Spurred on by Londonelicious’ call out to hear our perfect days in London, here’s (one of) mine!
09:30: Wake up. Roll over. Fall back asleep.
09:45: Crawl out of bed. Arrange hair in some semblance of neatness and head over to the farmers’ market to buy my usual produce. The day will be glorious – all blue skies and sun but not too hot! Drop in at my local Portuguese place for a meia de leite (half milk, half coffee) and a pastry or three. Or a fry-up down the road the other way if I’m in that kind of mood.
11:00: Head to the National Gallery with Blai (hey, it’s the company that counts too!).
12:00: Lunch at Barrafina. Originally, I’d thought about a picnic but then I had a gorgeous lunch at Barrafina recently (blog post to come) and I want to eat there again! If I had loads of money, I’d be a regular there.
14:00: Over to La Maison du Chocolat for a few chocolates for dessert. Wander over to Minamoto Kitchoan next door for a little pastry as well. Since I’m quite rich on this perfect Saturday, I’ll buy lots to take home too.
15:00: Finally make our way to Temple Church for a visit. After, if there’s time, walk through St James’s Park.
16:30: Tea time! Head over to Laduree for some macarons and uh…maybe some hot chocolate? Do they do tea?
18:00: Time for some clothes shopping. I wouldn’t mind a new dress from one of the shops on Regent Street. Blai would head over to Charing Cross Road and buy another instrument for his collection.
19:00: If I could squeeze one in, perhaps a little concert or a short opera. If not, we’ll spend an hour or two at Foyles, where again, we miraculously have lots of money and therefore purchase lots of books.
21:00: Dinner at La Trompette. I’m pretend rich, remember? Three courses, please.
Midnight: Arrive home.
I’ll post a link to the full roundup here when it comes out. I want to read yours!
Wed, 15 Oct, 2008 at 23:35
sounds like a great day!
Thu, 16 Oct, 2008 at 06:09
Yes, the Laduree in Harrod’s at least does tea. Love your perfect day. Can’t believe I still haven’t been to Barrafina yet!
Fri, 17 Oct, 2008 at 10:54
Perhaps you should make a visit to Saatchi Saatchi for the Chinese Art exhibition? kekeke~
i wish i could live like that too~~
Fri, 17 Oct, 2008 at 21:55
kat: Thanks – I know I could think of a few more perfect days. They would make a perfect week!
Krista: Then it shall be tea AND hot chocolate since I’m pretend rich! 😀 The tea’s to wash down the hot choc.
Suziedepingu: 😀 We just need lots and lots of money!
Wed, 22 Oct, 2008 at 14:18
yay! St.James’s park is in mine too!
Sat, 25 Oct, 2008 at 20:09
Helen: Yay! And I like the look of the calzones in your post!
Mon, 27 Oct, 2008 at 23:41
I absolutely adore mochi ! Will make a point of going here when I am in London next April !
p.s. do you prefer L’artisan du chocolat to Melt chocolates ?
Thu, 30 Oct, 2008 at 21:19
Loving Annie: The mochi at Minamoto Kitchoan is the freshest I’ve encountered in London – I think you’ll love it! As for the chocolates, I’ve only had the hot chocolate at Melt, not their actual chocolates. I should rectify that. But the chocs are L’artisan are beautiful – I adore them!
Fri, 31 Oct, 2008 at 19:21
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