London Life Part Two

As promised, here is a relatively short attempt to put my London experience into words.

I adore this city because it is different every single time. I love the hype, the crowd and the constantly buzzing high street. I love being totally exhausted after an hour in Topshop and the long ques in Primark. I love experimenting with Indian food, overeating with naan, papadums and home made chutney. I love when Regent Str. is closed for traffic. I like watching double-deckers maneuvering in the narrow streets. I love crossing the invisible line at Marble Arch where everyone disappears. I love entering into Hyde Park or St. James's when you suddenly forget about everything and the time stops.



I love enjoying a cup of hot coffee in the park and feeding the squirrels or a pot of tea and fresh caramel pastries at M&S. I enjoy long walks by the river with the boy, taking photos in front of Traitors' Gate, visiting the Aquarium and having meatball marinara with double cheese and chilly sauce at Subway. I love crossing the city with the tube, checking out different stations, changing platforms and listening to street musicians. I love walking down Portobello Rd after dark when there are no tourists and window shopping at vintage shops. I enjoy the coziness of flat apartments in zone 2, warming up with Italian red wine and pasta and gossiping with my best friend from childhood. I love cuddling in a typical high English bed, waking up at sunrise and taking a bath when everyone is asleep. I enjoy the vast green parks in Greenwich at a chilly sunny day, the great view from the observatory and taking photos at the prime meridian.



I love crossing the city with a car during peak hours, checking COS in Westfield, reuniting with a sweet Chinese friend, having baked dough balls with garlic sauce at Pizza Express. I love Canary Wharf at night with the quiet anticipation before the new working week, crossing the channels and having a pint of dark Guinness in the new City. I adore the suburbs with their identical houses, small front driveways, narrow staircases and cute back gardens. I enjoy having a cocktail and home cooked dinner in front of the fireplace with a fellow family, catching up till the early hours of the next day.

Yes, lovelies, that's London for me. Feels more like a second home every time I go there. There is much more to life than shopping.

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