It has not stopped raining today. And it has done more than that drizzly, hazy rain that London is so good at. Today has been a truly soggy Sunday.
Now most, I am guessing, will have spent today tucked up on the sofa reading the massive wad of paper that is the Sunday paper and wondering if despite the economic disaster we are currently living in… can they justify a quick dash for the last of the Northern Hemispheres’ sunshine?
But not me, I have been very intrepid today. I have been wandering about in the rain, leaping puddles -not always successfully - and enjoying some lovely company in the east of London. This is not to say that Today is without complaint – my feet are still yet to return to room temperature. However, it has been just the perfect day.
My delectable friend took me on a tour of his patch. We strolled with brolly high through Columbia Road Flower Market which was wonderfully free of people…. well they were all tucked up reading the Sunday Times weren’t they! In the little network of roads I spied many a shop to return to when the mythical cash flow commences and I had my first ‘flat-white’ coffee outside of Australia.. just so excellent. We then went along to Spitalfields Market via Brick lane. Brick Lane is a curiosity really – you can reclaim your stolen bike from a friendly bike store, every street has its name in both English and in Bangladeshi and unsurprisingly there is a lot of great places to get a curry. Spitalfields market has undergone a major refurb since I last saw it. And it seems to be slowly getting squeezed by the chain shops and cafes. A bit of a shame I say.
Anyway, it all ended with a film on the sofa and a comforting cup of tea. Excellent all round.
