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London's New Year's Eve Fireworks
Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park
London's New Year's Eve Fireworks
Christmas at Kew
London’s Winter Wonderland
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hristmas and New Year in London, one of the world’s most famous cities, can’t fail to amaze. Towards the end of 2018, our daring Vooyagers strolled around London’s iconic landmarks while immersing themselves with locals in the city’s worldrenown festive celebrations. Our Vooyagers started the trip with Boxing Day shopping spree on Oxford Street. The sales were quite spectacular and some of our Vooyagers managed to get new shoes for a great price that wouldn’t be possible anywhere else! On Christmas at Kew, Kew Gardens turned into a dim space, lit by Christmas lights in mesmerizing patterns and shapes. Our Vooyagers ventured into the sparkling winter trail and saw the dynamic laser projections that illuminate the iconic Temperate House. After bracing the cold winter air, they wound down with the warmth from hot chocolate and toasted marshmallow.
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The lights shined even brighter in the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park; the Vooyagers could see them from the top of the Ferris wheel that is overlooking the city. But the Ferris wheel is not the only ride there; they took the roller-coaster ride and explore the Ice Mountain, among others. They also walked underneath the blinking gates, tried street food from carts decorated in a fairytale style, and ice-skated in the frozen lake within the park. One of the most unforgettable moments was to see the lights explode in the sky; it’s London’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks along the River Thames bank. At exactly midnight, they heard Big Ben’s famous “bongs” rang, followed by the UK’s largest annual fireworks display over the London Eye. The Vooyagers braved the cold to have their faces illuminated by the radiant night sky.