Shopping Day

We left Sydenham in a moderate rain with good intentions to head for Duxford and the Royal Air Force Museum located there. It is located about 8 miles south of Cambridge and requires several train switches & a bus ride. With the weather so poor we decided to move the Duxford trip to Thursday and head to… yep you guessed it… the “shopping district”! We took the tube through to Knightsbridge and emerged right beside Harrods department store. Kelly had wanted me to see this at one point in our trip and I, thinking it was just another dept. store when along begrudgingly. Well I was blown away! This store was “over the top” and had the most incredible selection of the finest goods available. All the hi-end merchandise was well displayed and there was almost more staff than customers. The food section was so inviting with several walk up Sushi and Oyster bars! I split with Kelly and headed up to check out the “men’s” section…. Electronics, Outdoor gear etc…I was “forced” to go through the perfume section and the staff all looked like models out of fashion magazines.

Anyway the highlight of the visit was spotting the 70 inch Sony LCD TV that was newly available. Stunning picture and equally stunning price tag! It’s obvious that this store caters to the elite, high end shopper… of which I am not :)

We headed over to Starbucks and grabbed a coffee as we continued our trek around the district. We also returned to the area that Kelly had stayed when she was 15.

Piccadilly Circus was close by so we checked that out as well. The weather was improving considerable so we took in a nice pub lunch outside looking down Waterloo Bridge.

Off to Westminster Tube Station and the famous 10 Downing Street (Prime Minister’s Residence). Lots of guards & security in this area!

After witnessing the Palace Guards "inspection" close by we found the Cabinet War Rooms and toured the display… very interesting to see how the war had been run in such a cramped and dark area!

Next it was Westminster Abby... wow is all I can say!

As our feet were getting tired we headed back home and enjoyed an nice evening with our gracious hosts looking at family pictures. Another great day!