From pure opulence to pure decadence!! We had the bus drop us off at Harrod's. It was on the day 1 itinerary but "someone" (i.e. ME) planned WAY more than was possible!! This worked well. We entered the store past security guards who asked us to hold our daypacks by the strap rather than wear them over the shoulders. I wasn't about to say no - or question it!!! We'd had to go through security at Windsor Castle - bags through the xray and us through the scanner - so it's a big deal here. We've seen police carrying machine guns, there aren't garbage pails in Victoria Station (or others I imagine) because of the threat of bombs and a woman from Texas we met yesterday said she was reprimanded for taking a picture of the tracks at Vic Station?!
We entered the store to displays of Dolce and Gabbano, Dior, Louis Vitton, Guicci - I suddenly felt like a peasant!! It really is an experience to wander through the store - even if you can't afford anything! The food court itself has everything you could think of - and more!!! Scottish Marinated Beef fillet for 44 pounds - or, if you are a bit more "flush", you can get a kg. of smoked wild salmon for 105 pounds or Wagyn sirloin for 126 pounds!!!! Double that and add a wee bit more and you have Cdn dollars!!! Even getting fish and chips at a counter diner would cost 18 pounds?!!
I'm not sure who can afford to shop here but people obviously do. The place was packed even at 7 p.m. - mostly tourists like us although I did see some people who looked like they "belonged"!!! Went to look at the kids' clothes - 495 pounds for a jacket for a 6 month old, 295 pounds for a dress and a "mere" 30 pounds for a tiny pair of infant shoes?!!!
I did find some things - an AMAZING CHILDREN'S BOOK STORE!!!! I can't go completely cold turkey and found two books for school...plus some other things for gifts and souvenirs.
On the ground floor was a very simple and refined memorial to Diana and Dodi - book of remembrance and a statue.
Took a black cab home! COOL!! I sat on the jumper seat and felt truly British!! Time's up and must get some breakfast! BIG day today!! Stay tuned!
We entered the store to displays of Dolce and Gabbano, Dior, Louis Vitton, Guicci - I suddenly felt like a peasant!! It really is an experience to wander through the store - even if you can't afford anything! The food court itself has everything you could think of - and more!!! Scottish Marinated Beef fillet for 44 pounds - or, if you are a bit more "flush", you can get a kg. of smoked wild salmon for 105 pounds or Wagyn sirloin for 126 pounds!!!! Double that and add a wee bit more and you have Cdn dollars!!! Even getting fish and chips at a counter diner would cost 18 pounds?!!
I'm not sure who can afford to shop here but people obviously do. The place was packed even at 7 p.m. - mostly tourists like us although I did see some people who looked like they "belonged"!!! Went to look at the kids' clothes - 495 pounds for a jacket for a 6 month old, 295 pounds for a dress and a "mere" 30 pounds for a tiny pair of infant shoes?!!!
I did find some things - an AMAZING CHILDREN'S BOOK STORE!!!! I can't go completely cold turkey and found two books for school...plus some other things for gifts and souvenirs.
On the ground floor was a very simple and refined memorial to Diana and Dodi - book of remembrance and a statue.
Took a black cab home! COOL!! I sat on the jumper seat and felt truly British!! Time's up and must get some breakfast! BIG day today!! Stay tuned!
