Yes, again. It was gorgeous yesterday, all nice and warm and sunny- blue skies. We left Southampton at 5.30am in the morning and it was already light…the only indication that we were awake and walking about at such an ungodly hour was the complete lack of activity on the streets. Everything was silent, though the trees were already awake.
Zonked out on the bus, two and a half hours flew by. I went for the health scan which was good, the consultant was warm and friendly- she’s from South Africa and studied natural medicine for 6 years, specialising in homeopathy. I’m all fine except for a weak lymphatic system, lack of certain minerals that supports that system and spleen & liver issues that’s linked to the lymph too. So I’ll take care of that. Oh, the bad news is my body doesn’t do well with shellfish & crustaceans. =( How depressing is that? Oh well, once in a long while won’t kill me I suppose, though it won’t be very healthy. I’m not so good with egg, pork, brewer’s yeast (no beer), baker’s yeast (no yeasted bread) and get this- cheddar cheese. Whu-huh? Yeah. Just cheddar. hahaa. Oh and sugar too of course. But me, being me HAD to have a last Ben’s cookie before I have to leave them far behind… I wish they had them in Singapore! Tim loves em too. Gosh….crisp on the outside and hot melty chocolate on the inside…like a chocolate marshmallow…can you blame us??? White Chocolate Chip and Triple Chocolate. Oh heaven.
We did lots of things (besides shopping)- we actually walked quite a bit…exercise! haha. Hyde Park in summer is gorgeously verdant. People lolling about on the grass, basking on sun chairs, playing with dogs…Hyde Park is like a completely different land. You forget you’re in the middle of a huge city- it’s like the countryside. I love how the low-lying branches of the trees sweep the grass when the wind blows- you can envision picnic lunches and all manner of childhood games amongst the tall grasses. I saw the landscapes of my dreams before my eyes and it was beautiful. I fell in love, a little more deeply with London.
We went to Oxford Street for shopping and lunch. Tried on the Loeffler Randall sandals on this boutique on Blandford Street which is off Baker Street- huh. I loved them- needless to say. Poked around Gray’s Antique Market which smelt rather antiquated I must say, lotsa interesting baubles everywhere. Was particularly enamoured with two crystal inkpots set on a raised silver tray- they even had feathers in them! And marked “London, 1890″ Whoa. Lots of rare books, a first edition leather bound copy of the Pickwick Papers, in pristine condition- the price tag? 390 quid.
Covent Garden was bustling with activity as usual. Street performers, tourists (a lot of them), people just soaking in the atmosphere. We had our cookies there. *grin* I bought even more tea for the family- the girl at the cart was so nice- she sprinked flower petals into the bag when she had tissued up the glass bottles. Tim got another cologne from Penhaligons which smells green and fresh and yum.
Okay I’m being chased out of here. *muacks*
