LONDON / BRICK LANE
Finishing up from Borough Market, we decided to head over to Brick Lane. We really haven't been there since when we first visited London, so it was pretty refreshing to see what had changed.
Firstly though, a few car spottings. I was a bigger fan of this pretty well used Defender 90 than the shiny examples that are near the flat we're staying at.
Also new S classes. Lots and lots of S classes.
Heh, a "TSX" wagon.
London / Borough Market
Today we decided to walk around all the areas of London what we haven't yet been able to go to, starting with the ever talked about Borough Market. Unlike the other market places that offer clothes or accessories, this one specialized in food. As one could imagine, it was AMAZING.
It was pretty hard not to buy everything we saw because it all looked delicious.
And unlike other places, this isn't a glorified food court but an actual market where many restaurants would actually shop for their ingredients. For serious foodies it seems.
Definitely the most "Harry Potter" looking area of London I've been in.
I miss 'Murica's love of micro brews and ales, but Europe still has a healthy choice of pretty tasty beers.
Some of the booths were pretty specialized in what they sold, like this one that only had extracts, mustards and a few jams/sauces.
Towards the end of the market there was this little flower shop tucked deep inside under a bridge. Not exactly the usually bright and cheery place one would expect to find a flower shop, but it actually worked pretty well.
One of the great things about this market was the wonderful smells that bombard you as you walk through. Eventually, we couldn't stand it any more and finally gave in to getting some delicious thai chicken curry soup.
Doesn't look like much but it's worlds better than any canned soup.
Michelle posing in front of a Christmas tree before it gets taken down.
More of our adventures to be posted later.
Happy Turkey Day!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone from us 'Muricans stuck in London.
Just because we're not in the States doesn't mean we're gonna miss out on some tasty turkey! Michelle and I never prepared a full bird before so after going over some recipes and tips (Thanks Internet!) we managed to make a pretty tasty, moist and perfectly cooked turkey.
And of course we had plenty of sides as well, including these amazing roasted rosemary/garlic/butter potatoes.
More food prepping
And of course some "snacks" and desserts. We weren't able to find the traditional pies in time so we substituted with some red velvet cupcakes and ice cream which was perfectly acceptable by me!
A prepped plate to give to our night caretaker.
And of course our guests!
We're all thankful for everything we've experienced so far, for what new experiences we still have yet to enjoy, and for all the paper turkeys Michelle made for us.