London Town Part 2

Ok then for the next few days we did a little more touring. We saw Hyde park, Buckingham palace, the Aquarium, Big Ben, and of course had to take pictures in the red phone booths.

Then we went to Harrods. I don't think I know the right words on how to describe this store. It was the most luxurious department store I have ever seen in my life. When we first walked in there were chandeliers  everywhere, it was more like being in a five star hotel than a store. I didn't take too many pictures because people started staring at me, and I figured my inner tourist had to take a break for a bit. Then every room had its own theme. There were tea bars, chocolate bars, sundae bars, sushi bars, a whole butchers market, a room filled with every candy you could dream of, there were two story restaurants, and thats just the food. Then there were rooms for sporting goods, children's cloths, men's, and the women's section was amazing. It was like shopping in a museum, dresses were actually in cases. It was really amazing. I hope this is what heaven looks like.

The next day we went to this huge outdoor flee market. It was really cool because it was mostly handmade crafts. I saw a dress that was made out of neck ties (maybe not my style, but it was creative). There were hand stitched leather bags, jewelry, paintings, and all different types of ethnic food. We were there for about 3 hours and lost each other frequently.

Then we went to a traditional English afternoon tea. It was in the Rose Tea Room and its name definitely described the atmosphere. The whole room was pink, with pink couches, and rose decorations, it even smelled like roses. The first course was rose champagne, then we each ordered tea, and they gave us all our own pot. Then the three tiers of cucumber sandwiches, scones, and assortments of jellies arrived. I felt so accomplished when I got through half my pot of tea, I think I can honestly say I had about a gallon worth of tea in my stomach after 2 1/2 hours. It was so delicious, my friend ordered rose tea and it actually had rose blossoms in it.

It was a really great trip, and even though in London they speak English, its really cool to see cultural differences. I wish I could spend 5 months in each country instead of a weekend.
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