Happy late 4th of July. And yes, people in London celebrated Independence Day. OK, maybe it was just the Americans in Britain that celebrated (myself included!) The afternoon of the 4th was a lazy one, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock that we were all ready to go out to a restuarant/bar called The Big Easy. Being a New Orlean's themed restuarant, American flags and those tacky extra-large christmas lights brought light into the dark bar. It all felt very rebellious. Almost like we were in a Speak Easy...drinking red, white and blue margharitas, listening to American music. Regardless, we enjoyed ourselves, celebrating our independence as fun-loving exchange students!
Sunday morning I headed to the Columbia Road Flower Market. Imagine the vendors of NYC calling out from behind their stand...NEWSPAPERS, GET YOUR NEWSPAPERS. Now, replace that with British accents (yet thick city accents) calling out...FLOWERS, 3 BUNCHES FOR A FIVVVVER. EVERYTHIGN A FIVVVER. 20 ROSES FOR A FIVVVER (a fiver being £5). Beautiful flowers. Beautiful accents.
Finally, sunday afternoon found me sitting in a pub watching Wimbledon with some friends I've met through playing ultimate frisbee (both British-born and Americans). Good fun watching a championship taking place less than 30 miles away. But what a surprise it was when lunch came out- CHILLED leek and potato soup. Apparantly when the menu said CHILLED, it really meant cold soup with ice cubes floating in it(I initially thought that just the leeks would be chilled...silly tourist!)Personally preference--I like my soup hot!! The bread was good though. Good crusty bread!
cheers!
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