The Harrods Experience

It's really impossible to see everything in London and you just have to do your best and go for the things that you really want to see first - yeah, prioritise. The last time I was there, I didn't manage to head to Harrods so it is a must see this time round cuz I have heard about how expensive everything is in Harrods and how if you're not properly dressed, they won't let you in. While, we were in our jeans, cardi and decent top and we were welcomed in :o)

Typical Singapore, we headed to the Food Hall first *laughs* And yes, we were woo-ing as we walked around the hall, pointing to this and that cuz everything looked good.

Being in Harrods was like being a kid in a candy store because there's so many things to see and do. All five senses get piqued in Harrods and you just have to let the child in you out and explore. The sculpture below actually has some fresh seafood as part of the 'deco'. Nice *grins*

Here's a picture to show the whole Food Hall with the chandeliers and all. It's really pretty and I am sure you'll love being there too.

There are different eateries serving different kind of food around the Food Hall so you might want to walk around and recce. They had a kitchen serving Italian food that was pulling in the crowd cuz they had a singing chef there. It was awesome cuz he was really good. What a nice way to have lunch and be seranaded by the chef.

You will be spoilt for choice cuz there are heaps for you to choose from. For instance, this is Harrods Famous Bouillabaisse - pretty much like a stew with seafood. You have a choice of a starter or main course so depends if you're a big eater or not. The starter portion like this will set you back GBP 12.25 (Main costs GBP 22.50). Its got ifferent kind of seafood inside and comes with rouille and garlic croutons.

How can you come to England and not have the traditional Fish and Chips ya? And yes, they have fish and chips at Harrods (at the seafood section) and that little yellow package you see at the side, well that's lemon that has been wrapped up so that when you squeeze it, the seeds won't get into your food. Nice.

If you need to go to the washroom, make sure you head to the Luxury Washroom in Harrods (and the nice surprise is that they have a selection of perfume for you to use) and in the cubicle, they had this sign in case you are not sure how to use the W.C *laughs* I just had to take a picture cuz I thought it was rather hmm ... interesting.

The Egyptian Hall is what you have to see and you will feel like you have been transported to Egypt.

Me really felt like a country bumpkin heading to the city *laughs*. What we did was take the elevator all the way up at the Egyptian Hall just to have the whole experience. Don't forget to look around and yes, look up and see what's at the ceiling! There was also a nice surprise as there was a lady who was singing at one of the balconies (opera music) to add to the atmosphere (and we thought that it was a piped in music till we saw her singing and waving at us).

At the basement, there was a little area devoted to the memory of Diana and Dodi. There was also the ring that Dodi gave to Diana and it was a somber few minutes for me as I remembered how tragically they both died *sighs*

Did I buy anything from Harrods? Well from the main store no cuz everything was just too expensive and we had our LV moment in Paris so that was enough major shopping. But what my friends and I got instead was from the Souvenior Shop where we got a couple of keychains, bags (go for the ones that you cannot find here in Singapore) and a couple of other gifts for people back home.

We went to Harrods twice cuz the first was just to take a look at what they had plus we didn't have as much time to check out everything. We went back the second time to just get some last minute things and we didn't spend as much time there. But we did get some yummy gelato at the food hall *grins* I enjoyed my visit to Harrods but I don't think I will be hopping inside there again cuz it's just not my kind of place to shop. Just can't afford alot of the lovely things there :o)

I also visited the other touristy places in London and if you want, go ahead and take a look at my flickr page for more pictures.

I went home the next day and just a tip, at the airport they are very strict about how much you bring on board. I had to pay for my excess baggage and that was painful. Also, you can only bring ONE bag onboard, no plastic bags or anything like that. One bag means one bag. So you can have a lady's handbag and one another carry on bag.