Borough Market + Primark + Peter Pan - Homework = A More Positive than Negative Saturday!
Posted by Ashley | | Posted On Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 1:59 PM
I started off the morning with a wonderful time at Borough Market with Ross and Emmalyn. It was fantastic! It is a huge market with nothing but food! Yes, Mom. Dreams do come true.
Tried some "crumbly fudge" which was alright...really not something I would buy again.
I have been craving raspberries this entire trip. Saturday I was finally satisfied.
There was also an entire stand devoted to candied nuts! We walked by that about 12 times and got a different sample from a different worker every time. Brilliant, let me tell you.
We also bought some really good apple juice. The stand we got it from had soooooo many different kinds. It was apple mixed with every fruit imaginable and then different spices and...yeah, it was crazy. But really good. I still have some left...I am staring at the bottle right now...yeah, that is looking good. Excuse me for a minute.
Yeah...that "Apple & Raspberry Juice" = really good. It hit the spot.
After Borough, Emma and I (Ross didn't fancy shopping with us...strange.) hit up Primark. It is this giant shop that sells stuff for ridiculously cheap. I got a pair of shoes for £2 and a pair of glasses for £1. Cheap. The stuff feels kind of cheap but it is brand new and hey, it works. In fact, family...you should just be expecting souvenirs from there! :P Sorry. I am cheap. I admit it.
Here is the trailer for it so you can get an idea for the feel:
http://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/content/default.asp?page=s631
http://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/content/default.asp?page=s631
This show was a new version made this year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of J.M. Barrie's birth. It was really good! It was interesting because it was put on by the National Theatre of Scotland so the accents were very different. They also changed the setting from England to Scotland. In all honesty, I think that improved the production. It was an interesting mix of a musical and a regular play. They would sing songs when there was a scene change or transition but the rest of it was a regular play. I really thought it was fascinating. The special effects were incredible! Tinkerbell was a ball of fire! The actors would actually hold and toss around this ball of fire...and it would randomly float in from the side. It was so cool! There were a lot of other effects that I really can't explain because you would have to see the production. Just know that it was really good, the changes made it even better than the original (in my opinion) and I was not disappointed at all (I was worried I would be because I had been excited to see this since day 1 here in London when I saw the poster for it)!
I did some museum exploring to fill some homework requirements after that. I must say...museums are not nearly as fun when you are required to go :P Oh well. Life goes on.


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