Kingston-upon-Thames

On Saturday, I woke up to a sunny morning and my first thought was, “let’s go for a trip!”
Funnily enough, the horoscope that appears on my Google webpage was saying, “The Moon is in your 9th House of Exotic Travel today.” I didn’t know I had a House of Exotic Travel, but it makes complete sense that I do.

Realistically, real exoticism was not on the menu, so I took a bus down to Kingston-upon-Thames for a bit of walking around, sightseeing and shopping (resulting in a new jacket, sailor-style and on sale! Apparently sailor-style is in fashion right now). Kingston is a major retail centre and a nice alternative to Westfield / High Street Kensington / Oxford Street – all the major high-street brands are there. But it’s also a nice small town to walk around, with a market and the river and cafés.

Kingston Town Hall with a market around it.

There’s a bit of a French market near the town hall, with cheeses, crepes, garlic prawns (amazing smell!), French music, French movies and even Eiffel Tower miniatures! I wonder if anyone really buys those in Kingston? How bizarre!

This cake shop is so cute. I want a table like that …

And Kingston’s most recognizable landmark, the falling telephone boxes in Old London Road.