Sunday 10 January 2016

Trip Three - Bakerloo Line - Everything Looks The Fxcking Same (Harrow & Wealdstone, Kenton, South Kenton, North Wembley, Wembley Central, Stonebridge Park)

So we finally got round to trip three of the Bakerloo line! We decided to get Zones 4 and 5 out of the way, as we knew more than likely we wouldn't really find much! So we started off at the end of the line with Harrow & Wealdstone.



When we first came out of the station, we saw signs for two different court houses which we wasn't sure was very comforting or not. We decided to walk towards Harrow town centre as we were more than likely able to find something there. It was strangely quite quiet for London, which again, we weren't sure if that was comforting or not. We walked across the Civic Centre car park, and we saw a really pretty mosque, which looked very new. It was such a beautiful building and really stood out. We carried on walking past the mosque, and there were a lot of different multi-cultural shops and charity shops. We continued to walk and came across a bollywood cinema, called the Safari cinema, which we thought was pretty cool! We saw a Tesco and thought, this is probably the best we're going to get. We saw there was a Costa inside, so we took this as an opportunity for a coffee and cake break. 


Unfortunately, the croissant wasn't very buttery and the shortbread was a bit dry, but the coffee was okay. We then decided it was probably best to head the next destination, which was Kenton. 


We started to walk and see what we could find and we came across two shisha lounges which looked really pretty. We didn't quite catch the names, but we reckon it'd be a great destination on a nice summer's evening. There was comfortable seating outside with heaters and they also sold Turkish cuisine for you to enjoy whilst having some shisha. We also saw a grocery shop which sold pretty much everything, had a butchers inside, and was roasting chicken's outside the shop. It was quite weird not going to lie. We then carried on walking and again saw multi-cultural shops and charity shops. We saw a pub across the road, called the Beefeater, and decided to go in for a drink. 

It was a really pretty and cosy pub and you felt really relaxed when you were sitting inside. It really didn't feel like you were in the North West of London. We didn't drink as it was a bit too early, so we decided to settle for vanilla milkshakes.


The milkshakes were actually quite nice, very filling though! We then reluctantly headed to our next destination, South Kenton. We were too cosy to want to get up and go! 


South Kenton was a very nice residential area once you were outside of the station. The houses were big, very well kept and clean with newer model cards lining the street. We looked around and there wasn't much choice. There was a park and a pub with a positive message plastered across the back, but that was about it. 


It was a short stop so we moved onto the next station which was North Wembley. 


We walked for a bit and again it was mainly multi-cultural shops, charity shops and another tesco. The tesco was actually the poshest tesco we've seen! 


We also came across a really cool diner/burger bar. We were so disappointed that we weren't hungry as it looked really nice! 


We decided to move onto the next place which was Stonebridge Park. 


Again, this place did not have much to offer apart from multi-cultural shops, off licenses and charity shops. We decided there wasn't much to offer after a short walk, so decided to go to our final stop which was Wembley Central. 


As you can see, Coral was very happy to be here. When we walked outside the station, we saw a line of commercial shops and a small shopping centre. 


We looked round TK Maxx and Primark and Coral bought some shoes. We also looked in a Boots and a Superdrug (which has a 3 store inside which was weird) but apart from that, there wasn't much to offer. There was also a McDonalds and a KFC, one without a bulletproof glass screen this time! We then walked towards Wembley Stadium to go and look around the London Designer Outlet. 


The shopping centre was surprisingly not very busy for a Saturday night! I think it's because there were no shows on at the arena. We looked around a few of the shops, and we both purchased a limited edition Yankee Candle, white chocolate mint. It smelled amazing! For only £5 too, We then decided to go for dinner at Las Iguanas. 



It was surprisingly quiet inside but it was a beautiful decor and really relaxed. The restaurant sells Brazilian cuisine and it was delicious! Unfortunately it was a bit spicy for me, but it was still really nice. After our dinner, we purchased a latte from Cafe Nero and decided it was time to go home! 


Overall, the trip wasn't amazing but it was actually quite good to wander around and see how different the culture is in every different place. It was also really rainy which wasn't great! We drank and ate a lot. And walked a lot! But that was the main summary of our day! 


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