Having been in London for over two weeks, I decided it was finally time to do something fun. My first two weeks were really focused on finding a flat (done!) and a job (temporary but done!) so now I can finally relax and enjoy London.
For my first activity, given that this blog was in serious
need of a picture of tea and crumpets (although a scone will do...), I decided
to take my friend Justin's advice and visit St.-Martin-in-the-Fields at Trafalgar Square for afternoon tea. There is a cafe below the church where, for
an affordable £5, you can get the afternoon tea plate which
consists of: a scone, jam, clotted cream, a piece of chocolate cake, a piece of
lemon cake and a pot of tea (or coffee...but it's afternoon TEA people...come
on!). I sat in the crypt for a good
while, sheltered from the stormy winds and rain outside and read my book while
enjoying these tasty treats. Here are a
few pictures just to give an idea of the cool setting (and how cute the meal
was):
After tea, I wandered around the Trafalgar
Square/Leicester Square area for a bit, battling the crowds of tourists, until
the storm really started. Here are a
few pictures of that including Canada House (yay!) and an inexplicable blue
rooster:
To close things off this time, a quote about tea that I
found really relevant given how I spent my afternoon:
You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.
C.S. Lewis
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