Went back to Borough Market mid morning. It’s always been busy, but man, this was next level insane. Sharon had lunch there, I had to get out early it was way too crowded for me. As always lots of amazing produce on offer.
Day: December 29, 2023
We are at Ralph’s Ka-Ching! Coffee house! Emma was super keen on checking this place out, the coffee is better than I expected, but at $32 for 3 coffees it should be… (they even have a pretentious door man who tells you where to stand when waiting etc. I was expecting someone to shout “NO COFFEE for YOU! and kick me out). everyone here seems to be gramming themselves rather than enjoying the coffee, so when in Rome so to speak…
Sharon and Emma had two west end shows booked for Wednesday, I wasn’t keen on more musicals so I thought I’d take myself down to the science museum to see the history of console gaming and then down to Battersea to do the “lift 109” to the top of the chimney for the view over London.
We started with coffee at my local favourite, which was excellent. Headed off to the museum and got there a little early. It was bone chillingly cold, so found a local cafe and warmed up with a hot chocolate. The museum was packed, it’s like London has doubled in population since we were last here (as well as in prices). The gaming display was actually a bit crap, so I left that early and just explored the museum which had an excellent display on how household objects work and I spent some time in the flight section of the museum.
The view from Lift 109 at night down at Battersea was excellent, although you need to go through 30 minutes of a rather bad video display etc before you actually go in the lift. If you want a great view over London, the “Shard” is miles better, although more expensive.
It's all about the coffee 