Today we tried to visit a few more of the tourist sites before we had to leave the next morning. Our first stop we ate breakfast at Cereal Killer Cafe. The concept is simple: Choose your cereal, your toppings, and the flavor of milk. It was a unique, hipster place that was fun to visit.
After breakfast we walked around Camden Market, which has stands lined up of people selling all sorts of things from clocks to jewelry; You name it and they probably had it. After buying a few things, we took took the metro to 9 3/4 Platform, which is a reference to the Harry Potter films. We took a picture and went into the gift shop to take a look at what they had. It was far too crowded for such a small shop. Each person got familiar with the person next to them as they breathed on each other and stood extra close to stay in line. I feel sorry for the employees who work at this shop because it seemed like they face lots of stress and they encounter many rude customers. Nonetheless, we made our purchases and boarded a bus headed toward Abbey Road.
We almost missed our stop, but a very nice older woman asked us if we needed any help and when we mentioned to her Abbey Road, she pointed behind us and we quickly got off. We walked about two blocks and stood by a cross walk, which we thought was Abbey Road and started taking pictures. Further down there was a wall covered in messages and graffiti and then the Abbey house was not far off. The next cross walk was the real Abbey Road.
After Abbey Road, we went to Hyde Park and sat down on a bench and watched the geese play around in the water and bother other tourists.
From Hyde Park we took an uber to Buckingham Palace. There was quite a large crowd, and there were no guards outside of the gate as we thought. However, we should see the guards walking back and forth by the palace doors.
For dinner we had a reservation for Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, we figured it would be a once in a lifetime experience, and it was just as we expected. The food was delicious and the service was superb. All of the staff members were attentive and nice. When we had to get up out of our chair, they pushed out our chair for us and they folded our napkin and put back on the table. One thing that was a bit humor was during the fifth course. I had a coconut and pineapple soup concoction and I set it back on the table, and it was a bit off balance and I accidentally spilled a bit of it on the table and on my suit. Several members of the wait staff ran to my aide and asked if I was okay. I was a bit shocked, and a tad embarrassed, but it something to remember.
After dinner, we were invited back into the kitchen and the manager explained to us that the sous chefs are basically interns that stay with the restaurant for one year. It is an extensive training process. You could tell that these chefs were stressed out by the looks on their faces and by the way the executive chef was barking out orders, but I guess it is to be expected from this caliber of restaurant. I would say that we all enjoyed our visit, and it was a great way to end our stay in London.