Today was really great. A group of us, girls, woke up early to go to Portobello market. This market is so neat! It's the world's largest antique market. I never could afford any of the antiques, but they are so fun to look at! Dad-- I saw some sweet pocket watches and was going to get you one. But, I didn't. Let me know if you want me to go back! The market gets so crowded and is just crazy walking through it. I heard probably about 10 different languages, smelled fresh cooking Indian food and crepes. It's just a lot of fun! There was a man selling old books. I almost got an old Peter Rabbit book from the 50s I think for my nephews... but I wasn't sure if they would like something like that. But, I loved looking at the books that man had to offer. I think he had a copy of Treasure Island from the 20s. Pretty neat stuff. Portobello also has a plethora of scarves for sale. I just bought 6 of them in 6 different colors for souvenirs for my friends back home. Let me know if you want one. I have some wonderful colors!
After the market me and my bunkmate Jaynann and my friend Michelle went to the original Twinings tea shop. It was soo fun! They had so many different flavors. It was cool to see a tea shop that is so old (est. 1706) and that provides tea for the royal family! Pretty awesome. I got an assortment of peppermint tea. It's delicious!
After tea I came home, studied a bit, and then a huge group of us went out to China town for the Chinese new year. China town was decorated with thousands of chinese lanterns and the streets were FULL of people and loud popping noises from those fireworks that you throw on the ground and they explode. We went to a restaurant-- The Golden Dragon. It had some great reviews and all of that and since our group was so big we ended up waiting for like 45 minutes to be seated. The food was alright. I still like Mings better... man, I miss that little Chinese food place and their lo mein noodles. Yum.
After dinner we went home since a lot of us had homework to catch up on. The tube was extra credit since the circle line was down for construction this weekend. Crowded tube makes for some interesting experiences. Haha. But, it's all good. Yay for public transportation, right?
Anyway, happy late birthday SueZann! I'll send a package when I get home from Scotland. Love you!
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