-London is cheap. With a 25% devaluation of the pound vs the euro and the deep discounting British retailers are doing because of the recession, London is relatively cheap. A double tall, non fat, caramel macchiato costs 2.8 pounds ie 3.1 euro versus 4.7 euro in Athens ie S/B in London is 34% cheaper than Athens! In Tottenham Court Rd, aka the Mecca of computers/electronics, I found some amazing deals. Even clothes for men at Harrods are cheap. Rest assured, the Al-Fayed statue of the 'Chairman' wearing his trade mark double breasted suit is still looming in the men's clothing section of Harrods. Tacky!
- I took a cab in Kensington and told the driver to take me to Harrods. Cabbie told me that the usual fare is 6 pounds and he will charge me only 5 if I allowed him not to press the meter! First time this happens to me in London. For a moment I thought I was in Karachi. O tempora O mores!
-Saw "War Horse" at the New London Theater and loved it, puppeteering and all. Very emotional show that had the basic theme that the relationship of humans and animals is the richest of all experiences. Total agreement here. Bobby rules!
-Had terrific fish at the "Poissonnerie de l'Avenue" in Chelsea (82 Sloane Avenue). Good old French cuisine. Unbeatable.
-The business meetings went very well, culminating with the last meeting I had which was with the big banana, the head honcho, the bigwig, top dog, the big enchilada, the big Kahuna, hahaha. It was very exhilarating to intellectually banter with highly intelligent and articulate people and discuss strategic issues, such as, how does one stress test whether the infrastructure and processeses of a business are "fit for purpose" or how do you "future proof" a business. Aaah!, the adrenaline rush!!
Now. I must work to deliver working solutions to these ethereal issues. Love it.
Net, net, a great trip.
4 comments:
it's said that the "Al' in Al-Fayed's name is an Egyptian honorific which Fayed awarded himself and to which he is not entitled. Is that true? Or is this just another slander concocted by us Brits, who are unwilling to accept his theory that Dodi and Di were murdered by an unholy alliance of the Israelis, Di's ex father-in-law,MI5 and the little green men?
Wow - perhaps another great plot for Dan Brown, provided there is some religious twist in it. haha
Hi Zeta, good to see your post - your own blog seems to be suffering under your work pressures!
Yes Elwyn he added the 'al' which means 'the' so he is now called "The Fayed", hence no surprise his full size statue in Harrods. The perplexing thing is that the only people that he did not implicate were the Israis in his son's death. Amazing, an Arab not attributing anything bad that befalled him to Israel is very unique. :-))
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