Had my first excursion yesterday, going to Soho and Covent Garden to buy a few things. The most important was a birthday present for my nephew, which I bought though slightly unsatisfactory. The second was a pair of walking sandals, which I didn’t find. I have had the same type of Teva sandals for over 15 years now (once replaced about 8 years ago) but sadly they seem to no longer be available, at least with the characteristics I preferred. I will have to find a new type of sandal. I did find a couple of nice linen t-shirts, however I had not gone looking for t-shirts so this was less satisfying than one might think. Through all this it rained but fortunately I had half an umbrella. Not that fortunately actually, since when it was unfurled I was perpetually afraid of poking out someone’s eye, so kept a finger on the vicious exposed ribs.
Even the travel bookshop in Covent Garden had few books on South Korea. Strange.