This weekend we went a bit market crazy, but only spent money on food (imagine that). Saturday was crazy - we looked at a flat in the morning (which we didn't like too much) and ate lunch at a wonderful Mediterranean (M) restaurant (which shares walls with the unlikable flat). The food was super good. I'm on a cheese burger kick right now (it happens every year around this time), so I've had one almost every where we go. Now, my goal was to get outside my comfort zone and eat other types of food....I started feeling bad that I was just going for the burgers (that will wear off in another week or two). But, in this lovely little M restaurant, they served me a burger with some sort of M sauce on it. Yea - it was great and I was both in AND out of my comfort zone!!! Oh yea - and JaNae had Kofte on a ciabatta bun....she said it was the most wonderful thing in the world. And, the owner, waitress and cook gave us the scoop on the neighborhood, etc. and now they are our little M family!!! :) We will be going to that place on a regular basis for sure! "Masa's Cafe" in Fulham...that was the name of it (thanks wifey for having a wonderful memory).
OK - next to the Borough market (next to the London Bridge tube station - in case you are ever in the area). OMG - we got there late, but there were still a TON of vendors! You can buy anything - from fish on ice to grass shots to 11 different kinds of olives to whole cheesecakes and wheels of cheese!!! You can get any fresh food item you've ever desired in this market. There are also restaurant vendors so you can eat prepared food while you shop as well. JaNae's favorite part was the case of 8 billion different bottles of cider!!! Any kind of beer/cider/wine you want - get it there! Bottle of Sangria - 3GBP (Great Britain Pounds).....smashing! This market is amazing - but make sure to get there earlier versus later - more vendors!!!
OK- well, the market shut down mid-afternoon, so we decide to go check out the Camden Market (Camden town tube stop). HOLY SCHNIKYS!!!! This is shopping overload!!!! I'm not sure any words can accurately describe this market. Take the Mall of America (only the first floor) and add 10 times the amount of shops and food stands! The street was awesome - tattoo shops, head shops....basically everything that my inner bad girl LOVES!!!! Then, you get into the "tents" - clothes, hats, gloves - anything you can wear under the Camden tent. And if that wasn't enough, walk another 50 feet and you are walking into the canal shops....leather goods, bag, clothes, trinkets, food, blah, blah, blah....OMG - everything is there. Oh, and if that wasn't enough, walk another 100 feet and get into the Camden Lock and Stables!!! There is a DJ at the corner pumping techno into every corner of the market (which, by the way is the norm here even in McDonalds - yes, we broke down and ate there tonight). You walk, shop, get lost, eat something, walk more......the whole time, your mouth agape with awe! All that said - this is really a punk lovers dream! This is NOT Jordan Creek mall - this is Hot Topic covering an acre of the city. It was awesome, but not for everyone. Our parents would hate it! Some of our friends would LOVE it! It's London fashion washed in Bad Ass!
Alrighty then - we had a jolly good time this weekend and are back to the work week. Janae set out today on flats and I went to work - both wishing we were in the others shoes. If you work with me, can you answer why my title consistently becomes a little more "Babysitter"???? Seriously - don't get me started. I'm going to stop now and go to bed. It's 10:30 and we are bushed!!!
We love you all and hope you are having a good week :)
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