a veg life

(posted by Emily) Thursday 3 July Daily Step Count: 26,400 Thursday was a day that we had really been looking forward to. When we first started researching our trip, Rick discovered that one of our favorite bands as playing the British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park. There aren't many groups we would pay to see, but let me tell you--Arcade Fire was worth it.  We took the quick train ride in to London, and headed to Camden Town. I've been looking forward to checking out a vegan, gluten free bakery called Cookies and Scream for about a year now--we knew you had to get there early in the morning in order to get the best selection of baked goods. We had a Bowser, which is a brownie with a chocolate chip cookie in the middle. Rick knew he wanted a scream shake too, but we decided to come back after breakfast at InSpiral .  (sorry it's blurry!) We walked across the street to InSpiral, where we ordered their vegan version of a traditional...

( posted by Emily) Friday 27 June  This morning was an early one for us--ironic, since we had to wait till after 9:30 to get on the train in order to travel during off-peak hours. Rick and I were both up around 4am. Who knows why, but hopefully this jet lag will subside quickly!  After figuring out the best travelcard option for us (an unlimited day travel card for £18 each), we hopped on the train out of Roydon.  It was about 40 minutes to Stratford on National Rail , and once we arrived, we switched over to the Tube to head to Covent Garden . Since we were celebrating Rick's birthday one day late, our food choices for the day were up to him. Lunch was planned for Wild Food Cafe , in Neal's Yard . We arrived before they opened, so spent some time wandering around shopping and sightseeing before heading back.  My Kappa fix for the day! (sorry it's sideways) Flower stand inside Covent Garden Inside Covent Garden We h...