Day 3-Getting the Hang of Things...

17 June 2007
Today was a better day. My roommate Colleen arrived this morning and I finally had someone to chat with that I didn't have to pay 5p/min. to do so. How cool is that? Very.

This morning Colleen and I went out to grab some lunch and some groceries. We ate at a little stall called Pret A Manger. Those places are everywhere around here. Basically it's just a sandwich shoppe sort of like Panara Bread or something but the sandwiches are already made and in a deli case. These Brits sure do like fish sandwiches. They had Crawfish & Rockets (what are rockets?? later edit: shrimp), Salmon and Tuna sandwiches as well as some salad spread type sandwiches. I once again opted for the familiar and had a Tuna Fish.

After lunch we stopped in Boots (the chemist/pharmacy) and I got some tweezers -- finally. My eyebrows were starting to look like little furry critters. Then we went to Tesco Metro which is another grocery store with a larger selection and lower prices than Sainsbury Central. Oddly enough everything I purchased (less one item..I forget what) cost less than £1 which is very cool, my total basket was only £6.

After the grocery I went out exploring on my own. Today I walked down Oxford Street to Selfridges & Co. Department Store. Now, I have been told that this store pales in comparison to Harrods, but let me tell you...it is one cool store. I have never been to a department store quite this nice or chic. Even though I didn't buy anything just walking around and looking at all of the options was very cool. The store itself has a Roman design with columns going around the entire building. It is 6 stories tall. I mainly went there to look for something in the Bed & Bath Department but I couldn't help looking into the Foodhalls which I had seen on the Travel Channel. They were really neat! It seemed like they had everything there. One of the deli cases had olives in it and there were literally 50 different types of fresh olives to choose from. In the butchery there were so many different cuts of meat I was very impressed. It is definitely a place I will bring guests if they have the time.

Aside from that, I spent some time watching television (these Brits just love gardening) and chatting with my roommate.

That's all for today. Sorry no pics. Perhaps I'll have some tomorrow which is my first day of work. Tuesday will be the first day I take "the tube/underground".

Maybe I'll have some pics of that too.

Have a great day!

~J