Best Thing Since Fried Bread

English breakfast from Mick's

Yesterday I started the morning off with a full English breakfast. After learning where I was staying, my tutor insisted that I try "Mick's Cafe" which is right up the street and what he described as a "hole in the wall." That's what it was indeed. I probably wouldn't have known it was there, even though I walk past it every day.

I got tomatoes with my plate, Adrie and Cam got beans, and we all had tea. I also had "fried bread" which tasted close to something served at the fair. NOM!  In order to get back to the flat we practically had to waddle. But it was so nice to start the morning off with a hot meal instead of my usual bowl of cereal.

The weather was nice enough to make me want to be outside so after letting our breakfast settle, Adrie, Britney, and I took some books and went to find a place to read. We walked down St. Giles and stopped in a small park. I found it too distracting to read with all the traffic going by, so we didn't stay long. When we got back to the flat, we were on our own for dinner; meaning grilled pb&j sandwiches while we watched episodes of Gilmore Girls.

Reading outside along St. Giles

The evening concluded with the three of us checking off three more pubs from my "pub list." Now that schools have begun term, we noticed a lot more college aged kids wandering around (a large number of people were walking around in togas, but we had no luck in finding out where they were going). We did however get to try our hands at a game of darts.

Today has been spent like every past Sunday that I have spent here: in my pajamas, with the washing machine going, and a cup of tea to accompany my school reading. My fridge has practically been emptied now. I was so proud of myself for finishing a carton of milk before it turned solid. (Food here has less preservatives, which means expiration dates are closer than you think!) Tomorrow we get another installment of our food stipend which means a trip to Tesco AND an excuse to go visit Penelope and Francis!