Time for Lunch
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
We ate dinner in Chinatown, since Kathy was in the mood for it and wanted to try their version of Chinese food. We picked a restaurant named Wong Kei. The menu looked good and the place lookedもっと詳しく
So Call Me Maybe
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
As soon as we finished eating, we made a quick stop at the hotel and then we had to get over to Piccadilly Circus to meet our Tours by Foot guide. Her name was Sinead something and, surprisingly, sheもっと詳しく
Against the Wall
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Details like this abound in London. This sculpture is outside on the wall at 8 Glasshouse Street in Piccadilly Circus, right outside the donut shop where we're supposed to be meeting for our Tours byもっと詳しく
Piccadilly's Details
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
This was right near where we were supposed to meet Sinead for our first Tours by Foot adventure. Actually, the landmark to meet at was a doughnut shop in Piccadilly Circus. I was thinking of getting aもっと詳しく
The Big Red Bus
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
At the beginning of our tour, we wasted nearly half an hour waiting for people who were "running just a bit late". I didn't think that was really fair to everyone else who made the effort to get hereもっと詳しく
The Night Bus
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Piccadilly Circus was a really great spot to explore! There always seems to be something going on and there's so much here to see and do. Our guide, Sinead, could have turned this area itself intoもっと詳しく
Bus Stop
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
I still haven't had a ride on one of the these classic red double-decker buses. I've really got to take a ride on one before we go home. I hope that we get to ride on the top deck when we have our busもっと詳しく
Splendid Sweets
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
One of the first stops on the tour was Fortnum and Mason, a very upscale store that sells primarily tea as well as many types of cookies, candies, and biscuits. All of it is beautifully packaged andもっと詳しく
Jam Session
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Jams, jellies and marmalades seem to be very popular treats in England. Fortnum and Mason had a entire section of their store devoted to them. I enjoy jam and jelly but I'm not really sure what aもっと詳しく
Cookies or Biscuits?
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
The packaging of everything at Fortnum and Mason is fantastic! Everything just screams luxury and special tastes. I like the monkey package for these cookies but I'm not sure about the flavor.もっと詳しく
Carousel Biscuits
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
This biscuit tin shaped like a carousel was so beautiful! It's a music box too, because it's able to play carousel music. We were thinking of getting this for Janet but, I must admit, I wouldn't mindもっと詳しく
Holiday Windows
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
The windows of Fortnum and Mason were all decorated for Christmas, reminding me of what we do here in New York for the holiday season. I really wanted to stay here for a bit and see all of the windowsもっと詳しく
The Glockenspiel
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
High above the entrance to Fortnum and Mason was a very fancy glockenspiel. Sinead, our tour guide, pointed it out to us as we exited Fortnum and Mason and walked across the street. This was a veryもっと詳しく
A Closer Look
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Here's a closer look at the Glockenspiel on top of Fortnum and Mason. My original shot was an almost completely black image and it took a lot of processing to end up with this. I remember people inもっと詳しく
Choccywoccydoodah
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
The next place Sinead took us to was a very fancy and upscale chocolate store with a very catchy name, Choccywoccydoodah. It's a mouthful, but it sounds almost like something out of a song. I thinkもっと詳しく
A Chocolate Christmas
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Even though November is not quite half over, this place was all ready for Christmas. The creations that they had on display were breathtaking! I can easily understand why Sinead brought us here. Theseもっと詳しく
Groovy Marshmallows
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Come with me, And you'll be, In a world of Pure imagination...
I think that Choccywoccydooda is the closest thing that I'll ever find to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. I was amazed by everythingもっと詳しく
Expensive Treats
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
I would have loved to taste something from Choccywoccydoodah but nothing was marked with a price. I'm guessing that means everything is very expensive. It's true what they say, if you need to ask theもっと詳しく
White Chocolate Reindeer
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
This reindeer is made completely out of chocolate! I don't think that these pieces are really meant to be eaten. Most of the displays, like this reindeer, were quite large. How could I carry thisもっと詳しく
Welcome to Soho
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
After we left Choccywoccydoodah, we ventured into the Soho district of London.
Soho is a small, multicultural area of central London; a home to industry, commerce, culture and entertainment, as wellもっと詳しく
Kingly Court
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
When Sinead took us to the Soho area, we went through it so quickly that everything was just a blur. This is Kingly Court, a very trendy and famous grouping of restaurants but, because we were racingもっと詳しく
Rum Kitchen
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Here's a quick peek inside of Kingly Court. The restaurant on the second floor, Rum Kitchen, is apparently quite popular here. It's a low-key eatery featuring West Indian chow, a host of rum cocktailsもっと詳しく
Right Up Your Alley
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
I'm really liking the Soho district. It reminds me a lot of Greenwich Village in New York City but I like Soho more. I'm thinking that I feel that way because everything here is so new and differentもっと詳しく
Rebel, Rebel
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Here's more of what the Soho district looks like. I wish our guide had told us about why this area is all decorated up like this and what it all means but, instead, she took us to a street to seeもっと詳しく
Soho Scenes
2016年11月8日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
More Soho scenes. This neighborhood is so colorful and full of photo ops! I wish our tour guide gave us more time to look around and explore this fascinating place!



























