With a day up my sleeve before meeting Elaine for drinks and dinner after work in London yesterday I decided to head to the big smoke early and fit in a few of my favourite things.
A perfect day in London, for me, mixes a bit of culture with some shopping...maybe a pub lunch in between and always followed by a glass of something delicious...so I headed first to the V&A museum in Kensington.
Wondering slowly through the various exhibitions in the vast building - European sculpture, Japanese samuris, modern photography - i breathed in the history and, when my feet were sore and I'd had enough culture for one day, I made my way up the road to Harrods, in Knightsbridge.
A visit to Harrods is about as classic as classic London outings go and I have been here many times before. The store prides itself on its historic claim that it sells everything "from a pin to an elephant". And it remains largely true, even though lions and seal pups are no longer for sale on the fourth floor of the world's most famous store.
When I visit Harrods I like to follow the same itinerary...I make my way through the beauty and perfume section quickly so as not to be tempted and head straight for the food halls.
Harrod's food halls are a foodies paradise. I'm not sure that I have ever bought any food item from Harrods but as I wonder around looking at the array of exotic goodies I like to daydream that I live nearby. Of course, if I live close to posh Knightsbridge I can afford to do my grocery shopping at Harrods and I imagine I am throwing a lovely dinner party at my posh flat. I'll start with some beluga caviar perhaps? Maybe i'll grab a few of those oysters and of course a bottle of Harrod's most expensive French champagne. I stand to watch the chefs in the pizzeria tossing their dough and, back in the real world, I always end my food hall experience with a coffee and original glazed donut from the Krispy Kreme store in the sweets department. I can easily spend an hour in Harrod's food halls, and it is truely one of my favourite things to do in London
After the food halls I head straight to the bling and wander past Tiffany's and Cartier before spending a bit of time in the bookshop and then the petshop. Buying my baby neice her very first Harrods teddy (perhaps one day she will love the food halls as much as I do) and myself a new Harrods bag, I made my way into the late afternoon for a well deserved glass of wine with Ellie at the Royal Exchange at Bank Station followed by dinner at Wagamamas in Victoria....The perfect London day...
Till next time...
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