Date	Diary
5th Day	Morning Daytime Night At my B&B in Victoria and Victoria station The second day’s breakfast. After helping myself to some cereal and orange juice, I ate sausage, a slice of bacon, a fried egg and some beans together with toast and a cup of tea. Before joining Althorp bus tour by Golden Tour, I walked around Victoria station. I couldn’t help buying a trifle in Marks & Spencer. I ate it sitting on a bench in the station. 　 In Althorp The Golden Tour bus took me to Althorp. The tour price included a non-alcohol drink, so I ordered a cup of tea. I had a sandwiche (ham, tomato, lettuce, and cucumber) with the tea. It cost ?2.25. After seeing the house and Round Oval in which late Princess Dianna's grave was, I took a breather over a glass of lemonade(£1.60). In Victoria station The bus came back to Victoria station around 7:30. I went back to my B&B and left my luggage. Then, I went to the station again and got a take-away tohu yakisoba and miso soup at Wasabi. It was called, "yakisoba ; fried Chinese noodle", but I thought that it was "beefun ; rice noodle". Moreover, they called, "tohu", but it was "atsuage ; pressed tofu", but it was quite good! Wasabi also sold sushi and it was more popular. However, I don't like raw fish, so of course, I chose yakisoba. I forget how much it was, but probably, it cost about £2-3. For desert, I had some cherries and yogurt which I had bought at Marks & Spencer in Victoria station(£3).
6th Day	Morning Tea Time Night At my B&B in Victoria I had a routine breakfast. The amount was adequate, so I wasn't fed up with it, although I had the same menu every day. MILLIE'S cookies and again, a Marks & Spencer's trifle While I was in the bus from Gloucester Road to Victoria, I had MILLIE's cookies. MILLIE'S is in a shopping mall in Victoria ; it was on the way from my B&B to the station. The wonderful smell always appealed to me when I passed by. That morning, I couldn't give up to buy the cookies although I didn't have enough coins. I bought a plain one and a chocolate one. It was tasty(In total, it cost £1.70). After that, I got on a bus from Victoria to Notting Hill. I finally found the blue door house which I had been looking for in the recent 2 or 3 years. Then, I used a bus to High Street Kensington to go to Marks & Spencer. I bought some clothes. I felt hungry, so I went to the basement to buy a trifle again. In the corner, there was some a counter table with some seats to eat food which people had bought. I ate my trifle there. It was convenient (A trifle + a small bottle of water = £3.41) At Leicester Square The previous year, I wanted to have dim sum, but I didn't have time. Therefore, I decided to definitely have dim sum on this trip although I had saved on food by having takeaways. However, on the day, I spent a lot of time shopping and sightseeing. I found out that it was already 3 o'clock when I was in Marks & Spencer, so I was a little upset. I got on a train to Leicester Square. I looked for a suitable restaurant to have dim sum, but I couldn't decide the restaurant easily probably because I was in a hurry. It was already after 4 o'clock. Finally, I found a restaurant where I could relax and ordered dim sum. I thought that it would be the most expensive dish during the trip, so I lost a little perspective. I added an extra few dishes when they asked me. It cost £19.70. Anyway, it was quite good, so I was satisfied.
7th Day	Morning Daytime Tea Time Night At my B&B I had the regular breakfast, but I enjoyed as always. At a pub in Piccadilly Circus I visited Apsley House in Hyde Park and went to Marks & Spencer in Oxford Circus to ask for a tax refund. Then, I went to Piccadilly Circus around 10 minutes before 2 o'clock. I rushed around to look for a pub. I finally decided where I would have lunch. Firstly I thought that I would order today's pie, but when I asked what today's pie was, a waiter said, "Steak pie". Steak pie remided me of mad cow desease. Moreover, I wasn't sure if it would be tasty because I hadn't eaten such kind of pie. I changed my mind and ordered chicken masarla, although I thought that it was a little strange to order an Indian food in an English pub. However, I like Indian curry very much, so I enjoyed it. It cost £8.38 with a coke. 　At the cafe in Picaccilly Circus I went to the cafe near Mitsukoshi again to use the Internet. I wanted to eat the same tart as I had had a few days ago, but it was sold out. So I ordered only a glass of juice. In Victoria I planned to take away a piza set at a restaurant in Victoria station, but I changed my mind. I thought that eating in the restaurant was better because I could have some salad from the salad bar. However, I had to pay for a drink, so it was more expensive than I had thought. But still, it wasn’t expensive ; it cost £7.79 including a coke. For desert, I ate a chocolate mousse, cherry yogurt, and mango juice at my B&B. Actually, I didn’t think anything when I bought that food. However, thinking it over again, there wasn’t a refrigerator in my room although it was summer, so I had to eat all of them on the day. It was too much!
8th Day	Morning Tea Time Daytime Tea Time Night At my B&B in Victoria It was a regular breakfast too, but I enjoyed it again! At Red House After joining a guided tour in Red House, I had a cup of coffe while seeing the house. I relaxed. During my trip, only on the day, it rained. However, I felt happy having the coffe. At Chelsea Kitchen in King’s Road I got on the train around 10 minutes after 1 o’clock and arrived at Victoria around 1:35. I thought that I could have lunch at Chelsea Kitchen in King’s Road, so I went to Sloane Square by underground. Minestrone(£1.40)+chicken rosemary & some potatoes(£4.80)+a coke(£0.90)+an apple crumble(£1.50)+a cup of tea(£0.80). I was very satisfied because I could have a substantial lunch paying only about 2,000 yen. At Starbucks in Hamstead After I had lunch, I went to Marks & Spencer for shopping. Then, I went back to Victoria by bus and changed to a bus to Hamstead. I walked around a little. Then, I entered into Starbucks because I wanted to use a ladies’ room. I had a juice there(£1.99). In Victoria I took away a dish at Wasabi in Victoria station again. The menu which I chose was chicken yakisoba. For desert, I ate an assorted choice of fruits which I had bought at Sainsbury near the station.
9th Day	Morning Daytime Tea Time Morning At my B&B in Victoria The photo was only cereal and juice, but I had a full breakfast on the last day. Then, I went to Heathrow Airport by coach. At Heathrow Airport After shopping at a duty−free shop, I had a tomato and cheese bagel. On the plane I wasn’t hungry because I had had a bagel before boarding, so I didn’t have supper although I had snacks and drinks. Talking of breakfast, I had a little. Recently, I didn’t feel like eating food on the homeward bound plane because the dishes were not tasty. Probably, I can have Japanese food because it isn’t heavy. Especially on the return trip to Tokyo, I hope they will provide Japanese food to all the passengers who choose it.

(2007.1.7)

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