London, July 4th

 Last Saturday, under this beautiful British summer, me and my friend Lola went in London looking for clothes and books. We first stopped by the gigantic shopping centre of Stratford: Westfield, located in the Olympic Park. So we had a little shopping spree to see what the summer sales had to offer... Well not much! We both ended up with an item each. But the atmosphere out there was exotic. The sun, the heat, a bridge which vaguely reminded me of Barcelona's Maremagnum... We felt like we were in Spain and not at all in the British capital city. 

Quick lunch outside and we took the tube to Camden. When you live near London all the year, you tend to forget this is one of the most visited places in the world. So obviously in July you have a mass of tourists visiting trendy places (including Camden). We searched for presents in the market or at souvenir shops but nothing really interesting. Completely dehydrated, we decided to grab a drink at Costa Coffee. From our table, we could see several street arts on the walls outside. Once we finished our cups we took some pictures and carrying on walking we found out a nice little street with colorful houses (if you often read my blog it's no secret this kind of street is my weakness). 

Arrived at Chalk Farm Station, we headed to Granary Square because Lola (bookaholic) heard of a barge selling second-hand books called "Word on the water". The place is made of a big building with water jets in front of it and stairs with synthetic grass leading to the canal. Because of the heat, Granary Square was full of people tanning in their swimming costumes. We went on this barge searching for books. Once Lola came out with the one she bought, we finished our lovely day in the shade of Hyde Park.