The Runaway Canadian

I have lots of things on my list to check off while living in London. I’m also sure there’s plenty I’ve forgotten (or just don’t even know about) so let me know if I missed something awesome that I totally need to check out. There’s likely going to be some things not on here (ie London Eye, Stonehenge) because I did them 3 years ago when I visited and don’t really need to do again. So, without further ado, my list of things to do while living in London. Harry Potter Warner Bros studio tour Tower of London Walk across the top of Tower Bridge Christmas markets Any or all of the museums Ice skating on one of the cute outdoor rinks Walk across the Millenium Bridge Go back and visit Sherlock and the TARDIS Forbidden Planet Fortnum & Mason Nando’s (cheeky or otherwise) Visit the rest of the UK Go on a Harry Potter walking tour (or just find all the filming sites) Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park Football match Filming of them Graham Norton Show Watch a show on the West ...

On Saturday after I moved to my new home I walked, I keep wanting to say into town but I feel like that’s not right, to the high street? I guess, and did a bit of recon on the area. Went into the, I think, 5 different supermarkets and just checked them out. I had no intention of actually shopping because it was Saturday and it was busy and I had no idea what I was doing. That’s actually a lie, I bought a maltesers advent calendar, because clearly I have my priorities in the right place... I went back on Monday, where it was a little less busy but I still had no idea what I was doing. Not knowing brand names or items makes things much more difficult. And I’m even using the same language! I’d be screwed if I went somewhere that spoke a foreign language. Since I was apparently entertaining my sister with my messages while shopping, I thought I’d regale other people with this story. It started off in the orange juice aisle, where the labels call what I refer to as pulp “juicy bits” to ...