"One's destination is never a place. But a new way of seeing things."Henry Miller
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| My ridiculously delicious salted caramel cupcake at Drink Me Eat Me. |
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| The Underground! |
Saturday, March 7
Logistics:
- Tube to Chiswick (Ravenscourt Park Station) on the District line toward Ealing Broadway
- Turn left, then right on the high street to find Drink Me Eat Me
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| Drink Me Eat Me tea shop in Chiswick. |
(12:53 PM) My tea smells like roses! Black tea + roses = an unfailingly lovely combination. We found Drink Me Eat Me quite easily, it's right on the main street a couple of blocks from the station. [Click the link for reviews on TripAdvisor.] It's decorated in a whimsical shabby chic style, and the people working there are friendly and laid back. They seemed to be friends with some people who were having a birthday party here for their little girl, who was dressed as Elsa from 'Frozen' - I shouldn't be surprised that 'Frozen' is everywhere. :)
(1:59 PM) Looking out of the window down the high street is so pleasant. There are mostly brick buildings: one is a school, one is a tiny Italian restaurant, one is an old house, and lots of them are coffee shops or just shops in general.
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| Chiswick High Street |
(12:41 AM) Hehe. Mom's umbrella she bought a few hours ago is already falling apart. :) First the very top came off and then the velcro on the closing strap. It was from Poundland, so we don't exactly feel ripped off. Mine, however, is in perfect condition. So far. I'm afraid one creditable gust of wind shall do away with both of them entirely.
We walked up King Street to Chiswick, but apart from being the picture-perfect 21st century English town with its mix of old, quaint and new, it afforded us no help in expanding our wardrobe, unless we wished to spend ten pounds on a hat. So we we hopped on a bus to wander down the street in the opposite direction from Drink Me Eat Me. The younger of the two ladies working there informed us that there were a number of less posh stores and charity shops that way.
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| Lunch at Drink Me Eat Me |
She was sweet. When she heard we were going up to Yorkshire she lit up. :) She's from Sheffield and moved down here to London only six months ago. She seems to love it up there, and said that in the Peak District on a nice day you'll have the best walk of your life. As we left she told us to say "hi" to Sheffield from her. :)
We had delicious brioche quiche with salad, I had rose petal black tea, Mom had Earl Grey, and for dessert I had (after much deliberation) a salted caramel cupcake and Mom had carrot cake - made by their Californian chef! :) The owner (I think) was there and he's American, as well! So he and Mom talked about being an American in London and what the English people he met seemed to think of Americans. Opinion seemed to be divided between appreciating our friendliness and thinking we can be a bit overly-familiar in being so friendly. :)
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| The first of many Mother-Daughter tea dates. |
While we found cheaper prices when looking in the less posh stores, we still could not find any additions to our wardrobes until we wandered into Primark as a last resort. When we walked out we each had a scarf, and I found some flats for four pounds and a top for just under four. We also stopped at a grocery store and got supplies for our future meals. We decided on sausage, potatoes and grilled veggies for tonight's dinner. A total win. It was delicious! We also got to watch 'Foyle' and 'Lewis' while we cooked and ate dinner.
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| Mom's amazing carrot cake. |
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| Our ingenious dinner. |
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