Harrods
Typical London day today. Set off today in our magnificent Gore-tex jackets to brave the cloudy wet day. Then we caught the bus out and by the time we got off, our jackets were in our bags, where they would spend the rest of the day. The sun came out, as if the summer rain had never been here.
Today we went to Harrod's. And were not as awe-struck as we'd expected. Wasn't as fancy or posh as we imagined. Maybe because it was sale season, with the bargain bins everywhere. Still, it was packed and they did have some nice fancy stuff around. And they had some weird Egyptian ornaments and sculptures around. We made our way over to the food hall, which is where we got our lunch today. We walked past all the in-store cafes and oyster bars (where they charged you 14 pounds for half-a-dozen oysters! - bloody hell). We got ourselves a picnic lunch: ciabatta bread, (smelly) cheese, antipasto, hommus, salami and mortadello, which we ate outside in Hyde Park. A bit exxy, but, you've got to do the Harrod's foodhall at least once. And it was nice, so was worth it.
Thought I saw Gwyneth today. Near Marble Arch. She was wearing jeans, a black top, and blue sunglasses. Tam reckons it wasn't her, but she didn't even notice.
We've started to settle down a bit here. We've bought some concert tickets. We're going to see the mighty Weezer next month, and we're going to have to stay here until at least Xmas, cos we'll be seeing Ms Joss Stone in December.
We've still just been hunting for the elusive job, reading up on Rome for our trip next week, and watching TV. They play Friends here like three or four times a day!
That's about it for now. We haven't been able to upload any photos here in this net place cos their computers don't allow it, but we'll bring in the laptop tomorrow and upload some. And the dial-up I spoke of previously, we aren't allowed to use it at home because they apparently have a premium number, which costs heaps. We're only allowed to make free phone calls. (They also have a dryer, but we're not allowed to use that either cos it's too expensive). Our housemates are ok and nice. It's just weird to live with other people. I miss our own place (which we no longer have anymore...). But, anyway... Photos tomorrow!
Today we went to Harrod's. And were not as awe-struck as we'd expected. Wasn't as fancy or posh as we imagined. Maybe because it was sale season, with the bargain bins everywhere. Still, it was packed and they did have some nice fancy stuff around. And they had some weird Egyptian ornaments and sculptures around. We made our way over to the food hall, which is where we got our lunch today. We walked past all the in-store cafes and oyster bars (where they charged you 14 pounds for half-a-dozen oysters! - bloody hell). We got ourselves a picnic lunch: ciabatta bread, (smelly) cheese, antipasto, hommus, salami and mortadello, which we ate outside in Hyde Park. A bit exxy, but, you've got to do the Harrod's foodhall at least once. And it was nice, so was worth it.
Thought I saw Gwyneth today. Near Marble Arch. She was wearing jeans, a black top, and blue sunglasses. Tam reckons it wasn't her, but she didn't even notice.
We've started to settle down a bit here. We've bought some concert tickets. We're going to see the mighty Weezer next month, and we're going to have to stay here until at least Xmas, cos we'll be seeing Ms Joss Stone in December.
We've still just been hunting for the elusive job, reading up on Rome for our trip next week, and watching TV. They play Friends here like three or four times a day!
That's about it for now. We haven't been able to upload any photos here in this net place cos their computers don't allow it, but we'll bring in the laptop tomorrow and upload some. And the dial-up I spoke of previously, we aren't allowed to use it at home because they apparently have a premium number, which costs heaps. We're only allowed to make free phone calls. (They also have a dryer, but we're not allowed to use that either cos it's too expensive). Our housemates are ok and nice. It's just weird to live with other people. I miss our own place (which we no longer have anymore...). But, anyway... Photos tomorrow!
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