Today was one of those such days. Starting our day with brilliant windy summery weather, we started our day taking a tour of the Aldywch tube station which was closed in 1994.
Some bit of background - I studied in King's College London and right next to the college, I used to walk past an abandoned tube station which was on the Piccadily line (and back in 1997, it actually still appeared on the tube map). See the ugly black/grey picture below? That's KCL... yes i know. Totally not what i was hoping London colleges would look like.
We finally got to see how it looked on the inside. I loved it! It was vintage and i loved the characters of the tiles and signs.
The ticket office with the "Book Here" sign affixed in ceramic
The toilets! (I never knew tube stations used to have toilets!)
After the short tour, we walked over to Jamie's Italian (which had just opened last month right next to our house) for a hearty Italian lunch! Coincidentally, Jamie's Italian's deco is mad of the lovely vintage tiled look as well!
Since it opened just a 3 mins from our flat, its fast becoming one of our favourite eatouts. It does traditional Italian pastas well. We're still going through the menu of pastas and haven't tried the main dishes yet. Had a squid ink pasta this time. Dave had crabmeat bruschetta and spaghetti bolognaise. We love the ham + cheese starter platter and the calamari (although the squid portion was far too small).
One of the joys of living in Covent Garden is being near everything! After lunch we took a 15 minute tube ride to Harrods to treat our toes and indulge in some shopping! A Perfect Sunday afternoon!
Will be uploading more pictures of my "neighbourhood High Street" (which happens to be Long Acre)! Look out for it!
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