Next stop, the London Eye! Voted Londoners’ most favourite attraction, the London Eye is really a great way to take in the sights of the entire city within half an hour. In glass-encased capsules, the giant Ferris wheel of sorts offers stunning views at 135 metres above London, ensuring that I caught sight of several of its famous landmarks like Westminster Abbey, London Bridge and the Tower of London. It’s definitely worth every penny and the best part is I didn’t even feel scared even though I don’t deal with heights very well. What great fun! You can you can even book your own private capsule and plan a romantic champagne dinner if you like. Many a marriage proposals have taken place here, I heard.

After that exhilarating ride, I took a nice long walk along the South Bank Area, which runs along River Thames. I heard that a few years ago, a few dedicated arts buff crossed the river to the South Bank complex to catch a play or exhibition. As a result of their foresight, this area that stretches along the banks of the Thames eastwards from Waterloo is one of the hippest parts of London!

Now, I was determined to head to Tate Modern for a quick visit, so I walked past a few other landmarks like the National Theatre, Royal Festival Hall, Shakespeare’s Globe and HMS Belfast without popping in to visit any of them places. I also caught sight of the much-acclaimed Millennium Bridge, which is an award-winning structure by architects Wilkinson Eyre. Did you know it was lifted in a single piece by the Asian Hercules II, which is one of the world’s largest floating cranes?

Oh guess what? I got stopped along the way by Now magazine, who wanted to take a snapshot of my outfit cause they loved what I was wearing! Had a nice little chat with them since I was also in publishing and they sent me the link to my pic on the website. What an incredible day!

After a pit-stop at another café for an energy-booster, I finally reached Tate Modern.This much-hyped modern art gallery has gained cult following over the years, boasting works by Moore, Picasso, Dali, Warhol and Hepworth. Most recently, the Saatchi Gallery opened in the nearby County Hall, showing the best of controversial Brit artists like Damien Hirst and Tracy Emin. In fact, I just missed a meet-and-greet session with her!It’s certainly been an eventful afternoon hasn’t it?