I had a day off last Friday in which we went over to Oxford St to do a quick bit of shopping. I bought Kristen a watch from Liberty, which uses the famous Liberty print fabric as a watch strap. Here it is.
From there we walked down to Westminster and past the horse guard square, where there are a couple of bored looking horses hanging out with men on their backs in a crazy get-up. We joined up with the Thames near Big Ben and started walking along it.
The river is a big thing, not just in size, but in what it represents. There is a real feeling for Londoners on the North side of the river that they are somehow more important or special or there something that makes them more authentic Londoners. To be fair, most of the best shopping and attractions are on the North side, but let's not forget the Tate Modern and the Globe and Greenwich, which are all to be found on the south shores.
Walking down the river is a kind of relief to me, who is used to the comfort of the nearby sea lapping in and out. The river flows on and on to the East, though somehow appearing on the surface to flow every direction at once. In fact, my workplace all the way out in Maidenhead to the West of London is on the banks of a much smaller Thames river.
So we walked on and eventually came to Tower bridge and also the old castle known as the Tower of London, even thought there's not much in the way of a tower.
Sunday night had me exhausted after work walking over to Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen to see Sharon Van Etten play live. It was a beautiful gig as she has an amazing voice and the ability to belt out amazing folk songs. The next night, I went over to see Bright Eyes at Scala. The combination of the small, intimate venue and the awesome band made this one of the most incredible gigs of my life.
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