The Borough Market

Meg and I went for a great city walk over the weekend. Claus and Michelle had told me about how nice the Borough Market was to shop for groceries on the weekends, so Meg and I set off to find it. We headed south east from the flat, through Holborn area, more just to take a look at Saint Paul's Cathedral than anything, and then down to walk along the Thames. It was a lovely day, with a big broken-cloud classic English sky and a brisk wind blowing. We were treated to some great views of the The Tower of London, and The Tower Bridge and the river, where there was a "fixed seat" rowing regatta on that seemed to have several hundred boats entered. It was incredible to see how those older types of boats without the sliding seat, and much larger hulls, are just made superbly for the tideway conditions. Conditions which could best be described as "survival rowing." The market itself is situated on the south side of London Bridge Mainline Station, just across the river. There is a nice short history of the market here. There is pretty much everything you could want, and especially delightful "munch while you shop" treats - burgers, cakes, pizzas, you name it. We enjoyed fresh Olde English Cyder, and a ciabatta with organic wild boar sausage, fried onions and rocket that nearly blew my mind. Walking back along the "Thames Walk" which huggs the shoreline on the north side, we were very pleased with our little journey and our absolutely stuffed back pack full of all sorts of market goodies. Bring on the dinner! We vowed to try to make the 2 hour round trip as frequently as possible when Meg visits this fall. Markets we have come to realise are one of our great shared passions!