London What A Time (Part 3)

I ended up waking up around 9AM in order to check out of the hotel at 10AM. I put my bag in a luggage storage place for 50 pence, and found my friend Madison in order to see what the plan was until our bus left the hotel at 2PM. Madison said she was a brunch person and I know that I am one, so we took the tube to Picidily Circus and made our way to a small cafe that has been in existence since the early 1900's. We sat down ordered our meals and had tea and great conversation. I love that I have met some really awesome people on this trip so far who go to school at UE, as well as some who are as interested in travel as I am. After breakfast we decided that it would be fun to go to Harrods, which is like the most expensive store in the world. So we took The Tube into the shopping district of London and found Harrods.

When we walked in I couldn't believe it. The most expensive place I have ever been in. I felt like just walking in there that I was violating some sort of divinely expensive code. (being the brand name person I am.. cough cough Kohls... cough). Anyways, we walked through the Billionare section of the men's store where we found a coat that cost 24,000 pounds and a belt that was 900 pounds. (Multiply it by 2 and you get the US price). Anyways, that was a blast, we went through the food court, and the wine and cigar centers of the store and were blown away by the prices. We also saw an Italian pizzaria where the head chef sang Italian Opera while he threw his pizza in front of wealthy saps who were tending to their meals of authentic Italian pizza. We walked out of there feeling rather silly about ourselves, but still in shock that we got in and out without being forced to buy something. Apparantly, "browsing times" are only from 11:30-12:30AM, daily and we were definitely in there at 1:00PM. It was fun breaking the rules, and as we got back on the tube I started to say goodbye to London and all of the expensive grandeur that it was and has become. It was quite an experience in the city, and as I said goodbye, I remember all the wandering, awestruckeness, and people that I met. I hope one day to go back there with a little more money in my pocket, but until then I'll always remember it as a great experience in my life as a college student.