This is one of the most asked question amongst flight crew, beside ‘where are you from?’ and ‘where do you live?’
“London!” -It’s always London and maybe will always be London.
London adalah kota pertama yang membuat saya percaya bahwa saya bisa berjalan sendiri, dengan modal hanya selembar peta dan bahasa inggris yang seadanya di kota yang benar-benar asing dan besar.
Saya ingat hari itu, tanggal 29 Juni 2014, setelah sarapan pagi, sekitar pukul 10 waktu setempat saya memulai perjalanan. Lokasi hotel tempat saya menginap cukup jauh dari kota, dan untuk pergi ke kota saya harus naik bus ke metro station, kemudian harus melanjutkan perjalanan dengan metro ke tengah kota.
“Okay, easy, Rasella. Picadilly Line to Green Park Station, then walk few minutes, you’ll see Buckinghan Palace, and we’ll take it from there to go to other places.” that was what i said to myself while sitting on bus to metro station. And i was right, it wasn’t that hard to go all alone. So there goes my trip, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, River Thames and the phenomenal London Eye. From here, I went to see Tower of London, then Tower Bridge and The Shard. One last hop on public bus and I was in the heart of the Oxford Street for some small shopping.
Cuaca di london kadang bisa menjadi misteri ilahi (bukan lagu). Bisa jadi hangat dan cerah dengan matahari, ada juga kemungkinan angin sore di London menjadi dingin dan bahkan sering hujan. Jadi, haruslah melihat weather forecast sebelum pergi dan bawa jaket atau cardigan, eh.. jangan lupa juga bawa payung!
Pro Tip: if you keep on walking from the front gate of Buckingham Palace, you’ll see a beautiful city park called St. James Park, keep on walking straight and out, and Big Ben will be right in front of your eye. Beautiful!
Pro Tip 2: if you go early enough in the morning, you’ll get to see the Changing of the Guards in Buckingham Palace, too. YAY!
Text/Photo : @rasellachan
