A Stroll through Mayfair

Posted on 2012/04/06 19:12:15 (April 2012).

[Sunday 25th March 2012]
In the afternoon, for a bit of a change from taking the tube, we got the bus to Park Lane, and got off at the Dorchester Hotel. I always find it slightly bizarre that there's a bus stop for a hotel like this. Chie wanted to go to the Alessi shop to buy a wedding present for her cousin Satochan, and this seemed like a convenient way to get there. It was particularly nice as it gave us a chance to take a stroll through a part of Mayfair we wouldn't normally see. We wandered through Mount Street Gardens, which was very pleasant, and Chie wanted to poke her nose inside the Catholic church on Farm Street. It has a rather impressive interior. An elderly Italian lady called Stefania (Stephanya?) pounced on us, and started talking about the church, some of the people that go there, and the events they have. I felt a bit trapped, as though she may never stop talking, which is a bit mean of me as she was rather lovely really. She enthused about the little gathering they have after services on Sundays where they have tea - and biscuits. Old people really love biscuits don't they?

From there we headed more into the centre, by way of the Alessi shop, where we bought a very attractive folding trivet as a wedding present for Satochan, and from there we also went to Hamley's and John Lewis where I looked unsuccessfully for birthday presents for my nephew. Ended up buying something on Amazon instead.

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