We explored the west side this wkend:
1) Putney Bridge, Zone 2
It's quite a nice residential area with some local shops near the tube. However, if you move further down the lane/area, you will start to find more social housing with some warehouses & the stinky Thames River...
2) Sloane Square, Zone 1
We hopped on the tube and alighted at Sloane Square, an area we have never been, and to our surprise, there are plenty of high street stuff here. It's only after we have been to the area that we learnt, it's another of the very posh area!
We 'bumped' into their wkend farmers' market n got real excited as we see lotsa yummy foodies & goodies! heh.. ;9
Here's an African store selling salads that are very popular with the ladies..
We got ourselves an award-winning pie from Pie Minister. Not cheap - abt S$12-14 for a small pie & it doesnt taste as good as it looks too!
Thereafter, we popped into John Lewis and checked out the store - we saw sm sales staff dressed up as Harry Potter, selling the highly demanded books (newly launched) at a relatively low price?!? haa..
3) Islington, Zone 2
This is a residential area in the North - popular for the area where the Prime Minister lives. We walked ard the town area where there is a 'pasar malam'/Camden style market. Things were relatively cheaper but the quality is very similiar to those china/thai products. Not very worth buying.
4) Turham Green, Zone 2
We are back in the West again then next day on Sunday. This time we took the tube to Turham Green - a small town with plenty of amenities (seems like sthg that we will like!).
There is this 'bargain' bookstore where my hub got me a 'le cordon bleu' cookbook! *vvv happie* We also bought sm groceries fm the Marks & Spensers there before returning home to cook lunch.
We are not being racists, but in london, u can assess whether an area is safe by seeing the % of ang mos (esp families with children / elderly) living there plus of cos, the type of shops located there.
5) Warren Street, Zone 1
After our fried bee hoon lunch, we decided to chk out the area near my hub working place (as he only goes to & fro work everyday). This area like most CBD, is quite dead during the wkend..but u can ind many luxury household retail outlets like Heals & Habitat etc..
6) Green Park, Zone 1 - Royal Academy of Arts
We took a bus down to Green Park area and saw this interesting gallery with 'dinosaur' sculptures. Nice gallery with some free & rotating exhibits gg on.
7) Leicester Square, Zone 1 - Chinatown
We never miss this place every wkend - either for food or groceries. This week, we 'bumped' into the Harry Potter premier launch outside Leicester Sq. Too bad, its very crowded n we cant see a single thing or person!
If you are into movie stars etc, i tink living in london (or LA of cos) wud prob suit u best..i always read in the papers where they say who's where last night etc etc..i can share with u more or less the common hangouts of the stars - many dine frequently at The Ivy or Nobu, party at clubs in West End and most of them live either in the North (Kate Moss in St John's Wood) or West area (Madonna lives ard there) etc etc..We live in the West as well but somehow we never seem to make any effort to 'look out' for them - i guess we are just not very interested, or we may not even recognise some of them if we see them! ha.. 8 )
7) Leicester Square, Zone 1 - Chinatown
We never miss this place every wkend - either for food or groceries. This week, we 'bumped' into the Harry Potter premier launch outside Leicester Sq. Too bad, its very crowded n we cant see a single thing or person!
If you are into movie stars etc, i tink living in london (or LA of cos) wud prob suit u best..i always read in the papers where they say who's where last night etc etc..i can share with u more or less the common hangouts of the stars - many dine frequently at The Ivy or Nobu, party at clubs in West End and most of them live either in the North (Kate Moss in St John's Wood) or West area (Madonna lives ard there) etc etc..We live in the West as well but somehow we never seem to make any effort to 'look out' for them - i guess we are just not very interested, or we may not even recognise some of them if we see them! ha.. 8 )
