I took a trip to London to visit my friend, Denise. Beforehand, I had only ever been through Heathrow airport, which doesn't really count as visiting London. Anyway, we managed to pack-in a ton of activities in my short three and a half days there. The night I arrived, we drove to Bournemouth, which is the picturesque English town where Denise lives. We stopped to pick-up some fish 'n chips, served with a healthy dose of salt and vinegar -- very authentically British. They also had "mushy peas" on the menu, which apparently are also typically British, but mushy peas just didn't have an appealing ring to me. Anyway, we ate our fish 'n chips with "squash," which is kinda like a concentrated juice that you mix with water. A yummy meal, but definitely not something you'd want to eat on a daily, or even weekly, basis.
The next day we got up early and drove to York, which is in the north of England. York really isn't anything worth photographing/visiting (Denise had to drop-off her company car), but the train ride back through the countryside was quite beautiful. Our first stop in London was Harrod's, which is this AMAZING department/food/everything store. It's definitely upscale, but so much fun to visit and look around. We stopped to have "high tea" there -- which consisted of tea and the best scones I have ever eaten in my life, served with clotted cream (similar to butter, but much better). YUM. We walked through Hyde Park, rode the Tube, went to Piccadilly Circus, and just wandered the streets of London. As they say in England, it was quite a lovely day!
The next day we got up early and drove to York, which is in the north of England. York really isn't anything worth photographing/visiting (Denise had to drop-off her company car), but the train ride back through the countryside was quite beautiful. Our first stop in London was Harrod's, which is this AMAZING department/food/everything store. It's definitely upscale, but so much fun to visit and look around. We stopped to have "high tea" there -- which consisted of tea and the best scones I have ever eaten in my life, served with clotted cream (similar to butter, but much better). YUM. We walked through Hyde Park, rode the Tube, went to Piccadilly Circus, and just wandered the streets of London. As they say in England, it was quite a lovely day!
Outside of Harrod's.
High Tea: tea, scones, clotted cream, and marmalade.
The food stalls in Harrod's...check out those ceilings and chandeliers!!
Me in Piccadilly Circus...obviously it's cold. :-)
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