And what was said to the rose to make it unfold...

Happy birthday to my amazing grandmother! 

Today was absolutely lovely.

I went into Central this morning to have an early lunch with Jenny (and Karen) before they headed off to Paris. I met them in the city last night as well and took them to dinner at a favorite little spot of mine called Stockpot--where they serve cheap, delicious, traditional British food. I also showed them to Trafalgar Square, Westminster (for the night view), and Abbey Road.

After lunch, I went to Costa to have some coffee and get some reading done. I quickly got fed up with being inside, so I hopped on the tube and went a few stops away to Green Park, where I spent about an hour and divided my time being reading, people watching, and photographing.

Not wanting to leave the sea of daffodils, I walked the long way back to the tube station to head toward Angel, where I met Akua for an afternoon rendezvous. We went to a small cake shop where she spent nearly an hour (okay, ten minutes) trying to decide what kind of treat to get. She finally decided on the Curly Whirly (dark chocolate cake with vanilla bean icing) and I settled for the lighter Lemon Chiffon. Yes, we did have dessert before dinner. And yes, we did regret it about half an hour later when our stomachs were screaming at us for all the sugar we had just consumed.

Not to fear though: after some window shopping and dress-up time on Oxford Street, we met Dan and Eric (two fellows Queens students who are also studying abroad) for a healthy portion of Nando's. I had a chicken burger with cheese and pineapple, and it was the perfect end to the day!

I forgot to mention earlier that I called UPS this morning and scheduled my package (which has been in the UK for three weeks now) for delivery tomorrow! It could come anytime between 7 am and 7 pm, which means I have to stay home all day and wait for it. But this is probably a good thing, because I have plenty of laundry to do, and plenty of school work to work on. Not to mention...photos to play with.

Just for fun, and to further prove to you that spring has finally arrived in this country, I am showing you a few of my favorite shots from Green Park.

I want this to be my [future] husband and me one day in 50 years. Eating ice cream on a beautiful spring day in Green Park. Surrounded by daffodils...

Love,

lvp