A little of what we did today:
Woke up at 11 (because we didn't have to do anything for the first time, yaaaaay) and then went to Oxford Circus (again, not a real circus) for some shopping and lunch.
There's a place called Top Shop, a magical, wonderous store that has every freakin kind of shoe you could want. I've literally never seen so many men's shoes at once. I hate shoe shopping because I'm very picky about what I want and there never seems to be much of a choice in the Crystal Mall back home. Go figure. But here, it was almost overwhelming. My friend Trish and I just stood and watched British people go nuts for a while. We had to regain a proper amount of oxygen in our lungs.
I got a few things and ONLY a few things because life is expensive as crap here in the UK. A British professor apologized to us yesterday for how much money we'd be losing in the next few months... he wasn't kidding. The shopping and food is amazing because it costs SO MUCH. Here's the good news: you do get what you pay for. Usually. The poor service and small portions at the Indian restaurant we ate at yesterday was overpriced and the 3 pounds I accidentally spent on a strip show was well, probably underpriced for most people.
HOWever, I got some really nice things for not too much, and this very stylish juice and sandwich shop earned every pence from us. Flattened flax bread with homemade pesto sauce in every sandwich, and fresh fruit that they blend right in front of you. Very nice, Joe and The Juice. Well done. If I wasn't nearing poverty I would frequent your establishment on the daily.
In other news, I learned how to put photos on this thing so here they are! Just some shots of Kensington, Piccadilly Circus, The Thames, and other shhhtuff. They'll be in the blog after this one.
Take care, and have a jolly good day.
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