Posted by lucky_1 on Thu 20 Mar 08, 5:24 PM to lucky_1's blog.
Just back from a whirlwind trip to London with capi. She has to go for work quite often and since I had a couple of days I had to take before the end of the year we thought it would be a good idea for her to have some company (Translation time.........I'm coming too 
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So off we went on our virgin voyager, no sniggering at the thought of us anywhere near a virgin please, we're not that corrupt! Sitting at the station waiting for our train and there was an advert for a book. Murder, pain, terror, it promised. "Ah some of my favourite things" smiles capi. Then the book she was reading promised that it would make one "question your own morality" "Ha! exclaims herself, depends on the starting point that one really doesn't it?"
I had a brief stroll around while capi was at the office yesterday and out for dinner which was tasty Turkish and rather yummy too. A walk around Selfridges (OK a chocolate hunt) and we found some jelly bellies. I had never heard of them. An apparently gastronomic experience with over 50 flavours of jelly bean. Back at the hotel saw me having to try various different beans. "Hmmmm yum, bubblegum" "Oh Jesus that's cinnamon, that's against the laws of nature!" To "Holy shit!" yes that was jalapeno and "Ewwwww yuk, that tasted like snot!" (Not that I actually know what snot tastes like at all but it looked like snot)
So capi decides that I must eat the snot flavoured ones and that I have to chew each one to get all the flavour out. She's mean I tell you!
I had a lovely walk today from Treasury building past the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and St James Park, down Horseguards, over to Jermyn St and down Bond St. Oh what fun. Cartier, de Beers, DKNY, Prada, YSL. More security than at an Oscars Ceremony. Some lovely, lovely stuff though and each window like it's own little studio set and here was me with a camera. Some of the shoppers were funny too. You could spot the people actually shopping vs the people copping an eyeful a mile away. The state of some of them in the name of fashion was most amusing.
I used to hate London but I have to admit that since I started going there with capi and J I've had to change my mind. I rather enjoy a stroll round old Londinium and that painting was a snip at a mere £9K!
| 20 Mar 08, 5:42 PM Whipkick UK(CB), 9 yrs   |
So this involved time travel back to the Roman period as well:- "Londinium". I was born in London and have had love hate relationship with it all my life. I find it exciting and stimulating to live and work there. But find the mentality of life beyond the M25 doesn't exist, sets in. You miss so much more, Having lived in 27 other locations around the country I find the United kingdom very diverse, whilst I enjoy London occasionally now I also enjoy other aspects of this unique country.
When the least they could do to you was everything, then the most they could do to you suddenly held no terror. |
| 20 Mar 08, 5:49 PM littlenic UK(KT), 5 yrs |
I was going to get some jelly bellies for my flight home from the US recently (as chocolate's not an option) - but it was exactly as you say, the rancid flavours made it too closely resemble gastronomic Russian roulette for my liking. (At least with Revels there was only the coffee ones I didn't like.) Glad you enjoyed the Big Smoke - can't say I've ever been down the posh shopping streets, maybe I should try it sometime (typical locals, we never do the fun things!). "Yours is over there..." |
| 20 Mar 08, 8:50 PM Sweetiejar UK(S), 11 yrs |
Your education has been sadly lacking young lady if you have never tasted jelly bellies before, I loveses them. Even the cinnamon ones. Sounds like you had a fabby time though. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sweetiejar |
