No devonshire teas at Twinings!?!
by kelhan
So we figure the English thing to do is have devonshire tea at the original Twinings store on the Strand. We get off the train at the wrong station and walk forever. Finally get there to discover it is only a retail shop. No devonshire teas, or even just cups of tea are sold on the premises! Go figure........
Kew Botanical Gardens, all the...
by Teilani
Kew Botanical Gardens, all the lovely gardens
Restaurant: Wagamama's (kind of Japanese), the food is exellent, the prizes reasonable. Very crowed from about 7 pm on. The Pubs I miss the most. They are furnished like a living room, I love it!
My first taste of Indian food...
by ATLC
My first taste of Indian food was after midnight on Commercial Road with a group of friends. We'd split up in groups and were independently trying to find our way there. And got lost often, of course. It was more a takeaway than a restaurant. Formica table tops and a tap to wash your hands because there were no eating utensils. Great fun, huge laughter and great food! Definitely my fondest memory of London, because of the adventure, the friends, the food...
Surreal Sunday Morning
by Mariajoy
So ... while Petra and I are waiting for the Roundheads to come marching down Whitehall, we see Horseguards being interviewed by EuroTunnel who are making a film about London... whilst standing on a GIANT jigsaw of a painting of The Lady of Charlotte... only in London..:))
I wasn't sure about any of this... I wasn't sure if the jigsaw was there for anyone to piece together... I wasn't sure why the Roundheads were marching... and I wasn't sure if they were Horseguards or Household Cavalry. I only knew it was EuroTunnel doing a film as a rather eccentric lady (who looked a little aristocratic) told me... She looked so posh I even saw some tourists bowing to her!!! Most days spent in London will make you feel slightly bonkers... or maybe that's just the effect is has on me.
Learn quickly that the...
by peteyjim
Learn quickly that the checkout chicks at Safeway and Sainsbury's are grumpy cows. Once you get used to the fact they sit down, scan v.e.r.y. s.l.o.w.l.y, don't pack for you, don't say hi, don't tell you what you owe, don't say have a nice day, don't smile, you will enjoy the fun of London Shopping!