Kensington and Chelsea
Amazingly, I returned yesterday to Royal China on Queensway for more dim sum, this time with the SW and BP in tow. The three of us gulped down a wide selection of dishes, including three full dishes of fried carrot cake. And methinks that still ain’t enough…
After lunch, I took a Circle Line train down to Sloane Square in the posh borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It’s a place I'm somewhat familiar with, having lived on nearby Culford Gardens while on holiday in London a few years ago, back when my sister and brother-in-law maintained a ground floor flat there.
King’s Road, which radiates from Sloane Square, is where I’m told true Londoners go to shop. Oxford Street? Nah, that’s for the tourists. And indeed, one hardly meets anyone on King’s Road who's standing there, looking out for street signs, or clutching hesitantly onto a map. There’s lots more elbow room as well, which makes a walk down the street a most pleasant experience.
Leaving the Tube station, I walk past Hugo Boss, confident in my supreme inability to afford anything there, and head instead to the huge Peter Jones diagonally across. Further down, there’s a new development called the Duke of York Square, which comes with a giant Zara outlet, including Zara Home.
But lest anyone misunderstands, I wasn’t there solely for the shopping. Heh. A short walk down King’s Road, and then after a left turn, one reaches the National Army Museum, which ranks perhaps as among London’s lesser-known attractions, especially when compared to the much larger Imperial War Museum. But here, visitors can get a good recounting of British military history, from the middle ages to the present, with a focus on the individual foot soldier.
The Museum is located next to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, home of the famous Chelsea Pensioners. Indeed, I actually saw one of them, clad in that distinctive bright scarlet coat, walking past me in an imperious manner. What a sight. What history. Chelsea!
After lunch, I took a Circle Line train down to Sloane Square in the posh borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It’s a place I'm somewhat familiar with, having lived on nearby Culford Gardens while on holiday in London a few years ago, back when my sister and brother-in-law maintained a ground floor flat there.
King’s Road, which radiates from Sloane Square, is where I’m told true Londoners go to shop. Oxford Street? Nah, that’s for the tourists. And indeed, one hardly meets anyone on King’s Road who's standing there, looking out for street signs, or clutching hesitantly onto a map. There’s lots more elbow room as well, which makes a walk down the street a most pleasant experience.
Leaving the Tube station, I walk past Hugo Boss, confident in my supreme inability to afford anything there, and head instead to the huge Peter Jones diagonally across. Further down, there’s a new development called the Duke of York Square, which comes with a giant Zara outlet, including Zara Home.
But lest anyone misunderstands, I wasn’t there solely for the shopping. Heh. A short walk down King’s Road, and then after a left turn, one reaches the National Army Museum, which ranks perhaps as among London’s lesser-known attractions, especially when compared to the much larger Imperial War Museum. But here, visitors can get a good recounting of British military history, from the middle ages to the present, with a focus on the individual foot soldier.
The Museum is located next to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, home of the famous Chelsea Pensioners. Indeed, I actually saw one of them, clad in that distinctive bright scarlet coat, walking past me in an imperious manner. What a sight. What history. Chelsea!
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