LONDON- DAY 8

Our first visit in the morning is to King's Cross Station, one of the main train stations in London. And to the Harry Potter's Platform 9¾. Fans would get a heart attack when they come here. Not me unfortunately^^''

There is a Harry Potter gift shop in front of the platform

And you will see wands, wands and wands. There are T-shirts and keychains available too.

Often long queues will be seen here and when its your turn, the staff will let you choose your favourite scarf and you just lift your leg up and say cheese. The photo will be printed out immediately like the Insta camera and you can have it.

The next location will be the Arsenal Stadium. Okay, I'm not an Arsenal fan too so just tagged along with everyone here. This football stadium is mainly for the die hard fans, incorporated with the modern facilities. There are tours offer you the opportunity to get a sense of what the Arsenal stars feel like on a match day, how the luxurious changing room looks like, what happens behind the scenes before and after the match and many more.

The Arsenal Store has just about anything you could want in regards to Arsenal merchandise. For the die hard fans, there is enough here to deck out your house and really show your love for your team.

Next visit is to Tate Modern Museum where lots of contemporary arts and sculptures from all around the world.

Notice the giant ramp from the entrance? This building is disable friendly and the entrance is free.

Lockers are available to store your heavy belongings. Who would want to carry 5kg around just to look at artworks right?

Information area

Honestly, it did not turned out what I expected a contemporary art museum to be. So I just take a one glance look of every art pieces without taking photos as they did not captivate me.

Some are even as simple as this. (which I could even do better than this lol)

These are quite a catch so I took a shot.

The only thing that captured me is the interactive zone near the cafe. There is a big screen where visitors could let their imagination run wild and show off their creativity and skills.

Below the screen is where visitors can draw on the tabs using a touch screen pen. 

After completing your own artwork, just click 'Publish' on the bottom right and your artwork will be on the screen in public. How cool is that!

Creative comment booth by visitors. 

Visitors get to see your artwork while they enjoy a cup of latte here. I found this area interesting because not only it enhance the love of art to the visitors and those who had no chance to publicize their artworks and skills but it also creates an interactive atmosphere between the artist and the audience and of course a leisure time for a cup of hot latte.

The Millenium Bridge to cross over to the other side of the city

Tower of London, a historic castle which functioned as an armory, treasury, home of the Royal Mint and the home of the Crown Jewels of the UK. During the peak period, this castle was used as a torture chamber. Thousands of ceramic red poppies were planted on the moat to commemorate the many lost lives of the outbreak of World War I. It is also known as the 'Blood Swept Lands or Seas of Red'.

Tower Bridge

No idea why is it painted in blue though = =

And we came to Southbank Centre Square, The Real Food Market. If you are a foodie, this place is definitely a must visit. Quite similar to Malaysia's night market except they only sell food and not accessories or clothings. This market had variety of sustainable and ethical fresh produced food by small producers and traders such as cheese, wine, cider, jam, bread, fruits and vege and many more. It is open from Friday to Sunday from 12pm to 8pm except on Sunday it closes at 6pm.

Fresh hotdogs

Wines and ciders

That's all for today. Tomorrow is the last day so all of us take out own sweet time back to the hostel and get ready for tomorrow's agenda.