A London Day Trip.

Once more I ventured into London yesterday. Except this time I went to the train station at 7.45am to get my train. The reasoning for this is because a friend and I were going to a free photoshoot/makeover deal, with a morning appointment. After a mild panic over getting lost on the tube, we found each other at Waterloo and arrived fashionably late (30 mins) at the venue in Farringdon. We were rushed to do hair and make up which took us through the first hour. I don't think I've ever worn so much make up, it was kind of disgusting actually, but it was fun being made up. Cool mirrors with lights! After this, we were led to meet our photographers. My friend's photographer was a mega hot guy. Yum. I got a little european girl who was cool, probably early 20s? She was very friendly and had a nice accent. The studio we were in a a number of different props and backdrops etc to shoot the portraits. 3 outfit changes. Following my recent interest in photography, it was a good learning experience going to do a shoot as I could also see the equipment and techniques the photographers used. Definitely a job I'd like to do, it looked so much fun! Not a huge fan of the modelling part, as I apparantly suck at smiling. I'm one of those people who feels like they are smiling but in reality I look like a grumpy shite. There was probably 3 shots I liked best, but the prints and packages were so expensive! We managed to get these contact sheets (all the photos printed small on phot paper) for free instead of £50 cos the consultant who was with us was mega nice :D So I was mega proud of that.
Overall the experience was so much fun. Free food and drinks too! Before we left we were to give them names and numbers of people we knew (females) to recommend the experience to them. So basically if you were on my phonebook then I put you down because I got free stuff for putting down a certain number of people :D Sorry if they bombard you with calls, but it was so much fun, and totally free with no obligation to buy, and you can take a friend along also :)

After the 4 hours we spent at doubletake studios, we went on a mini tour of London. Yours truly being the tour guide. We hit Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, Carnaby Street, Oxford Circus, Green Park, Buckingham Palace, Westminister, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Southbank. Filled with cheap flipflops, cheap shoes, amazingly sunny weather, sore feet, sore shoulders, pearl bubble tea, BBQ pork buns, photos, paddling etc etc. On Southbank I saw the contact juggler from last time, with an even bigger crowd! Still looked impressive :D Here's a video of last time.
There was also a breakdancing crew on Southbank. I'm rather skeptical towards crews on the streets as a previous experience has led me to think they are shit. But admittedly they were pretty good and got a huge crowd around, so there was good atmosphere in the Sunday sunshine. The intro guy was also cheeky enough to say that he thought the show would be worth £2-3 each, at least. It was lols. I'm glad I got an opportunity to shoot some cool pictures though! Ditto for the skatepark at Southbank, though the graffiti is so busy that it makes for such a loud background. And also the skaters at the skatepark were mostly crap and about 10 years old.. har. Made do with some BMX shots.

Met up with some other friends at London Bridge and then we made our way to Dim T, a chinese restaurant near Tower Bridge overlooking the river. 2for1 of course! Catch-up. Wine. Then more wine at Spoon's afterwards. Slight drunken journey back home? No problemo!
Except now I have a horribly painful right shoulder and alcohol aches from it all. Fantastic. Oh, and a blister yet again on my heel. fml.