On our last day in London, we decided we'd skip the touristy thing and be more practical. I really need new flight stockings- my old ones are laddered and ugly- so we set off in search of a new pair. We obtained information from a very helpful assistant at the Boots Pharmacy at Waterloo station, who wrote down the name, address and phone number of a place called John Bell & Croydon. We bussed it to Housnlow, then tubed it in to Hyde Park Corner, saw Wellington's Monument, Apsley House, and the Royal Horse Guards on our way through Hyde Park up to Marble Arch where we stopped to take a photo of the Arch and were mobbed by pigeons.
After a leisurely stroll down the famous Oxford Street, we arrived at Selfridge's and I suggested we at least go in for a look since we were here. We were assaulted by several assistants spraying us with a variety of perfumes and colognes, all of which I had never heard of. Unlike Harrod's, everything had prices marked on them, so I thought I'd check out the price of the things I need from Clinique. As well as the toner I needed which was much cheaper then Australia, I ended up with a bagful of goodies! Bargain!
Continuing on round the corner to Wigmore Street, we arrived at John Bell & Croydon who had everything you can think of, including a hole wall of flight stockings. They measured me and looked at the numbers on my old ones (very glad I'd popped them in the bag) and 23 pounds later, we were on our way. Another bargain! They were $90 in Australia 4 years ago!
Lunch at the Cock and Lion (I keep wanting to say Cock and Bull!) was a scrumptious chicken and mushroom pie for me, and bangers and mash for Ross, washed down with cider; Stella Artois for me, Bulmers for Ross. Enough to get us on our way! After some more window shopping at Swarovski
(they have some beautiful bracelets for 29 pounds), we headed down to the Oxford Circus tube to take u back to the south-west train home to start packing.
Then off to dinner with Joe and Angela to Saigon Saigon, a very posh looking Vietnamese restaurant near Hammersmith (I think!) The starters were delicious- I've discovered a new favourite herb- mint- in my rice paper rolls and wrapped around the little spring rolls- delicious! I ordered a seafood sizzler sate for mains, but asked them to tone down the spicy chilli which they did thankfully. As it was I could barely eat it. I did manage to get down the scallops, prawns and squid but my lips were burning and nothing would stop it, not water, not wine, not cucumber, not lime, nothing! My lips were still burning this morning when I tried to apply lip gloss.
Joe dropped us right to our door thankfully, as I had worn a sleeveless dress and hadn't taken a scarf (it's packed!) so I was quite chilly in the night air. It still wasn't cold though! I brought so many warm clothes and I haven't needed any of them. Summer dresses and Angela's silver scarf in the early morning and at night were all I wore the whole time here. We've woken up this morning and it's raining- the first rain we've seen! Maybe the weather knows we're leaving- we've had two and a half weeks of brilliant weather, hardly like London at all!
Just waiting for our chauffeur (Joe and Eli) to take us to the airport. Thank goodness he's an extremely good driver and manages to weave his way our of dangerous situations effortlessly but not without a blast on his horn to the wrongdoer! I'm not generally a good passenger, but have been very relaxed in the front seat. I've not been so good on the buses though. People just walk straight out in front of then and I have kittens every time! Well I'd better finish my saga here, turn off my laptop and pack it away. Next time it sees light of day, we'll be home, sweet home!
After a leisurely stroll down the famous Oxford Street, we arrived at Selfridge's and I suggested we at least go in for a look since we were here. We were assaulted by several assistants spraying us with a variety of perfumes and colognes, all of which I had never heard of. Unlike Harrod's, everything had prices marked on them, so I thought I'd check out the price of the things I need from Clinique. As well as the toner I needed which was much cheaper then Australia, I ended up with a bagful of goodies! Bargain!
Continuing on round the corner to Wigmore Street, we arrived at John Bell & Croydon who had everything you can think of, including a hole wall of flight stockings. They measured me and looked at the numbers on my old ones (very glad I'd popped them in the bag) and 23 pounds later, we were on our way. Another bargain! They were $90 in Australia 4 years ago!
Lunch at the Cock and Lion (I keep wanting to say Cock and Bull!) was a scrumptious chicken and mushroom pie for me, and bangers and mash for Ross, washed down with cider; Stella Artois for me, Bulmers for Ross. Enough to get us on our way! After some more window shopping at Swarovski
(they have some beautiful bracelets for 29 pounds), we headed down to the Oxford Circus tube to take u back to the south-west train home to start packing.
Then off to dinner with Joe and Angela to Saigon Saigon, a very posh looking Vietnamese restaurant near Hammersmith (I think!) The starters were delicious- I've discovered a new favourite herb- mint- in my rice paper rolls and wrapped around the little spring rolls- delicious! I ordered a seafood sizzler sate for mains, but asked them to tone down the spicy chilli which they did thankfully. As it was I could barely eat it. I did manage to get down the scallops, prawns and squid but my lips were burning and nothing would stop it, not water, not wine, not cucumber, not lime, nothing! My lips were still burning this morning when I tried to apply lip gloss.
Joe dropped us right to our door thankfully, as I had worn a sleeveless dress and hadn't taken a scarf (it's packed!) so I was quite chilly in the night air. It still wasn't cold though! I brought so many warm clothes and I haven't needed any of them. Summer dresses and Angela's silver scarf in the early morning and at night were all I wore the whole time here. We've woken up this morning and it's raining- the first rain we've seen! Maybe the weather knows we're leaving- we've had two and a half weeks of brilliant weather, hardly like London at all!
Just waiting for our chauffeur (Joe and Eli) to take us to the airport. Thank goodness he's an extremely good driver and manages to weave his way our of dangerous situations effortlessly but not without a blast on his horn to the wrongdoer! I'm not generally a good passenger, but have been very relaxed in the front seat. I've not been so good on the buses though. People just walk straight out in front of then and I have kittens every time! Well I'd better finish my saga here, turn off my laptop and pack it away. Next time it sees light of day, we'll be home, sweet home!
