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May 1, 2016

Simply Exploring London

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Simply Sona Explores London

As many of you probably know, I recently went on an amazing trip to London! It was so incredible. It’s such a beautiful city and I had such a nice time exploring London and all there was to see. Before I jetted off, I asked you guys on Snapchat (simply_sona) and Instagram for some recommendations on what I should do when I was in London. I got ideas from over a hundred people! Thank you guys SO much! Since so many of you helped me explore London, I wanted to share with you everything that I did while I was there.

Wednesday

On Wednesday, we arrived in London and checked into the Knightsbridge Hotel in Knightsbridge. It was a quaint little boutique hotel with a nice cozy library. We took our first day to enjoy our surroundings and chill out after a long flight. We stopped into Harrods since it was close to where we were staying, a famous department store, for some dinner and exploring.

London Telephone booth

Thursday

Thursday was dedicated to Rimmel, as I shot a very fun getting ready and going out themed video for them while exploring London. KB even made an appearance! ♥ We shot this video in the cute and colorful Knotting Hill neighbourhood. Make sure you stay tuned for more on my Rimmel shoot in an upcoming blog post, where I’ll be taking you behind the scenes of that day!  After the shoot we had dinner with my girl Marianna Hewitt at the Soho House. It was so great to catch up with her!

Couple Simply Sona and KB explore London

Simply Sona and Marianna Hewitt explore the city of London

Friday

Friday was a day of work and play. I shot a collab video with Amelia Liana, who is so sweet. Get ready to laugh when you see what we came up with. It’ll be up on my YouTube channel so look forward to that! The rest of the day was quite relaxing. We indulged in some very yummy sushi at CHISOU for dinner.

Simply Sona and Amelia Liana create a Youtube video together in London

Saturday

On Saturday, I fell in love! With Covent Garden, that is. :) It was the most beautiful place – thank you guys SO much for recommending it to me! It was by far the most recommended place for us to check out. We were basically tourists all Saturday, exploring London for monuments like Buckingham Palace, Parliament Building, Big Ben, The Cathedral, and The London Bridge. We wandered to Borough Market for some tea, and had some traditional grub like shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, and beer at a pub.

We also did a little bit of shopping, as I was on a desperate mission for a beanie to warm me up. Unfortunately, Spring has taken over retail and I had no luck, but I did find a fabulous jacket at Zara. We went to Camden to walk around and continue our exploring. After a super long day, we just went back to the hotel and ate our dinner there.

Simply Sona explores London in her Zara JacketSimply Sona's husband KB shopping in London

Sunday

Sunday was our last full day exploring London. We walked to Stern Square and to a restaurant called Colbert. Many of you recommended this restaurant to us and I had heard so many great things. We were hoping for just some tea and sweets, but unfortunately they wouldn’t seat us unless we ordered food, which was a bummer because I really wanted to check out the place. That day, I also decided to do an impromptu meet up at Starbucks for some of my subscribers, and it was so nice to have such an intimate setting to get to know my London subbies! We gathered by a table and chatted for an hour over some tea.

Simply Sona London Meet UpSimply Sona meet up in London

After the meet up, we had dinner at the Shard after one of the lovely ladies I met at the meet up said it was worth checking out. We were able to get reservations at a Chinese restaurant called Hutong on the 32nd floor where we ate some of the most delicious food with a breathtaking view.

London was such a memorable experience for me, and I am so blessed to have been able to see all that I did. If you have the chance to explore London, I would recommend checking out the Shard building for some of the best views of London you can possibly imagine. Knightsbridge is also a very cute neighbourhood – I loved staying there and I think it’s worth visiting. Covent Gardens, of course being a place you can fall in love with, is an absolute must. For shopping, I would recommend checking out Harrods, where you can spend a whole day eating and having sweets and looking around – they even have a Laduree where you can find traditional macarons!

Simply Sona stops for tea at Laduree in London

Is there anything in London that YOU might know of that I should try to see if I ever get a chance to go again? Let me know in the comments! I’d also love to know if there’s one country or city you’ve always wanted to go to.

Here are 5 Places to Visit In London:
1. Harrods (Knightsbridge Area for Shopping)
2. NottingHill (Cute Neighborhoods)
3. Buckingham Palace (Historic)
4. Covent Gardens (Shopping + Pubs)
5. The Shard (Amazing Views + Great Restuarants)

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15 Comments

  • ReplyTaylor SteinbornMay 1, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    Such beautiful pictures! I’ve never been to London, but it’s on my bucket list for sure! Your style is sooo good, I love that shirt you’re wearing in the collab and that green jacket!

    • ReplyTaylor SteinbornMay 1, 2016 at 6:18 pm

      also you & your man are the hottest

      • ReplySonaMay 1, 2016 at 6:21 pm

        You’re too cute!! Thank you!! Just gave you a shout out on my snapchat!! Love you!!!

  • ReplyLittlefrenchyMay 1, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    Love your jacket !!!! London is one of my favorite place on earth, next make sure to check Camden market ;) xx

    • ReplySonaMay 3, 2016 at 8:46 am

      Will do! I hear great things about Camden Market.

  • ReplyMaria Nicole LMay 1, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    love the gray jeans with the gray coat! looks like it was a fabulous trip!

  • ReplySadiaMay 2, 2016 at 12:30 am

    Camden Market is a must if you are ever back in London! And if there is anywhere j would love to go, it’s the Maldives. P.S. I adore your coat!

    • ReplySonaMay 3, 2016 at 8:47 am

      Darn! I missed that! Hopefully I’ll get to see it next time. PS! Maldives sounds amazing!!

  • ReplyCameliaMay 2, 2016 at 2:16 am

    Hi, I hope you had as much fun as I did meeting you.
    The pictures are so nice and I look forward to seeing those videos :)

    I hope to see you soon !

    Love you ❤️

    PS: I love our picture together

    • ReplySonaMay 3, 2016 at 8:49 am

      Hi pretty, It was soooo nice to hang out again. Thanks for coming! Hope to see you in Paris soon!

  • ReplyKatharinaMay 2, 2016 at 2:33 am

    Hey Sona,
    it was so lovely meeting you! I tried direct messaging you on Snap/Insta but am not sure if any of them got through. ? Sent you our picture together!
    Hope you’re already feeling better from your cold?! And hey, what was that lovely lip color you wore the day of the meetup?
    Love xx

    • ReplySonaMay 3, 2016 at 8:50 am

      I know we already spoke on ig, but thanks again for coming to meet me. You’re a sweetheart. Hope to see you again soon.

  • ReplyJasmine RamosMay 2, 2016 at 2:29 pm

    OMG! The pictures are just amazing thanks for sharing them on your blog. Every time i go to your blog I feel like i’m reading articles from a high end magazine. I love all your pics but I have to say that my favorite ones have to be the two of you and the subscribers from London :) someday i’ll meet you and possibly be in your blog :) love you Sona and KB…blessings! -xoxo jasmineS.ramos

  • ReplySonaMay 3, 2016 at 8:53 am

    Awww… your comments made my day. I work very hard on my blog so thank you for the love. I really hope I get to meet you one day!! :)

  • ReplySara KarajMay 4, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    Hey . I love your pictures and I wanted to ask you , what camera and lens do you use ? Blessings !!!

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