Not since 1985 have I tasted the delicious little Hungarian treat called 'turo rudi' ... a dairy confection of pressed cottage cheese with a light citrus flavour, dipped in chocolate. Until today!
We visited the Camden Town markets for some fun-filled chaos this morning and in and amongst the hundreds of ethic food stalls was a second-generation Hungarian's delight: langos, palacsinta, goulas, etc. and also a few popular sweet treats such as turo rudi, and an all-time family favorite - 'Sport' bars, which are chocolatey and yummy and packed with happy childhood memories. Mat and I sat in the sun and ate garlic salted langos, which is a deep fried bread (not to mention a heart attack on a plate) as well as the turo rudi and sport bars. Today is a good day to be alive.
Camden might be the home of the punk movement, but it's also well-known for it's canals.
The markets were terrific. Besides lunch, all we bought was a watch-cap (beanie) for Mat - it's still quite cold at night when you're outside - but just being in that atmosphere and soaking in all the different accents and sights and sounds was marvellous. Where else can you buy a turkish carpet and get your mobile topped up at the same time?
I can be forgiven the occasional selfie; otherwise I won't turn up in any photos
After Camden we went into central London via the #29 bus and dropped into the Canadian pub called The Maple Leaf, at Covent Gardens. Of course, we had to refresh ourselves with Moosehead beer!
Today was a beautifully sunny day with blue skies overhead and 'spring' in everyone's step. The newspaper said it was going to be a nice long weekend.
Please, please let the temperatures reach 17c.
Keep the peace,
M
I was in the shower and Mark walks in and says "Mic says: sport chockie!" I knew INSTANTLY what had happened: you had found a source in London!! Just hearing the words made my mouth water & you're right, it brought back so many childhood memories of Nagymama's visits (remember how she'd sit her not inconsiderable figure on top of her suitcase to close it?!) Iyou have definitely found your genre with the blog-writing, Mic, I am enjoying it so much. Love the pictures & your quirky views. Love to you both. PS: you may be world citizens but Canada still claims you first!
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