10/17/2026
Travel Blog
Day 1
I love to blog about my trips. If you want to follow along I will be posting throughout the trip. It’s a fun way for me to recap our days and share travel experiences. I hope you will be as inspired by travel as much as I am.
Hello from London. Brad and I flew to London on Wednesday night and arrived around noon to our hotel. Of course I didn’t sleep a wink on the flight over which is nothing unusual. So we were quite exhausted but I had an itinerary and we weren’t scheduled for sleeping until 10:00 pm London time.
So off we went on our merry way. Our time in London is short as it is just a quick stop over before we head to our next destination.
So we jumped on a bus and headed out to Richmond. We are huge fans of the Ted Lasso show and in fact the reason we’re even in London now is primarily because we started watching that show about 2 years ago.I literally became obsessed with London and wanting to visit. We have now been here 3 times in the past year and half.
So visiting the very spot where the show is filmed was definitely a bucket list kinda thing. The very square in the little village and the pub where a lot of the scenes take place did not disappoint. It was as quaint and wonderful as I thought it would be. We spent the afternoon just strolling around Richmond which is a wonderful London neighborhood. Of course we had to stop in to the infamous Pub for a pint and a quick bite. Brad kept reminding me all afternoon that we had lunch on the itinerary. He couldn’t wait to dive into some fish and Chips.
Just as wonderful as we thought they would be. Next stop the famous department store Fortum and Mason. We jumped on the tube, watched the gap and headed into downtown London. Oh it’s such beautiful city. The buildings are all so grand. But the Shopping in London is absolutely crazy. Every designer in the world must have a shop here. It’s honestly so much to take it all in and I feel like you really have to map out exactly where you want to go or you’ll just end being overwhelmed. So today we spent the rest of the afternoon wondering through Fortum and Mason. A department store that has been in London for over 300 years. This store is so perfectly maintained in the old world elegance of when it was established. The most wonderful service, the most beautiful displays, and the atmosphere just takes you back to a time when there was no such thing as Amazon . It’s like stepping back in time. I was most impressed by the Biscuit department. An entire department dedicated to Biscuits in signature tins. The British love their Biscuits ( cookies) and I actually bought a couple of cases to ship back to No Worries for Christmas Gifts. If you’re in London you do not want to miss a trip to Fortum and Mason. Last stop on the itinerary dinner. We stopped at a beautiful Italian restaurant called Cicchetti. Just a lucky stop because our dinner was absolutely delicious. The perfect ending to a fantastic day in London. We got in as much as possible in our short time there. And did I get enough of London? No I can’t wait to come back again.
