The last couple of days has seen us move closer to town into
Piccadilly Circus where we have tried two different backpackers. We have done a few more of the touristy
things such as check out the shops on Oxford Street, stroll through Hyde Park (where
you need to pay to sit on the deck chairs! How ridiculous!!!), Arsenal football
stadium, the Tate Modern Museum and checked out the Borough Markets.
So here is a tip for when you get a little ‘bored’ in London
town. Pick a place on the tube that you
recognise and see if you can find the landmark for recognising it. We have purchased zone 1 and zone 2 underground
passes and noticed that Arsenal was in our zones. I have already mentioned my love for the
tube, so we thought why not kill some time and see if we can find the football
stadium. Who would have thought it was
as easy as walking out of the tube station and BAM what do you know we are at
the stadium! It’s a pity it was closed
and we couldn’t get inside, but it was a rather fun way to spend the afternoon.
I have also discovered I am a market girl. I have always found going to a market very
relaxing just to browse and not even buy anything, but I have decided that I
love market food. We decided to try another
of the famous London markets, the Borough Market for a lunch snack. This was perhaps
not so relaxing as you could not move any direction except with the crowd, but
the food makes it well worth the trip! You can see why the locals flock to
these markets to get gourmet foods such as olives, specialised meats (the
strangest one I spotted was Ostrich) or cakes etc. We have been eating a ridiculous amount of
carbs since arriving here so the moment I spotted a vegetarian stand I was
there. A veggie and cheese pattie with
mixed salads and caramelised onions sounded like a great healthy choice
compared to the baguettes and things I have been consuming for lunch of
late. It was delicious and another cheap
option of only 6 pounds
I must also make mention of our dinner experience last
night, Indian cuisine in Brick Lane! Never before have I walked down a street where
quite literally at every single restaurant there is a person standing out the
front trying to talk you into eating at their restaurants. It was a little overwhelming but the things
people try to use to get you to come inside was a little funny. Luckily we went with some ‘locals’ aka
Aussies that have been here longer than us, who knew how to barter for a
meal. We ended up with a deal of pappadams
and chutneys, a starter, a main, rice AND naan with BYO alcohol for 10 pound
each which is SUPER cheap. There was
such a crazy amount of food and I think we would have been lucky to get through
about half of the meal. In fact I am still feeling a little full today!!
People are now starting to stand around waiting for a table
to sit down, so I think my wifi using quota is up! Cheerio people x
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