London Girl

Saturday, 29 August 2015

Fashion | Wicked! (ootd)

Hello lovelies

Yesterday I had the best surprise ever! I was taken up to London to see Wicked at the Apollo Theatre in Victoria. I have been wanting to see this show for ages (by ages I mean at least a year and a half). After grabbing dinner at Nandos we headed to the theatre and I managed to get a few photos. I also thought I'd show you what I wore for the evening (I did go for the more dressier side for the evening because what girl doesn't like to dress up?!).

Such an amazing birthday present!

Inside the theatre, we had the best seats and view :)

Dress: Boohoo Nights
Shoes: Marks and Spencers
Jacket: Forever 21 (£16)
Bag: Primark (£5)
Lipstick: MAC in the colour M.A.C Red

Until next time

Hannah xxx

Travel | Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios

Hello Lovelies

Today's post is all about Animals and Hollywood. Yes, you heard me right, because this day we visited Disney's Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. To make sure we could get both parks done in one day we decided to go to Animal Kingdom in the morning and Hollywood Studios in the afternoon.

Starting off our day we made our way from the car park, by bus, to Animal Kingdom. After going through bag check and front gates we made our way to Kilimanjaro Safaris, which was only a 10 minute wait. I would advise that if you are going to do this ride to go first thing in the morning because as the day goes on there are less animals out on the Safari. Also another tip is to sit on the left hand side of the vehicle because that is where most of the animals are.

We then proceeded to queue up for Expedition Everest which is a must do at Animal Kingdom! After we headed to the food court for lunch. This was a great experience, being able to try different food. For those of you who are gluten free there is food truck just before the bridge into Africa that specialises in gluten free food, which according to my mum tasted great! We then headed to see The Lion King show which again if you have time is something I would really recommend, the atmosphere is great, and so are the actors.

Whilst heading over to Kali River Rapids we happened to meet SeeYaReelSoon. Joe and Ashley are a couple who visit Disney World multiple times each year and blog every trip. I love watching their videos and was so excited to meet them! They are such lovely people and we had a lovely chat about living in the UK and tips for Disney World, so if you get a chance definitely go and check there channel on YouTube out here!

When going on Kali River Rapids be warned... You will get VERY wet! However it is a great ride. The last rides of the day here at Animal Kingdom were DINOSAUR and Primeval Whirl. Then it was time to head back to Hollywood Studios to use our fast passes and get on a few other rides we wanted to try.

Our first stop was the Indiana Jones stunt spectacular which was great fun to watch. They give the audience a chance to get involved (so for all you want to embarrass your family this is your chance) and show you how a lot of the stunts are created in a real film. After it was on to Star Tourz, which was a must for my dad who is an avid Star Wars fan. It was a really good ride which took you into the world of Star Wars.

After grabbing a quick Starbucks we made our way to Tower of Terror which is one of my favourite rides. The ride is one where you can hear people screaming before you've even got to the queue but this just makes it even better because of the suspense. The last ride of the day and definitely my favourite, Rock N Rollercoaster! This ride is a high speed loop the loop ride in the dark and the whole time your listening to Aerosmith's records.

After a long day it was time to head back to the apartment and get some rest, ready for another day at another theme park!

Until next time
Hannah xxx

Travel | Disney World Day 1!

Hello my lovelies

It has been a while since my last post, but I have so much to update you on! The past few weeks I have been in Florida exploring all of the theme parks and water parks they have to offer.
Being that it was my first time to Florida, I was rather excited to see all of the parks especially the Disney ones (I'm a huge Disney fan!). Today's post is all about the first day at Disney's Magic Kingdom, in hope that it may help some of you when you go to Disney.

Lets start off with the My Disney Experience app. Through this app you are able to book fast passes, check wait time for rides, find places to eat and see your location in the park. The app enables you to book these 30 days prior to your trip, however we booked our fast passes the night before our day in the Magic Kingdom. We were very lucky to get all of the fast passes we wanted and really helped us achieve all we wanted to do in the park.

Our fist day was the longest day of our holiday (we got there at 10am and didn't leave until midnight), but I have a tip that ill mention later on to split the day up. We started off by walking down Main Street U.S.A. to the castle and I was very surprised by how empty the park was. Being a Thursday in the middle of summer I thought it would be heaving with people, however we managed to get lots of photos in front of the castle with barely anyone in them.

We then made our way to the first ride of the day, this was the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. We didn't have a fast pass for this and therefore waited in the standby queue for 65mins, but the queue itself is very interactive which is great for children (and big kids like me and my family). We then went on It's A Small World and Mad Tea Party Tea Cups. After this it was time for lunch and well earned break.
My tip here is to go out of the park and hop on a bus to the Boardwalk resort. When there you can chose from restaurants at the Boardwalk, The Beach Club and The Yacht Club. We chose the Big River Grille & Brewing Works. As a family we agreed that this was the best meal we had out of all of the parks throughout the holiday.

After lunch it was back to the park to explore some more rides and try Disney's well known ice cream. Whilst eating ice cream it decided to pour down with rain, when it reduced we made our way back over to Tomorrowland and queued up for Tomorrowland Speedway and Buzz Lightyear. Finally it was time to use our fast passes on Space Mountain, Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain. I loved these rides, they were fantastic!

The last two things to do at the end of the day were to watch Wishes and the Electrical Light Parade. Both were magical to watch and bought a tear to my eye.