We used the pre-paid Oyster Cards we got for our birthday to hop on the tube at Ickenham, a train arrived just as we got to the platform so the Metropolitan line took us all the way to Baker St in around 35 minutes.
We walked to Oxford Street and started to have a look around, no shopping was to occur before we went on a hunt for a good coffee. We couldn’t find the few on our recommended list but we did find Fernandes & Wells near Carnaby St and we weren’t disappointed. Arguably the best coffee of the trip so far.
The Liberty Building - Love itNow, let me tell you something. New York has nothing on London for the average shopper. New York is great if you’re super rich and your budget extends to Armani, Prada, Louis Vuitton etc but London just has so much more choice for regular people. We went up and down Oxford Street, down Regent St, into Soho and then into Covent Garden in the sunny afternoon to watch the street performers and enjoy the atmosphere. Shopping-wise we didn’t do brilliantly. As our budget is limited we’ve become incredibly fussy so only a pair of Miss 60 Jeans, a Miss 60 top and some swimmers made it through the tough criteria today. Still, very happy with all the purchases. We shopped hard, from around 11am until 6.30pm with only a short stop for a Pret Duck & Hoi-Sin wrap for lunch (very yummy).
Shopping!!We stumbled across a coffee recommendation place at around 6pm (Monmouth St near Covent Garden) so we had to have another – also really really good. All the pastries looked amazing too but we had to hold back as I think we have had dessert every day in the UK!
The tube took us home and Maria made a delicious dinner – Chicken breast stuffed with goats cheese and tapenade with a spinach salad. We could really get used to be this spoilt all the time!
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my daughter from indonesia has finished Ph.D from London University, now teach in UGM Jogja....nice London
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