Harrods

	So, at one point I headed in on Sunday afternoon to meet my
	sister, hit a museum & see the Petticoat Market, which only
	operates on Sunday. It is primarily a clothing market. Having
	seen what that looks like in Asia, I was curious to see what it
	looked like in England.

	Biggest differences that I noticed, although I didn't take any
	pictures because they would have just been boring rack shots,
	was:

	Asia has a very select set of things they sell, and then they
	sell them over and over throughout the markets.
		watches
		handbags
		golf shirts
		t-shirts with graphics on them
		ladies shoes
		peasant skirts
		DVDs & CDs

	Primarily they are all mass produced Chinese items or bootleg
	copies. Nothing original.

	England has much wider selection of clothing items
		leather jackets
		leather anything pretty much
		dresses
		skirts
		tops
		shirts
		no shoes that I noticed

	England has a lot more variety in their food markets also
		fruit
		vegetables
		spices
		meat, some with fur still on it
		varieties of each kind, Asia tends to have one of each variety
		breads
		cheeses
		pastries

	So, in the end the English markets seem to have a whole lot more
	to offer. It is not as cheap as the Asian market, but then they
	aren't selling knock offs either.
	

Now tell me why this lady is shopping here?

		So Harrod's of Knightsbridge, in one of the more expensive,
	possibly the most expensive areas in London. You will see what I
	am referring to later when I show you a property rental that goes
	for £12,000 per week. Yes, per week!
		This is one big store. Five floors, all partitioned off like
	the building used to be a huge apartment that was refitted to be a
	department store. You get a map when you arrive, which doesn't
	help a whole lot because there are no orientation points to guide
	you, but you have this stinkin' map!
		And you can see the memorial to Di and Dodi, the engagement
	ring (absolutely HUGE) that unfortunately did not photograph that
	well, the statue to them (tacky hath no limit, even in London)
	and even the big papa unit what owns the store.
	

Outside of Harrod's


Doggie bed


Di and Dodi memorial (oh boo hoo!)


Di and Dodi memorial statue





Papa-san