{"id":6653,"date":"2013-08-15T23:27:53","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T15:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2013\/08\/15\/europe-2013-day-02-ii-the-afternoon-tea-roast-duck\/"},"modified":"2013-08-15T23:27:53","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T15:27:53","slug":"europe-2013-day-02-ii-the-afternoon-tea-roast-duck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2013\/08\/15\/europe-2013-day-02-ii-the-afternoon-tea-roast-duck\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe 2013 Day 02 (II) – The Afternoon Tea & Roast Duck"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date:<\/strong> 03 March 2013 Sunday<\/p>\n

14:25 Westminster<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A traditional British red telephone box<\/p>\n

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Taking the bus again.<\/p>\n

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14:40 PM Pret a Manger<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A: Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)
\nB: Pret a Manger @ Aldwych
\nTotal travelling time = 18 minutes<\/p>\n

We were famished after the morning walk. We decided to pop over to Pret a Manger for some snacks even though we had made reservation for afternoon tea at The Delaunay @ 3 PM.<\/p>\n

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We got ourselves a Mushroom Risotto soup.<\/p>\n

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And also got an egg sandwich & croissant. We were already\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00bd full when we left the store.<\/p>\n

15:20 PM The Delaunay<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A: Pret a Manger @ Aldwych
\nB: The Delaunay
\nTotal walking distance = 0.15 km<\/p>\n

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We were brought to a table and we ordered 2 afternoon tea sets – Cream Tea & The Dulaunay Viennese Tea.<\/p>\n

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JR all ready for tea.<\/p>\n

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The Delaunay English Tea<\/p>\n

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Fruit scone<\/p>\n

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Assorted savouries<\/p>\n

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Selection of classic Viennese cakes<\/p>\n

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We couldn’t finish the scones so requested them to be taken away.<\/p>\n

17:00 PM Oxford Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A:\u00c2\u00a0The Delaunay [Holborn Station]
\nB: Oxford Street [Oxford Circus Station]
\nTotal travelling time = 11 minutes<\/p>\n

We went Oxford Street for shopping – H&M, Gap, Mark & Spencer…<\/p>\n

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So cute… but we didn’t get any baby clothing as we didn’t know our baby’s gender then.<\/p>\n

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We were chased out of Mark & Spencer while shopping… Most stores close at 6 PM on Sundays! That’s so early! Following our itinerary, we were supposed to have dinner next but we were still quite full. JR suggested that we proceed to Chinatown for sightseeing before having dinner.<\/p>\n

18:40 PM Chinatown, London<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A: Oxford Street
\nB: Chinatown, London
\nTotal travelling time = 13 minutes<\/p>\n

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Chinatown in London is around Gerrard Street which consists of Chinese restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets and other Chinese businesses.<\/p>\n

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The area is quite small and we finished walking around in a short time. As we were still not hungry, we\u00c2\u00a0\u00e6\u2030\u201c\u00e5\u0152\u2026 the famous Roast Duck rice from Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant. The restaurant was very crowded and there was a long queue waiting outside. We didn’t have to wait too long because we ordered take away.<\/p>\n

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Taking the tube back to hotel.<\/p>\n

19:30 PM Hilton London Euston Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A: Chinatown, London [Leicester Square Station]
\nB:\u00c2\u00a0Hilton London Euston Hotel [Euston Station]
\nTotal travelling time = 16 minutes<\/p>\n

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The rice was already cold when we had dinner much later when we were hungry. Though the food was cold, it was still quite yummy.<\/p>\n

View my entire TRAVEL list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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