Sunday 31 December
A leisurely start to the day was followed by a short bus ride to Brixton. This area certainly isn’t the thatched cottage, chocolate box England or even the elegant row of white London terraces, but it’s an interesting place to stay and to get to know a little bit.
Rob took us through a small doorway that said Brixton Village, which looked a bit suss, but led into a really interesting indoor market with cafes, food stalls and bric-a-brac. Of course we had coffee first and then browsed through some great little shops. One had a huge variety of African fabric prints which Anne would love.
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| On the right is the entrance to Brixton Village |
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| Fabric from Africa and other interesting bits and bobs |
We had a light lunch at a Brazilian cafe followed by a hot chocolate and fruit tart at the French patisserie next door.
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| Tiny Brazilian cafe |
Then it was home in the rain to read and relax. This time Rob started a game of charades which woke us up and got us moving before dinner.
The good old number 255 took us to Balham for a delicious meal at a Turkish restaurant. What a multicultural day. Do you get the impression that all we are doing is eating and drinking? That’s not far wrong.
When we got home we watched a DVD - Nicholas Nickleby. Very enjoyable and uplifting for the new year, which will happen in about 15 minutes. There have been crackers going off all around us all evening. Nobody seems to be waiting for midnight and they can start extra early here because of the darkness. Nothing to see out the windows, just noise.
Not waiting any longer. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you.Have just finished taking down Xmas decos.What a variety of food to consume.Rob certainly knows a lot of great places to visit
ReplyDeleteIndeed...Happy Another Year of Fun! I only saw in the NY 'cause I was watching the "CountDown" concert on ABC. Some great "old" songs. We are having NYDay drinks at our house. Terrific that you are seeing the every day realities, away from the tourist routes.
ReplyDeleteHappy 2018! May it be happy and healthy!
ReplyDeleteThe fabrics did look interesting. Looks like another amazing day doing nothing more than enjoying yourselves. Well done and wishing all three of you a most wonderful new year.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year all!! 💥🎆 We didn't quite make the fireworks - recorded them to watch the next day .... must do that soon ....
ReplyDeleteWhat interesting things you lot are doing! Love it. Although I must say I looked unsuccessfully for a photo of the layered latte - that sounded very fancy.
Happy new year to you all and keep having a ball.xx
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