Shopping and an Opera

My second day in London started off in Camden Market where we did a little shopping.

Most of it was really touristy and whatnot, but it was a true London experience. We spent a good amount of time there checking out the different shops and talking and having a good time.

Then we took the tube to South Kensington where Carolyn, her friend Sara, and I had a semi picnic on a small area in the middle of a pedestrian street. It was fun even though it decided to rain a little in the middle of that.

We then walked to the Victoria and Albert Museum. It was so amazing. Unfortunately we didn't have time to see everything because the museum is just that huge. So we chose a few rooms that we really wanted to see and then we left.

We went to the middle ages and then we went all the way upstairs into the costume room. They had costumes on display from plays and operas and movies dating so far back!

They had costumes from things like "The Producers" and "Romeo and Juliet". They had ones from "Madame Butterfly" and so many more. It was really cool. They even had some stuff from the old silent film stars.

After that we walked up to Hyde Park and took a stroll there. We walked over to the Prince Albert monument (since I love Albert and Victoria so much!). Sadly it was under construction but it was still pretty neat to see.

Then we walked all the way down to Harrods. On the way we saw a street skater pass by. You know how some people train for cross country skiing by walking with two large sticks to mimic the movements of skiing? It was basically the same thing only instead of walking he had these odd skates on him that looked like shortened skis that had wheels on the bottom.

Anyways, back to Harrods. So we went inside and Carolyn took my up the Egyptian escalators. We then waked around and looked at all the things we could not afford. I did eventually find something I could afford though; a small espresso cup and saucer with the Union Jack on it. So yes...I am now a patron of Harrods!

We then went back to Carolyn's flat to freshen up and change clothes before taking the tube back to Trafalgar Square where I then had my very first taste of Thai food. It was actually very tasty. I enjoyed it a lot.

We then walked over to the opera house where we sat down to enjoy the wonderful Puccini opera, La Boheme.  It was fantastic. Everything about it was so well done. The singers were phenomenal and the sets and lighting and..everything was perfect. The only small issue I had was that they sang it in English instead of the original Italian libretto. And even then, they performed so well that I wasn't too bothered by it.

Thus ends day 2!