I have spent my weekend trolling Harrods, reading Harry Potter in Hyde Park, rubbing elbows with Yeoman Warders, and I even ate a cheddar-tomato-pickle-sandwich. Basically, they may as well cut this short and give me the effing passport asap.
London was...Londony. It was very much how you picture it, with Big Ben and the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace and all that. And the pound, and the busy businessmen on the Tube, and the posh ladies shopping on Oxford Street. I did a lot of sightseeing, and I put a lot of thought into summing up London, and the best I can say is that if Paris is the City of Love, London must be the City of...Violence.
London was...Londony. It was very much how you picture it, with Big Ben and the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace and all that. And the pound, and the busy businessmen on the Tube, and the posh ladies shopping on Oxford Street. I did a lot of sightseeing, and I put a lot of thought into summing up London, and the best I can say is that if Paris is the City of Love, London must be the City of...Violence.
The Rack, Tower of London
Anne Boleyn Reenactment
Smile! You've got an AK47!
F*cking grilled cheese!
Do you want to know what my favorite part of my weekend was? It was NOT the guy puking off a top bunk the first night in the hostel, that's for sure. He threw up on the girl underneath him, then went back to bed! No, it not that, but rather...
HARRODS!
Now THAT'S a department store! It's like being inside the Titanic--its big and old and every corner is filled with the most over-the-top finery. From the crystal chandeliers, 24k gold-leafed columns and hand-painted ceilings to the top names in EVERYTHING, Harrods is defiantely the fancy-pants-iest store on the planet. Best part: THEY HAVE A DeBEERS! LOL, as in "a diamond is forever". How did that coney island of jewelry stores get in Harrods?
Anyway, none of that matters. What I have to tell you is this: I had the greatest experience of my life in Laduree. This Parisian confectionary has set up shop in its own room in Harrods, and is the most wonderful place on earth. You can buy the fanciest sweets you've ever seen to go, or you can sit and enjoy them in the most luxurious setting ever. It is LAVISH. I don't know if any of you saw Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette" out a year or so ago, but it reminded me a lot of her portrayl of Versailles finery:
I bought a little pistachio, strawberry and raspberry merengue-style treat (I can't even describe it...well, I can, but only in "mmm" and gurgly noises) and I ate it in Hyde Park in the sun, because Hyde Park was my second favourite place in London. Anyone who goes to London and doesn't go to Hyde Park is cheating themselves, as far as I'm concerned.
Well THAT was a scattered post! Started out with a picture of the rack and ended with a picture of beautiful pink fairy sweets. Huh. I've got lots more to share in the coming days. Stay posted!
**Oh, I just want to say that I ought to be getting big props for the fact that I have not ONCE mentioned Fergie's London Bridge song lyrics during all these posts about the city. I have been fighting my inclination, and frankly I think I deserve a little credit! :)
Smile! You've got an AK47!I realized in London that The States and UK still have a lot in common, namely their penchant for a strong military and affinity toward reliving the greusome past (Civil War reenactment, anyone?).
But no, you know what? London is awesome, honestly. I want everyone in the world to know that I paid fourteen dollars (£6.80) for a grilled cheese sandwich and iced tea in London, I want people to know that, wrap their minds around it, really understand what I'm trying to say about the £ and the London prices. But then in the end I want everyone to know that I did enjoy the city.
But no, you know what? London is awesome, honestly. I want everyone in the world to know that I paid fourteen dollars (£6.80) for a grilled cheese sandwich and iced tea in London, I want people to know that, wrap their minds around it, really understand what I'm trying to say about the £ and the London prices. But then in the end I want everyone to know that I did enjoy the city.
F*cking grilled cheese!
Do you want to know what my favorite part of my weekend was? It was NOT the guy puking off a top bunk the first night in the hostel, that's for sure. He threw up on the girl underneath him, then went back to bed! No, it not that, but rather...
HARRODS!Now THAT'S a department store! It's like being inside the Titanic--its big and old and every corner is filled with the most over-the-top finery. From the crystal chandeliers, 24k gold-leafed columns and hand-painted ceilings to the top names in EVERYTHING, Harrods is defiantely the fancy-pants-iest store on the planet. Best part: THEY HAVE A DeBEERS! LOL, as in "a diamond is forever". How did that coney island of jewelry stores get in Harrods?
Anyway, none of that matters. What I have to tell you is this: I had the greatest experience of my life in Laduree. This Parisian confectionary has set up shop in its own room in Harrods, and is the most wonderful place on earth. You can buy the fanciest sweets you've ever seen to go, or you can sit and enjoy them in the most luxurious setting ever. It is LAVISH. I don't know if any of you saw Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette" out a year or so ago, but it reminded me a lot of her portrayl of Versailles finery:
I bought a little pistachio, strawberry and raspberry merengue-style treat (I can't even describe it...well, I can, but only in "mmm" and gurgly noises) and I ate it in Hyde Park in the sun, because Hyde Park was my second favourite place in London. Anyone who goes to London and doesn't go to Hyde Park is cheating themselves, as far as I'm concerned.
Well THAT was a scattered post! Started out with a picture of the rack and ended with a picture of beautiful pink fairy sweets. Huh. I've got lots more to share in the coming days. Stay posted!
**Oh, I just want to say that I ought to be getting big props for the fact that I have not ONCE mentioned Fergie's London Bridge song lyrics during all these posts about the city. I have been fighting my inclination, and frankly I think I deserve a little credit! :)
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