Us at The LIon King
Our wonderful Indian food feast
The name on everybody’s… lips is gonna be … “Roxy”… Here we are … in London town, in the west end seeing a live show … “Chicago” … what a time we had, the dancers were lusty and tawdry – We loved every minute of it. The songs, the live orchestra, the over the top sensual costumes and the music – ah the music … the melodies are still lingering in my mind. A day earlier we went to see “The Lion King” The theatre was lavish – there were the side balcony boxes with ornate wooden carvings on the outside – very impressive theatre. The Lion King play was a bit of a letdown - maybe because it was a matinee` filled with talkative children or maybe because we were just more in the mood for something with a little more edge – Chicago fit that bill to a tee.
We did many of the typical London tourist things – took a bus around the town to take a glimpse at all of the things you should look at while there. The London eye, parliament, the Thames River (which we took a river cruise on), the Tate, Big Ben, Westminster Abby, the Tower bride. London was a destination I really wanted see, but once there I just wanted to leave. It was very crowded, dirtier than I would have imagined and the traffic was standing still at times. Of course I am happy I went – I took the photos that one would expect from a tourist spending a few days in London. I think I needed more time to soak into the buzz of the city and to also have some relaxing moments there, but with three days – well, it’s difficult to do and see all aspects of a city the size of London.
We did happen upon a splendid Indian food restraint named “Sitar” on the strand in the west end. I can’t tell you everything we tasted, but I ordered a vegetarian plate that came with seven or eight different samplings, plus rice and naan. I know that sometimes(okay all the time) I do go on about the food, but this Indian food was out of this world - the taste was superb and the presentation of the food was incredible – of course the cost was outrageous, but in London you can expect to pay twice what you would pay in the states for everything.
The next day I did want to venture into Harrods – the big famous department store – just because I was there - it was the first day of their big sale – there were women crowded in the handbag section all clamoring for 50% off Gucci bags – I avoided them and wandered around, took a few photos and bought a scarf. It was exciting but disgusting all at the same time – so much consumerism (but I consumed too). So – with all of this being said – would I go back to London? … Yes, I think I would – but next time I would like to be there for a longer period of time.
We did many of the typical London tourist things – took a bus around the town to take a glimpse at all of the things you should look at while there. The London eye, parliament, the Thames River (which we took a river cruise on), the Tate, Big Ben, Westminster Abby, the Tower bride. London was a destination I really wanted see, but once there I just wanted to leave. It was very crowded, dirtier than I would have imagined and the traffic was standing still at times. Of course I am happy I went – I took the photos that one would expect from a tourist spending a few days in London. I think I needed more time to soak into the buzz of the city and to also have some relaxing moments there, but with three days – well, it’s difficult to do and see all aspects of a city the size of London.
We did happen upon a splendid Indian food restraint named “Sitar” on the strand in the west end. I can’t tell you everything we tasted, but I ordered a vegetarian plate that came with seven or eight different samplings, plus rice and naan. I know that sometimes(okay all the time) I do go on about the food, but this Indian food was out of this world - the taste was superb and the presentation of the food was incredible – of course the cost was outrageous, but in London you can expect to pay twice what you would pay in the states for everything.
The next day I did want to venture into Harrods – the big famous department store – just because I was there - it was the first day of their big sale – there were women crowded in the handbag section all clamoring for 50% off Gucci bags – I avoided them and wandered around, took a few photos and bought a scarf. It was exciting but disgusting all at the same time – so much consumerism (but I consumed too). So – with all of this being said – would I go back to London? … Yes, I think I would – but next time I would like to be there for a longer period of time.
1 comment:
wow. that food is gorgeous!
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