Then we take the tube to our home for the remaining time, a studio just off Finchley Road near Finchley Road tube station. Transit takes slightly longer than anticipated down to a “defective train - all exit and wait for the next one, please”. An occurrence that is, in our somewhat limited experience, much less common than signal failures or even bodies on the tracks. Entry delayed a tad longer by my having copied the mobile number one digit out, but all resolved. Lovely girl lets us in and the flat is super - small but bright and cosy.
Happy discovery when we go out for provisions. This is an area we know well. Large Waitrose has sheep’s yoghurt, though not at Mediterranean prices, so deprivation postponed briefly. Head for nearby Sainsbury’s and make a happy discovery. New Aldi has opened in the same complex - our number one choice for inexpensive drinkable wine and a number of other basics. The Germans - well, Aldi and Lidl - have done wonders for British supermarket prices, both in themselves and by their influence on others. Sainsbury and Tesco now full of signs claiming they match Aldi’s prices on particular products.
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