Despite its unpredictable weather...
A bad day in London is still better than a good day anywhere else.
When I was in London, everyday was a happy day!
The shopping experience in London was incredible.
Too often - many cities in Asia - shoppers are bombarded by big brands e.g. Chanel, LV, Gucci etc.
It was nice to see so many niche brands in London offering something unique, good quality and different, hence making this city the best shopping centre capital in the world.
Me & my new Kate Spade rose jade handbag on Oxford Street.
It was quite cold for a Summer morning.
Monday, 13th of June 2016.
Breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien before heading off to Natural History Museum.
Alex's gigantic bowl of soy cappuccino...
... that comes with an organic Pain Au Chocolat (French Chocolate Bread)
My organic soft boiled egg with bread...
... and cup of French Hot Chocolate.
In London, we travelled mostly by London underground.
The system is easy to follow and all the underground officers that we had come across with were very knowledgeable and helpful.
This is Victoria Station.
We were on our way to Trafalgar Square when Alex and I got lost at the underground.
His brave wife took this picture while waiting for the next train to arrive. We reunited not long after.
When Alex was a small boy, his father used to take him to work via Waterloo Station.
This station has 22 platforms and is always heaving with people during peak hours.
Spotted the Pasty Shop from afar.
Alex introduced me to the famous Cornwall Pasty which had made my day very happy indeed!
Selfridges on Oxford Street (a chain of high end department stores) is one of the busiest shopping centres in London. After looting a couple of pairs of shoes, we sat down for lunch at Aubaine.
The interior of this French restaurant was beautiful. Sadly my camera didn't do her a fair justice.
Me and my Salade Nicoise.
(Seared rare tuna, soft-boiled free range egg, green beans, cherry tomatoes, new potatoes, red onions, Kalamata olives, mix leaf)
Alex's Le Croq' Aubaine (French toasted sandwich)
(Bayonne ham, Gruyere & Bechamel in Aubaine sourdough bread)
Then we headed of to Harrods for more shopping.
This is the new Egyptian escalator in Harrods after the revamp of the luxury department store in 2010. Cool huh?
My second pair of shoes from London.
A pair of classic brogues from the well-known English shoemaker - Crockett & Jones.
Crockett & Jones have many very elegant lady shoes neatly displayed on the shelves.
Alex got himself a pair of leather shoes from Crockett & Jones as well.
This model was worn by Daniel Craig in James Bond's Skyfall 2012.
The first couple of nights in London, I suffered from severe jet lag - so severe that I dozed off halfway through eating my dinner.
Dinner at Zizzi - an Italian restaurant chain in Victoria, not far from The Nadler.
The wood-fired Skinny Pizza Primavera and Baked Seabass Cartoccio were two very good choices from the menu.
That's it from me for now - will continue my next journey at Teddington (where Alex was born and spent his childhood in) in the next Chapter.
Thanks for reading ^_^
