Happy [Chinese] New Year!!!

This 'study break' idea just gets better and better each week! I tried to coordinate my exploring with happenings in London, and this weekend I meshed together Chinese New Year, an exhibit-closing party at the V&A, and my new-found love - Fortnum & Mason's.

I explored Chinatown for a few hours in the afternoon...

Toasts to Sunny & Jeff :)

I'm not sure of why they are called this...

...and grabbed dinner at a legit Japanese kitchen for dinner.



And yes, I ate this. All.

Then I popped over to the Victoria & Albert's Museum of Childhood for the Afro Supa Hero exhibition closing.





Confession? I actually said peace-out to school for a couple of hours on Thursday too to go for a walk around London, and found Fortnum & Mason's. All the refinement of Harrod's yet without the stifling snobbery. Did I get free samples? Yes :) And perhaps one day after the Army gives us a raise I can buy some things that aren't so free...

Saturday Goal

I decided that each week, I'm going to put the stack of library books and research papers aside for a few hours to explore and just enjoy being in London. Week one was the perfect beginning for my goal! It was a beautiful and sunny day - quite rare for London this time of year. A stroll through St. James' Park, a riverside stroll along the Thames, and venturing out to the far region of Canary Wharf (almost to Zone 3!) made for a lovely afternoon. The only thing that could have made it sweeter is having my best friend beside me holding my hand.

St. James Park on my morning run

Dino-Pelican (4 1/2 feet tall, but quite fond of petting) 

Noon at the Thames

Shakespeare's old home

German Bakery Cookies at Borough Market

Coming out of the Tube...