Shop 'Til You Drop

Half Term: Day 3

On the third day of half term I decided to take my family shopping. I knew my dad wouldn't be terribly interested in shopping, but I just had to show my mom and especially my sister some of the really great shops in London. We shopped up and down Oxford streeet, a bit on Regent street, and then we made our way to Harrods. First, Kristi and I spend two full hours shopping in Primark. The recently opened location on Oxford street is much larger and much more organized than the Primark in Kingston. On Regent street we visited Hamley's, the large toy store. By large I mean it had five levels, actually make that six, there was a lower ground floor too! The crowds in Hamley's were so thick all I could do to get from one place to the next was shuffle my feet. I think I stepped on a lot of heels, but that's the nature of Christmas shopping in London!! After Hamley's, my family and I hopped the tube over to Knightsbridge to shop at Harrods. Harrods is a 7 level store. I don't really know how to describe it well other than the word 'fancy'. Harrods sells incredibly nice things. It's a great place to find gifts for people too. My mom and I spent a large quantity of time looking at the crystal and china. It was a long day and all of our feet were hurting and our arms were full of shopping bags on the tube ride home. The small hotel room actually seemed very welcoming that night. Kristi and I had the chance to relax at the bar before heading to bed. A friend came to visit us at the hotel, so I enjoyed a Strongbow cider - my favorite, and Kristi had a Smirnoff Ice.