To Market, To Market

Jill says....Today was a wonderful walking journey through THREE markets--yes, three-- in London. Our day began at 10:00 when my cousin, Cindy met us to take us to the markets. As soon as we started walking, it began to rain--typical English weather! So, we stopped in for a cup of English tea (in a Mediterranean cafe) to catch up, since I had not seen Cindy since last summer. Cindy is one of my most favorite Londoners, and it's always fun to talk to someone with a British accent.

After our cup of tea, we headed over to a flower market (I can't remember the actual name) on a bus. It was a very small market, but absolutely beautiful. We wandered inside many of the stores that sold hats, perfumes, cupcakes, tea sets, and jewelry. My favorite part was definitely the flowers, though. The middle of the street was filled with every type of flower you can imagine, and it was quite spectacular. I wish we could have bought some, but we had a lot of walking ahead of us.

Next we traveled by bus to Spitalfield's Market. It is a covered, indoor market that is really quite large. There were several stalls that sold homemade fudge, breads, oysters, and pastries, as well as stalls that sold clothes. I really liked this market and had to keep fighting the urge to pull out my wallet. There were many things I wanted to buy, but I am hoping we will have a chance to head back there again when we are in London the following week. I can't afford to overload my suitcase before we get on all the airplanes in the next week who charge you $20 for each pound you go past 33lbs. We had a lovely lunch at Giraffe, my new favorite place to eat in London. It is a chain that sells very fresh food and is very family-friendly.

Bethany says...It was a fun day had by all! What else can I say!! Jill said it all... Cindy was great and the markets were everything I hoped that they would be! What an awesome day!!!