Marketeering

One thing I love about living in London is being able to go to the markets. Each one offers different a different mix of fruit and veg, specialty foods, clothing and other objects. On Friday, we made the trek after class to the Borough Market. It is heaven for anyone who loves food. There is fresh produce but also butchers with many cuts of meat, decadent deserts and dozens of cheeses. I went for the olives. The vendor was extremely friendly and let me sample all of the varieties. They were very delicious and it was hard for me to choose but I was able to purchase a mixture. Delicious. However, we began our visit to the market with the juice stand. It offers bottles of juice made from fruits grown in Kent, England. There are different combinations and during my first trip to the Borough Market, I tried one with rhubarb in it. It's hard to believe but each one we sampled was better than the one before it. Since there are so many good ones to choose from, I do what any poor college student would do, go for the apple juice because it's the cheapest. It is extremely fresh and pure.

Today we went to the Portobello Market, which is in the Notting Hill area, for the first time, though. The first thing I bought was a little, red telephone booth key chain for a pound. I've decided to start collecting a key chain from every new city or country I visit this semester. I already have a little black and silver Eiffel Tower key chain from Paris and miniature Shakespeare from Stratford. The Portobello market has a lot of antiques and cool artists. It's so nice just to look around in the afternoon; the crowds are a little much, though. Eventually, we got hungry and Lee and I split a crepe filled with Nutella and bananas. Probably one of the most delicious things ever. After we made it through most of the market, we picked up some peppers and tomatoes for dinner and I bought a really cute grey dress.

Now we're getting ready for a late dinner and a fun Saturday night.