5:18 AM
went London on saturday. went alone but that's fine actually. getting so used to doing stuff alone that it feels almost natural. scary huh. morphing into a hermit!
but i'm reli glad coz i managed to visit all the places that I wanted to see.. one of the benefits of travelling alone ==> efficiency! haha.
here's the German Cologne Xmas Market @ Southbank, near the London Eye. there were lil shops (in log-sheds) selling crafts, xmas presents, sweets & german food. loads of stuff to see, not to mention a buzzling crowd as well!
one of my favourites.. the ugly doll - tt somehow manages to look so pretty =)
crossed the Westminster Bridge across the Thames River.. beautiful sight of the London Eye & the House of Parliament. Intricate architecture =)
btw, there were tourists EVERYWHERE! but they were all in groups so since I was alone, they thought that I was a local and asked me for directions. hohoho. dunno if I should be pleased.
wanted to walk to Harrods after that. but it was FREEZING cold! (dun be fooled by the sun.. the sun's so far away tt its warmth never reached the earth surface. it was 1 deg celcius!)
anyway, Harrods was amazingly HUGE! it was an entire building (kinda like Taka, but much more posh & sophisticated). It was divided into sections like the Egyptian Hall, the LUXURY room, perfumes & cosmetics etc.. they even had a sign tt directs you to the
EGYPTIAN LUXURY TOILETS!! *faintz*. I'll verify its authenticity the next time I visit. haha. rite.. and the main reason that I'm there.. they have got an EXTREMELY large food hall!! =D so large.. that they have a separate room just for tea & coffee.. everything in there looks so exquisite & gorgeous it makes you wonder if they're edible. no photos though. one gotta act posh in posh places like this =)
next stop was Portobello Road Market. This market is really LOOOOOONNNGG.. haha. no better word to describe it. It stretches on and on and on.. and I thought it was never going to end. There were mostly antique stalls.. selling stuff from a few generations back! (things that looked so odd I never knew they existed.. haha. or maybe i'm juz ignorant.) and there were loads of second-hand clothes/shoes/everything imaginable on sale as well. kinda like our pasar-malam.
and of coz.. the food! (food is NOT secondhand thankfully.)and everything's so.damn.cheap. I ate till I was delirious. heh. like wat's new.
after Chinatown (for my dose of charsiew & red bean bread - i sound like an addict), it was Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park! =) The entire place was all lit up & the place was packed full with family + couples (remind me again why i'm alone). there was an ice skating rink, another german xmas market, a huge ferris wheel ( i love ferris wheel!!) and other theme park rides.
the place was so alive & vibrant, it was amazing. but only go if you've got company. else you'll just end of wallowing in self-pity. I didn't though. I'm a special case. =P
ooh.. btw, i found the best dark chocolate cake ever!! it's so rich and decadent, i'll die happy eating this.
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woke up to a beautiful sight this morning...
it was SNOWING!! not just snow on the ground but it's actually SNOWING!! =) all warm & snuggled up in bed watching the snow flakes fall.. ahhh.. one of life's great luxury (something tells me I won't be so pleased seeing snow on a wkday morning..)
there was an Italian market at Tunbridge Wells today & i bought this ==> Pistachio Nougurt =) it costs a bomb actually. but the taste more than made up for it!
and I bought 2 humongous italian foccacia as well =) one of them is GOAT's Cheese & olives!! haha. yeh. i'm mad. Goat's cheese!
stinks like hell. but I'm starting to like the taste of it actually =) the other one's sea salt. tastes like sea salt. (wat was I expecting anyway)
Bread overload this wkend (and for the next few days). 2 loaves of focaccia to finish by myself! not that THAT's a challenge of coz. I would gladly do that anytime =)
~gone in a moment.. 
