London, Day 2 - Saturday - lots of Markets

Saturday we were up at 8 again. Our bedroom was fairly cool in the morning. For breakfast we had cereal, toast and tea; Kathryn was still sick.

Then we went to Brixton Market, which is a series of stores set in the arches of an old bridge, plus stores across the road, offering fresh fish, beef and clothes. Then we went to the market on Old Compton Road. 

We bought tickets to see the Mousetrap, and walked around Leicester Square. We also went into the Portrait Gallery - it was a nice building, but the artwork wasn't that interesting. 

We were in the mood to explore more markets, so next we went to the Camden Market. 

In one stall we bought some ground chickpeas; Randy had these in Israel and enjoyed them there, but here they weren't very good. So at another stall we had some crepes filled with Nutella and bananas, and they were great! We continued through the other markets, snacking on chips and bread pudding. 

We walked back to Piccadilly Square around 6:30. Since we just snacked for lunch, we were ready for dinner, but we couldn’t find a restaurant there that wasn’t totally smoky or packed. Finally we found a place to get fish and chips – they were OK but a little greasy and pricey. We walked over to Buckingham Palace next, to see it after dark. But it wasn't it lit up very much, which was a surprise; we thought there would be a lot of outside lights on. We were getting tired by then so we went to Victoria Station to catch a train home. A couple of guys got on the train along the way, singing for tips. We got out at our stop and walked home, stopping along the way at a bowling ally/pool hall to buy some Guinness. It was 10 o'clock by the time we home; time for tea and cookies.