Journal.. London 2009

While cleaning my office the past few days I found an A4 sheet with very brief comments about my London trip with the family back in March 2009. It was bro’s spring break in Savannah & we met him half way. I usually do that briefing when I plan to write a journal and use those comments as a reminder of what I want to talk about in the journal. But seems like the paper disappeared because I never wrote that journal. I found it interesting in a way. More like quick diary entries with zero details. The only thing is that I don’t remember some of it. Here it is:

Fri: Travelling day, air sickness, luggage delay.  (Typical lol)

Sat: Oxford, Selfridges, Salt Beef, more shopping, Abercrombie, apartment (reading, episodes), dinner at al Hamra with family + Mohammed my cousin. (I can feel the Mayfair touch in this entry)

Sun: Covent Garden, beautiful weather, bro & father went to a football match, apartment with uncle Ali, Rula & Mohammed, dinner with all at Sofra. (I don’t remember any of this! What is sofra?)

Mon: Walked to Knightsbridge, hot, changed in a shop, Sloane Street, lunch at Joe’s, Harvey Nics, dinner @ Amaya with family + uncle Ali & Rula, my chip wasn’t working. (I remember the changing part & how frustrated I was about my chip over dinner. In London I walk around with two phones, so I had my London chip too so why was I frustrated? It was that huge silver Blackberry back then)

Tue: Walked to oxford, business people walking everywhere, top shop, more shopping at oxford, Harrods, got the bag, home. (Which bag?)

Wed: Westfield, home, Billy Elliot. (Billy Elliot broadway show was amazing)

Thurs: Foyles, HMV, Selfridges, underground, dinner @ Kai with family + uncle Ali and Rula. (First two are typical me in London. But there must be a reason why I wrote “underground”, can’t remember)

Fri: With bro in Knightsbridge, Masgouf for dinner.

It ends here! Other than that i remember having my own room in the apartment and the book that i was reading back then (How to Manage a Non-profit Organization), i was also writing my first novel. 

That was my last visit to London. London was home for me once upon a time and a yearly destination (more like twice or more a year). But I got over it. I don’t miss it. It’s not even one of my three favourite cities anymore. And I’m proud of that ..

21 July 2011