I took a little day trip to London with a friend as a pre-Christmas treat. I had never set foot in the famous shopping arcades or other places of similar fancifulness which are packed with tourists all year round and little suited for cost and other reasons to my shopping habits. However this year I decided to embarque on a decadent window shopping experience - after all, I am a tourist in this country - and have to say, London is certainly the place for stimulating the want.
In true touristy fashion, I preferred Harrods to Fortnum & Mason's,
although the latter wowed me with their marzipan and glace fruit confectionery - so
beautiful you would never want to eat it. But the former's
architectural and interior design features score pretty high in the way
of glamour. I had to take an extra ride in the amazing Otis elevators
which were my favourite feature. No pics other than the one outside
their winter wonderland window, the kind of shop display that is very
much up my street.
Sadly the Christmas decorations section in either store didn't quite match my expectations, yet I stumbled upon some wonderful things such as a Deco patterned tie, along with beautiful chevron knitted Missoni ones, amazing Islamic woven silk rugs that added another dimension to the touch, and last but not least a perfume that emptied my brain and filled my senses, so by the time we ended the day with cocktails in the perfect Deco surroundings of the American Bar at Brasserie Zedel, I had been drunk already for some time.
I need to get out of the house a bit more, I think... Right now, to do some actual Christmas shopping.
