Day 10 /11: Living on a Pound a Day - A weekend of indulgence

What a weekend. London was greeted with a clear sunny morning and when the Sun takes the time to pop around, Londoners come out to bask and in it's welcoming warmth. And where else better to do so, but down at the park.


Day 10
This weekend served to be a great reminder of the simple pleasure that can be had over the sharing of food and good company out in the great outdoors. Squeals of elated children frolicking in tufts of grass, the gentle gurgle from fountains, boisterous canines of varying sizes gleefully chasing each other ... SQUIRREL!

Needless to say, picnics are a fantastic activity to do on the cheap and with a large group, there is always bound to be a smorgasbord of food in which the cost is distributed around the group.

Breakfast: Banana
Lunch: Picnic spread (My contribution: Chickpea and caramelized salad)
Dinner: Picnic left overs

Daily Spend: 1.00 (Lost a bet that a deck of playing cards would not be more than 2 pounds from a souvenir store situated next to Hyde Park)
Budget Spent: 9.75

Day 11
As clear weather continued to prevail over the weekend, my good mate IL announced that this was day to kick off the BBQ season. Let me just state in this public domain, this man puts on one glorious feast to rival that of the Roman Bacchanalia . All attendees leave both very satisfied and gorged and glutted with food. This time was no different from any other occasion. From deviled eggs to vegetable kebabs and tofu sausages I ate as if was my last supper. Kudos to you IL for being an incredible master BBQ'r!

I thought I might provide some visual idea in terms of the commuting that i'm undertaking to get around to said locations. One characteristic I'm discovering about myself is the inability to follow a straight line. As it can be seen below, I crossed the Thames river not once but three times in order to arrive back at home.



Breakfast: Butter Bean in Tomato w/ scrambled Eggs
Lunch: BBQ Spread
Dinner: -

Daily Spend: 1.20 (Caffè macchiato @ Talyor St Baristas)
Budget Spent: 10.95