What are the odds?

[mandragora]

Just in case you didn't know, London is a big city. Actually, it's not. It's a very big city.

Today I went shopping in the West End, having decided not to Do The Sales earlier in 2004. They were so busy this year that everything pretty much sold out in a few days. Today by contrast was quite slow for a Saturday. My kind of shopping experience.

So, I got the two birthday presents I went for. And a pair of trousers, two tops and a pair of boots. The latter are gorgeous, pointed-toe black suede ankle boots with silver grey embroidery on the toes and up the side. And actually they were in the sale, half price no less. Which had the effect of making them expensive as opposed to horrendously expensive.

And then it was time to set off to 'Forbidden Planet' (can't go shopping in the West End without going to FP). So, I'm wandering down Charing Cross Road when suddenly I'm engulfed in a hug and a cry of, "Happy New Year!" It was stageira who was just on her way to Borders, having just been to Forbidden Planet.

I've lived in London for many years and have never before bumped into anyone I know whilst shopping in the West End (Ikea on the North Circ near Wembley is another matter). Even more coincidentally, I'd hoped to meet up with olympia, as we were both planning on shopping in London today, but, alas, she couldn't make it. I met Stagie through Olympia. Small, small world.

So, as it was lunchtime Stagie and I sloped off to Wagamamas for a bite to eat and chat. Then it was back to the shopping. I bought books, but rationed myself to four. Restrained by my normal standards.

Comments

[derryderrydown.livejournal.com]

So, er, was that the Covent Garden Wagamama or the Leicester Square Wagamama? And do you define 'lunchtime' as being around 1-1.30?

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Leicester Square. And yes. *g* It was almost exactly 1.00 when we decided to go for lunch.

Er, don't me that you were in one of them as well. Because, really, if so the mind boggles!

[derryderrydown.livejournal.com]

I was in Leicester Square Wagamama. From around 1-1.30. Before heading off to Forbidden Planet.

London is shrinking.

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

London is shrinking.

Tiny. It's tiny, I tell you ;)

Coincidences abound! We would have definitely overlapped in Wagamamas, as we must've got there about 1.05 to 1.10, but you'd probably long since gone from FP by the time I got there.

But, um, yeah. *g*

lol

[nikandra.livejournal.com]

what an amazing coincidence!

I'm so glad you two met :) That's just so great :)

Re: lol

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

It was great to see Stagie. Luckily she spotted me as I was walking along obliviously.

Wish you'd been there, too.