Right, time for my trip report!
Got up later than planned due to going to bed late, so I missed the train I planned to get but luckily didn't miss the next one (which I thought I would)! Got to Waterloo just before 10 and met Peaj, Mark9 and Luke, then Tommy, Daniel and Dan. No sign of Marc...derp.
We decided to make our way to the Eye and SeaLife first as we were already at Waterloo and wanted to save The Dungeons until last. Not really much to say on these really, had a nice chat on the Eye though! And something random about cheesecakes and muffins with spinach in SeaLife wasn't too bad, one of those attractions you can only do once in a while. The layout is different and seemed more interesting than the last time I went and the penguins are cool!
Walked over to Westminster tube station which was nice as it was midday and we went past Big Ben chiming, it was like it was New Years Eve all over again! Oh and gotta love Peaj banging his head on the ceiling of the train when we arrived at Baker Street!
Next up...Madame Tussauds! Love this place! Spirit of London gaaah! Some random photos from the ride:
Plague scene:
CREEPY FIREMAN! Not so creepy when his mouth is covered up though...
Samuel Pepys (random)
Peeps!
I know the flash ruins the pic, but Luke is there!
Moar peeps in the final scene
Peaj enjoying himself on the taxi ride!
Luke's onride photo was brilliant - he was on his phone, should have taken a sneaky photo of it!
After this we went to eat at Nandos, which was nomaliscious! Really quick service too! Was absolutely stuffed afterwards! After mentioning it before in chat, Peaj taught me a few steps of the jive, but I ended up feeling a bit silly, being in a restuarant an' all
Now it was time for the Dungeons! Really enjoyed it a little more than usual, probably because it's the last time I'll go there at London Bridge. Gah I even love the name "Tooley Street"! I won't go through it all in detail as most of you here will know all the scenes and it was the same as usual, I just personally enjoyed it more.
However it was a shame the light and smoke effects in the Great Fire of London scene didn't work (the video cracks me up though - "FIIIIREEE!") and the Freeze Fog scene was just...what. Where was the fog?! LOL it was lights out, random inflatable things appearing around us and some audio about a lost boy. The actor beforehand was funny though, deliberately talking in a voice where we couldn't understand what he was saying, like mumbling etc, can't really explain it hmm. Oh and Vengeance...ugh. So glad it's not going to the new Dungeons, the queueing experience is just horrific and too hot and arrgh!
On a lighter note, Extremis was a great bundle of fun as always, really do love the whole experience I always get nervous before it, as nervous as I do before Detty, because the drop always gets me I really hope it remains as decent at the new location!
Scariest part of the Dungeons was this:
Mwuhahaha!
Met Jaymie outside the Dungeons then it was then time for Winter Wonderland, where we to be joined by Pluk, his "unsociable friend" and Holly, woo!
Had loads of fun here, love the atmosphere and everything. We did Wild Maus, Air and Alpine Hotel.
Wild Maus - well, it really was wild! Not as intense as Blackpool's wooden one but deffo the best steel one I've done. The queueline is like a mini fun house, loved it! The ride was as I said, pretty insane, I couldn't stop laughing throughout the whole ride, so much speed, great drops and tight corners! Glad I tried it out!
After this we did Air. Now, I'd already done Bling once at Blackpool and found it really dull, lacking in speed and intensity. But after hearing positive things about Air, I decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did! It was FAR better than Bling, pretty intense and again, I couldn't stop laughing! So much fun! Attempted to jive again whilst queueing (as you do) but I went all shy again Oops!
We then had a sit down and some drinks in the awesome Carousel Bar and sat in the waltzer seats, yay! Good laugh in here, they played great 90s music too! Had a laugh when Luke was randomly joined by a group of girls in his waltzer seat, and when this little baby came up to him!
Finally we did Alpine Hotel. I've done this once before with my step brother and thought it was great, but as I was with friends and wasn't having to look after a child, I appreciated it much more this time around! Loads of laughs in there, like abusing people with that punch bag thing after the bit where you walk through the ropes (best description I could give!). The scenes after the fun house part are random and the puppet in the pub scene is rather creepy! Big lips Well themed throughout though and so good how long it lasts!
We then said goodbye to Pluk and his friend and went off to search for a pub, woo! Dropped Luke off at Marble Arch, then said goodbye to Dan and eventually found a Wetherspoons that had an empty table! Not really much else to discuss on this, was a nice way to chill at the end of a long day though.
So yeah, after that we gave the goodbye hugs (woo!) and trotted off home!
A few final words:
Firstly, it was really lovely to see everyone and again and to meet new people
Secondly, I'm not sure why but I feel like I should say this; I really do love spending time with you people on here And also really hate having to say goodbye and go home :'(
And finally but most importantly; thank you again to Peaj for a fantastic meet and thank you to everyone for sticking together, and to everyone for all the laughs in general
BRING ON GUILDFORD!
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