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London N22
Yelping SinceFebruary 2009
Things I LoveFree Museum Late Nights, Victorian London, magazines, Wonder Woman, David Bowie, Jumbles, Fringe Fashion Week, British Fashion Week, Apartmento, Madge, nachos, Edinburgh, my Mac, Chip forks, Battersea Boot Fair
Find Me InNorf London
My HometownBrentwood, Essex
My Blog Or Website When I'm Not Yelping...I'm taking pictures of strange things I see around town.
Why You Should Read My ReviewsI might know something.
My Second Favorite Website The Last Great Book I ReadHomecoming
My First ConcertDavid Bowie
My Favorite MovieMagnolia
My Last Meal On Earthnachos
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I Tivo cosy mysteries
Most Recent DiscoveryA great burrito stand in Camden Town
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London WC2H 9JE
020 7836 4803
Cath Kidston
Category: Kitchen & Bath
Neighbourhood: Covent Garden
Now if only Cath Kidston made those old-fashioned front wrap aprons, the kind worn by washerwomen and housewives in the lanes during WWII.
020 3371 2300
Westfield London
Category: Shopping Centers
Neighbourhood: Shepard's Bush
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3/11/2009
Of course I had to go and see this for myself even though it's just a mall of no particular interest. I didn't really expect anything, so I can't say I was disappointed, but I didn't really enjoy it. There's a NEXT, a Gap and a bunch of other high street shops with a roof over them. It's not absolutely horrible, but it is soulless, like the Wag wannabes who hang out here.
I suppose it would be a good place to go during inclement weather.
To the yelpers who think Shepard's Bush is a dodgy area: You obviously haven't been to Wood Green lately.
London N1 9AL
King's Cross St. Pancras Station
Category: Transportation
Neighbourhoods: Clerkenwell-Finsbury, King Cross-St Pancras
BTW, what's all this fervour about a Harry Potter platform? I read the book and am not impressed.
New York, NY 10002
USA
+1-212-254-2246
Katz's Delicatessen
Category: Delis
Neighbourhood: Lower East Side
But I still like food. You may ask, why is a vegetarian going to Katz? Well, they used to have good egg creams, and latkes, and after all, I have to eat out once in a while with non-vegetarians, especially when that includes nearly everyone in my family.
The last time I went to Katz was definitely the last. I spent 20 minutes in the line to get a latke, only to be told I was in the wrong line. I ended up eating a plate of pickles for lunch while my companions gorged on pastrami sandwiches.
Why is it so crowded, and who really cares about Sally's fake orgasm? Customers were taking pictures of the place the characters sat. Hello people, it's make-believe! It reminds me a bit of the silly Londoners who go on Sex and the City tours of New York.
New York, NY 10014
USA
+1-212-929-4844
Pastis
Category: French
Neighbourhoods: Meatpacking District, West Village
The high point of my meal, though, was not that I saw SJ Parker and Matthew Broderick, but they were turned away for not having a reservation.
The good market to buy junk has now been shut down by developers, and is going to eventually become a library for Greenwich University. The only markets left in Greenwich are the all right, but not-to-exciting Clock Tower market and the twee covered market selling handicrafts to tourists.
Sigh- I'm going to now have to travelled further afield to get my market fix, maybe outside of London.
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11/2/2009
Greenwich Market is a bit of a broad term that actually refers to four different markets, which makes things a bit confusing if you're trying to tell someone how to get their.
My favourite one is the open air Sunday Market--the one with all the junk. While handcrafted items and gourmet food are nice, junk is best. It's one of my top ten markets in London, and definitely my favourite place to spend Sunday morning. Good junk everywhere you look, the peel of church bells in the background, the smell of bacon butties wafting from the market cart, quirky English people selling and buying crap.... what's not to love?
London N16 0LU
020 7923 0555
Mercado Bar and Cantina
Category: Mexican
Neighbourhood: Stoke Newington Central
Unfortunately, it was completely misleading. No Mexican food is served here. We had a burrito with Shepards Pie filling, steamed rice, a veggie burrito with no beans or cheese, all tinged with aroma of curry. Wha?
Mexican, no I mean Tex-Mex, is not hard to replicate. I've had it in Paris and Amsterdam and it was lovely -- granted they served miniscule European portions -- but they got the ingredients right.
London SE1 6HZ
020 7416 5000
Imperial War Museum
Categories: Museums, Art Galleries
Neighbourhood: Southwark
Since I wrote a book about evacuees from London blitz, and both of my parents were children during this time, I found "The Children's War" particularly interesting though the Trench Experience is good, too. Again, it doesn't glorify war, but gives viewers a small insight into how scary an horrid the experience of war can be.
The village itself is lovely. It's a quick train ride straight to Kings Cross or, in my case, Finsbury Park so it's obviously a commuter town. Lots of original cottages and shops give it a real village feel, despite the requisite council blocks and new builds. Overall, it offers an agreeable day out, and a peek into English village life.
However, because this particular is between Euston and Kings Cross it's completely crowded with people waiting for the Eurostar, waiting for trains, hanging out with their luggage...you get the picture. Everyone is talking at the top of their lungs. The place is so busy the staff forget to wipe the tables down so you eat your meal on a sticky layer of spilt Guinness.
The Nachos are good though