Picnic!

My friends and I decided last Saturday that since it was SO beautiful outside that we would go to one of the parks and have a picnic. I've talked about the Borough Market in another post. That's where we went to get the food for our outing. While we were there, two things happened that made me fall in love with it even more. The first stop was at the vegetable stand that I always go to. I got the veggies that I wanted and started waiting in line. There were two older women waiting in line in front of me. Now, as a side note, there is a sign up that says if you would like a plastic bag then you will be charge 20 pence for one. Well the first woman in line didn't like this so she set her vegetables on the counter and walked out all huffy which left the second old woman in line. Well she didn't much like the idea either. Even after the man at the counter showed her that 20 p would not pay for that bag and that it was reusable she still took it upon herself to inform him that people only pretend to care about being green so that they can make money off of it. It was at this point that the man took her vegetables, put them behind the counter, and said 'Well you have a nice day then' in a sarcastic tone. She still wanted to buy her vegetables but he wouldn't let her! Guess they mean business about recycling. I made sure to show him that I brought my OWN bag so that he wouldn't be mad at me too. But he was just lovely to me. I like a market that supports the Earth.
The next thing that furthered my love for Borough Market was at a bakery stand. We were there about closing time so people were giving better deals than they do early in the day. There was one old man who REALLY wanted us to buy his bread. So he told us it was 2 for 1. And it was REALLY good bread. Now the best part, the part that got me to stop walking and buy it, was when he informed us that the last man to be so kind got himself nailed to a cross. He also told us if the Prime Minister found out what he was doing he'd be thrown in jail. Then he gave us some free Foccacia bread. Obviously, the man won my heart.
After the market we went to Hyde Park. The second we stepped off the Tube, the temperature dropped and the sun went away. But we powered through and picnicked anyway. We already had food and a blanket so we didn't really have an option. We had a really good time though and saw some cute kids and dogs.