rather waste some time with you.

i had a lovely long weekend escape in London-town after finishing classes on Wednesday (before assignment deadlines start chasing after me). however, the sudden drop in temperature was not too pleasing after having such bearable weather last week; a weekend of icy winds and chills, but at least the sun was out. though London is never ugly, come rain or shine.

Wednesday consisted of dinner at Chiquitos in Leicester Square followed by watching Law Abiding Citizen in the smallest movie theater ever! i strolled around Oxford St for most of Thursday ending with an amazing Arabic feast at Levant (somewhere near Oxford Circus). Friday was more homely with tons of Friends DVDs and home-cooked Chinese and apple crumble with custard. a trip to Westfield took up most of my Saturday, completed by dinner at Wagamama. and finally a very lazy Sunday with me returning to Bham in the evening. i have been seriously slacking on my otherwise tourist-y trips to London. next on my list are: this Van Gogh exhibition going on at the Royal Academy of Arts and a visit to either Camden Market or Portobello Market. there are some beyond beautiful photos of Camden Market taken by my friend, Lily on her blog, convincing anyone to take a walk down its vintage streets!

Arabic goodness at Levant; the decor, the lighting, the food, everything was breathtaking!