Foggy London Town

Today I was in "exploring mode" as we seasoned travelers like to call it. Basically, that means that we sort of know where we're going, or at least where we want to go and meander around until we find something interesting. After our classes we hopped on the tube and went shopping near Oxford Circus. Our first stop was H&M, oh the wondrous mecca of fashion! London style is very funky, lots of prints in bright neon colors, very 80's. Sizing is interesting, even when you find the equivalent American size, things seem to be cut differently and don't always fit the way you expect them to. Being the fashion goddess that I am I was able to find a magenta top that's really cute and a purple zebra-striped scarf ( a light one that can be worn year round). If you didn't know, purple is my favorite color. By the way, British slang is jut unbelieveably adorable! People say things like in't ( isn't it) and Sign the receipt, love, or mmmm and yeah, cool in conversation. The French Connection was also very European and cute, but really pricey. Ah well, when I'm rich and famous . . .
The UK premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was today in Leicester Square which was mobbed with people. In fact, hardcore fans started queing up yesterday to see the stars. We didn't get there till aobut 4:30 and were able to see a lot of Mercedes Benz arrive, but I did not get to meet JK Rowling or Daniel Radcliffe, sadness. However, after asking three people for directions we did find the Pottercast/Mugglecast discussoin of the movie, which was exciting for me as I'm pretty much obsessed with Mugglenet and Mugglecast (a huge Harry Potter fan website). we met a lovely girl named Emma who was from Kent and had the most gorgeous accent, if I could I would have asked for a mouth transplant, that's how cute it was.
Later, we went out to explore Charing Cross Road, which is actually closer to the Leicester tube stop than the Charing Cross stop, those crazy Brits!). We found a lot of cute places to eat on the cheap and enjoyed a refreshing gelato ( mine was pistachio, yum). Charing Cross Road has a lot of bookstores yet to be explored! I have a feeling I'll know my way around there really well before I leave . . .