace or walk to it because it is really close.

Kada stignete u London trebaće vam jedno popodne dok se snađete i orijentišete, ali čim pronađete neku veću ulicu i gde se nelaz na mapi i u odnosu na vaš smeštaj lako ćete se snaći. Ja sam bila smeštena blizu Oksford ulice i Hajd parka i jako je bilo lako odijentisati se po gradu i po metrou. 
Priču o mestima koje treba posetit počinjemo baš ovde u Hajd parki.
Ovo je najveći park u Londonu, predivno uređen, sa više jezera i u njemu je Kensigton palata u kojoj žive princ Vilijam i Kejt. Park je takođe mesto u kom se nalazi i statua kralja Alberta, a preko puta nje je poznata Rojal Alber dvorana - mesto prestiža za sve muzičare i izvođače. Nažalost veći deo Londona se obnavlja i restaurira, pa neke građevine nisu dostupne u potpunosti i možete samo da ih vidite iz daleka. 
U Hajd parku videćete policajce na konjima, ljude kako se šetaju, vežbaju, trče i kako svaku slobodnu zelenu površinu koriste za fudbal - u Britaniji ste, to je za očekivati.
Kada obilazite Hajd park treba obavezno da svratite u Prirodnjački muzej. Ovo je muzej u kom se snimao film "Noć u muzeju" i sama građevina u kojoj je muzej je prelepa, poput dvorca, a unutar muzeja videćete kako se život na Zemlji razvijao - videćete skelete dinosaurusa, kitove, ptice, fosile, minerale i mnogo toga. I muzej i park su prepuni dece i poseta škola, koje oba prostora koriste za nastavu, pa će mnogo mališana trčati muzejom u potrazi za nekim dokazom ili nekim predmetom koji treba da nađu kao deo zadatka.
Takođe februar u Londonu je bio hladan i vetrovit, pa je ulazak u muzej prava prilika za predah i da se ugrejete, ali ni nakon sat vremena tamo nećete videti ni trećinu muzeja. 
Od muzeja možete uzeti metro do Bakingemske palate ili se prošetati, jer nije toliko daleko.


If I can say the Buckingham Palace is not so stunning as I thought. So many other places are beautiful and have so interesting architecture - Natural museum and Westminster are just two that I like more than big Palace itself. From the palace, everything is close, just a step away. All around from Oxford street and Hyde Park where Palace of Prince William and Kate is to the Thames river and Westminster part you can walk true beautiful parks with ponds and ducks and pelicans. Westminster is so beautiful and available to walk around it. Big Ben you can't really see because it is under restoration now and next 5 years so you will just see a clock and the best part of the day to see it is at nights when it shines and you can see it from far.
When you reach river bank you will see how beautiful London is. Both sides of the river have to offer something.
Just a walk away from Westminster is London eye. This is city adventure that you must visit. I am afraid of height but I had to go inside of capsule and be on top of London. Price for one ticket is expensive and it is 27 pounds but it is worth it. That was the best trip of my life and I am still amazed by a view and whole feeling I had during that ride.

Moram priznati da kraljevska palata meni i nije bila toliko posebna, jer u Londonu postoji toliko velikih i prelepih građevina, koje po mom mišljenju mogu da je zasene. Prirodnjački muzej i Vestminster su sigurno dve takve građevine.
Palata je zatvorena i ono što vidite je spoljašnjost i ja sam imala utisak da je prava palata skrivena od nas, a bela spoljašnjost nije nadmašila izgled ostalih zgrada, iako je samo okruženje i ulazi u taj deo grada prilično velik i lep i zaista se osećate neverovatno što se uopšte tu nalazite.  
Palata vas samo par koraka deli od Temze i Vesminstera gde se nalazi Big Ben i katedrala i britanski parlament. 
Do njih ćete proći kroz još jedan park, jer čitav deo grada od Hajd parka je povezan i podseća na oazu u centru grada i ne liči ni na jedan drugi grad koji sam posetila do sada - tu su jezerca, labudovi, patke, pelikani i mnogo zelenila i cveća.
Kada stignete do Temze nažalost nećete videti Big Ben, jer se restaurira i sav je prekriven skelama, pa se jedino vidi sam sat ne njemu i to najbolje kada padne mrak i kada sat svetli. Sam Vesminster možete obići, jer su i palata i katedrala prelepi i možete ući i posetiti ih, ali ja to nisam učinila, jer su atrakcije i ulaznice po Londonu prilično skupe. 
Ali zato svoj novac morate potrošiti na London Eye - jer vožnja njim vredi svaku paru. London eye je točak sa kojeg se gleda panorama grada. Jedan je od zaštitnih znakova Londona i atrakcija je za turiste. Ulaznica nije jeftina i košta čak 27 funti, ali je doživljaj vožnje neopisiv, kao i sam pogled na grad. Ovaj točak vas vodi na visinu od 80 spratova i iz svake komore možete da posmatrate grad 360 stepeni u krug. Iako se bojim visine morala sam da idem i probam ovo i sigurno je to jedan od najvećih, najlepših utisaka koje sam sa sobom ponela iz Londona.


Another great view and a great visit was to the Tower Bridge. You can go inside of it and see how everything works, how the bridge is opened and if you are lucky one you will visit it on a day when it gets open. You'll see and how machines inside work and how they get the bridge open. You can walk on glass flour and look down on Thames river. Tickets for a visit is around 10 pounds and it is worth that money. Picture of this bridge is probably one picture you always see in movies and it makes you feel like you are a part of one.

Još jedna građevina koju treba da obiđete zbog tradicije i mogućnosti da joj se približite, uđete u nju i prošetate svim delovima jeste Tower Bridge - most sa kulama. Ovo je most u koji možete da uđete, a prepoznaćete ga, jer se nalazi u svakom filmu koji je sniman u Londonu i poznat je po tome što je most koji se podiže, a ima dve ogromne kule na koje možete da se popnete. Unutar mosta pored obilaska kula možete i da prošetate po lukovima mosta i to kroz stakleni pod, ali i da uđete u deo mosta gde se nalazi mehanizam za podizanje. Ova poseta košta oko 10 funti i lepo je obići most, sakriti se od vetra i stajati nad Temzom gledajući kroz staklo u vodu.


Other places I visited in these 5 days and that I recommend to you are - Carnaby street - small, colorful and with cute stores and real British feel to it.
when in London you need to go to Borough market. You will see so many foods, cheese, homemade cupcakes, fresh fish and plates of seafood and you can walk along market and after that go to Globe theater.
Entrance to market is in London Bridge, you will see painted sign and crowd that goes in that direction will guide you inside. Also, you can see shops next to market that shows how cheese is made and after that, you follow the signs to Globe theater. Next to theatre is Millenium Bridge and across the bridge is St. Pauls Cathedral. This is a small tour that you can do for yourself and take pictures - no need for metro, traffic, just walking along the river bank and enjoying the view and feel of London.

Visiting London is nothing if you do not go to Camden - a small part of town where it is famous Horse market. This place has so vivid and interesting architecture and artistic feel to it. Amy Winehouse was living here when she moved to London so this part of town has her statue. Horse tunnel market is made in a place where there used to be horse stables and you can find interesting product handmade, art galleries, leather stores and a lot of stores with unique and avant-garde clothes.
For the end, you need to go to a platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross train station. Also, there is a store dedicated to Harry Poter fans. If you are looking for another superhero from London you know that Sherlock Holmes lived here and his house is also a touristic attraction with the officer in clothes like in old time. Ticket for this is not cheap, from 12 to 16 pounds so I skip this attraction and just passed by his home.

Tokom 5 dana posetila sam i neka mnogo lepa i slatka mesta, kao što je na primer Karnabi ulica, koja ima prelepe pabove, prodavnice i sva je svetlucama, pored nje tu je Borou market ili pijaca, koja je sigurno jedno od najzanimljivijih mesta koje sam posetila. Volim da odem na pijace, jer su žive, pune ljudi, a u ovoj možete naći hranu, kafu, kolače, morske plodove. Ulaz u ovu pijacu je bukvalno ispod Londonskog mosta i na to vas upućuje grafit ispod mosta, kao i ljudi koji tuda prolaze. Kad prođete pjacu videćete pabove, ali i prodavnice sira u kojima možete videti kako sir nastaje i sazreva. 
Malo dalje od nje se nalazi i poznati Glob teatar i odmah do njega Milenijumski most, koji je samo za pešake.   
Ali tu se linija znamenitosti Londona ne završava, jer vas moderni Milenijumski most vodi do Katedrale Sv. Pavla koja  je ogromna i prelepa, sa kupolom koja vas podseća na Rim i njena belina odaje utisak kao da ste nedge drugde, ne u Londonu.

Kada idete u Londom poseta četvrti Kemden je obavezna. Ovo je avangardni deo grada u kom se nalazi Kemden pijaca koja je jednim delom smeštena u nekadašnjim štalama za konje. Ovde ćete naći hranu, ali i ručno pravljen nakit, proizvode od kože, galerije, slike, razičitu garderobu i sve nekako odliše tm buntovničkim, avangardnim i modern duhom. 
Ovo je ujedno deo grada u kom je živela Ejmi Vajnhaus kada se doselila u London, pa se i njena statua ovde nalazi.
Ne smemo zaboraviti ni famozni peron 9 i 3/4 koji je postao simbol Londona nakon snimanja filmova o Hari Poteru. Ovaj peron se nalazi na stanici Kings kros i pored samog mesta u zidu tu je i prodavnica sa suvenirima iz poznatog filma.
I na kraju vam govorim i o kuči Šerloka Holmsa, kao mestu koje treba posetiti. Nisam uspela da se popnem i pogledam je znutra, ulaz je oko 16 funti, ali zanimljivo je to što se ispred nje nalazi uvek neko obučen kao policajac iz tog doba. 


There are more places to talk about - Covent garden is one of those. I visited it just by dark an the end of one day but I hope I'll go some other time to visit it again because it looks so nice and interesting and markets are places where you can see how one city breathes and all different things, cultures, and much more.
For today this is it from London. If you go there do not miss out the chance to try English tea and breakfast in some small cafe. Try carrot cake or some other sweets because they have really good once and do not be fooled British people drink coffee a lot and you will see them on streets with coffee in hand. 
If you visit London I am sure you'll fall in love like I did. This is a town where I would gladly go back one day and I hope I will get a chance.

Till next time...
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Dunja!

I za kraj da podelim još jednu znamenitost Londona koju nisam dobro osmotrila, a za koju se nadam da ću je videti drugi put. U pitanju je Covent garden, još jedna pijaca puna radnji, i onih povoljnih i luksuznih. Volim da posećujem pijace i slična mesta po gradovima, tamo vidite prave ljude, vidite kako pričaju, dišu, kako provode vreme, ceo jedan grad stane na te pijace i ja obožavam da osetim tu atmosferu u njima. 
Toliko za danas o poseti Londonu. Ako ikada budete u prilici da ga posetit nemojte to propuštati. Ovo je grad u kojih bih volela da se vratim, da ga vidim ber još jednom i obiđem ga detaljno, prošetam se svim ulicama kojima nisam i pogledam sva mesta koja nisam obišla za ovih 5 dana. 
Nadam se da će se i to jednom ostvariti.
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Dunja!

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