London Calling

Local time: Tuesday 29 September 11:56am

I apologise that I have been so neglectful of my blog since arriving in London, especially since I have done so much... including catch a cold! I believe the stress of travel must have run me down because on Sunday evening I found myself sniffing and I had to go out yesterday and buy a box of tissues. But nevertheless I have been getting out and doing things...

On Saturday morning I met Kinloch (a friend from work who moved here in April) for breakfast at a place called, aptly, The Breakfast Club. And though there was lots of memoribilia from various movies on the walls, I couldn't find anything to do with its namesake. Which I found strange. We then went walking and found Borough Markets, a huge food market which is thought to have been on the site since the Middle Ages, and has definitely been there shince the 18th Century. I bought shortbread decorated to look like owls. Kinloch dropped me off at Shakespeare's Globe, where Uncle Donald, Liz and I watched Love's Labours Lost with some friends of Uncle Donald and Liz's, and we went to a Turkish restaurant for dinner.

I met Kinloch again on Sunday and we did some window shopping (and real shopping on my part) on Regent Street. Kinloch took me to a Kiwi-themed cafe where I had an L&P and a slice of lolly cake. I don't normally eat lolly cake at home, it was jsut the novelty of being able to eat it in London. But I think normal lolly cake must be made with Eskimos and this was made just with normal marshmallows (maybe you can't get Eskimos here) so it didn't taste quite the same. We walked to Leicester Square and I bought a ticket for Avenue Q which I'm going to tonight (Ivana: that's the musical that the I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today song comes from).

Yesterday I bought tissues then went out to the Tower of London, where I had a guided tour by a Beefeater, yes that is what they are called, they are the men (and one, recently-appointed, controversial, woman) who look after the Tower of London. They date back to who-knows-when and traditionally looked after the crown jewels and other stuff kept at the TOwer. Now they do tours for visitors. Of course.

Today I am paying a visit to Marble Arch... to the UK's largest Marks and Spencers store. I have bought so much stuff I need to get an extra piece of luggage. Then the show tonight, which I am looking forward to. I'll let you know how it goes.

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