London..Again (Day 2)

Monday, June 30, 2008

London, Day 2

This morning we took our time getting out of bed so we catch up on rest. We had a good night’s sleep in a king size bed. The bed is about all that fits in the room. We strolled down to a super market to get some hot food already prepared near the deli section. They had a lot of food for cheap, but it was all Asian food that we were afraid to try. We stumbled on a restaurant by the super market called Garfunkles and had a great lunch. After lunch we walked to Harrods. It is a huge six-story department store. They have everything from pianos, furniture, and toys to sports equipment. I have never seen anything like it. It was better than your best shopping mall, but all in one store. It was expensive as well. If Tim and I dressed like we could afford anything at the store, I would be wearing a fancy dress and hat like you see at the horse tracks and Tim would look like Uncle Moneybags from Monopoly with the tux, monocle and flute of champagne. And as we walked in the front doors and looked at the purses displayed on benches for the cost of two thousand American dollars, Tim’s monocle would fall from his eye into his champagne with a loud gasp. These purses were displayed like they were cheap. I’ve seen jewelry way cheaper locked behind glass in stores in the US. As you go through the store you can let why it is so expensive…there were no corners cut on the architect or décor. There were several fancy dinning halls in the store. I guess all that shopping can make you hungry. It is possible to spend an entire day there. Tim and I managed to find a Krispy Krème and took a rest with doughnuts and coffee. After “just looking” for two hours we walked back to our room. We grabbed free newspapers on the way back and work on Soduku puzzles and took a long nap. We finally got ourselves out of bed around 9:00 to eat supper. We ate at another Italian restaurant that was great. Nine seems to be the time to eat around here. Before we found this place to eat we walked in several other restaurants but there were no tables available.