On Sunday, W and I walked up through Regents Park with intention of going to the zoo. Wonderful sunny day, quite hot but a nice long walk. I just can't get over how beautiful the parks are here, they are kept impeccably and no garbage like you see in NY or Chicago. I wish we had something similar. Once we got to the zoo, it was 17quid which equates to about $35, as much as I love animals, it just didn't seem worth it. 
Instead, we walked up to Camden and hit the market. Probably not something I need to do again but am very glad we went through it. Mostly clothes, some tourist crap but I did come across a small booth selling music and I bought a couple of CDs - one of which was a Chicago hometown DJ - Mark Farina and something else by Miguel Migs - Coast2Coast. It's from the nightclub Fabric here in London and they have their own music label. http://www.fabriclondon.com/label/home.phpWe then headed over to The Mandarin Oriental for afternoon tea on their terrace - such a perfect day, right in this small garden along Hyde Park. My friend M came to join us and we sat outside for a few hours. I just love the clotted cream here - you just cannot replicate those cows in the US. I was able to get a snapshot of the terrace below.
The one thing about this time of year in London that is interesting, is the number of people here from the Middle East. Apparently, it's very common for them to holiday hear during July/August because it's so hot at home, so they come here to escape it. The gobs of beautiful cars, women decked out it the most amazing fabrics, bags, etc., is incredible. I was at Harvey Nichols and was definitely in the minority of these wealthy people...sigh.
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