After learning from the news that some West End tickets are being sold for a bargain, I went on to browse the internet and successfully secured two tickets for a tenner. We're going to the circus! P always had a fascination of Cirque du Soleil and luckily, there's a show by a troupe of ex-Cirque members currently playing in London. As opposed to Cirque's elaborate performances, Loft by the 7 Fingers is set in a flat with the artists doing stunts in their underwear. You can't get more 'anti-Cirque' than that.
We knew we're in for a good time when we entered the theatre from a refrigerator that was a part of the set! Highly unusual... Watching circus up-close, to watch muscles twitch and catch hand signals before somersaults, in such an intimate setting as the Roundhouse Theatre, is breathtaking. I would've been planning on training for the circus if I was a bit younger. :)
After the show, I managed to convince P to pay Foyles, the bookshop, a visit. It's a famous London bookshop located near Tottenham Court Road station and apparently, a booklover's dream. He originally did not want to buy anything because Amazon still proves to offer a better deal but the temptation was too much. The place had corners and turns you can lose yourself in, not to mention an impressive catalog. So he and I ended up buying some titles.
A feast for the eyes, then some food for the brain, we now seriously needed some 'propah nosh'. In comes Whole Foods, who recently opened a 3 level store in High St. Kensington. This time around, I was the one who felt a bit iffy because Whole Foods has a reputation of being expensive. But, my God, wow! The cheeses, the bread... yummy! We had a very good meal in the large food hall and capped it with a shared scoop of Italian gelato. I even bought into the all-natural thing and purchased some supplements that I hope will help with my skin problems. It wasn't cheap but the food tasted very good.
All in all, a very good day.
