There's no such thing as a quick trip to Covent Garden...

At the weekend I had the bright idea to just 'pop down' to Covent Garden to pick up a blouse I've had my eye on for a while. Not the best idea. For one I always end up coming back having spent a lot more than I planned to, mostly on things I don't need. Also, as far as slow moving crowds go this place must be beaten only by Oxford Street.

There are crowds outside the tube stop, further down there are people randomly stopping to take pictures and around the square there are huge crowds surrounding the street performers. I don't know how the people who work there cope; I get stressed enough just cutting through there. I don't think I could face having to do it at least twice a day.



The crowds around there are so big it's not just a case of cutting through them, if you try that you could well end up just trapped in the middle of one and they're so spread out that it's difficult to get around them too. The ever popular 'excuse me, please' just gets disgruntled looks and shrugs in response.

Maybe they should have one side of the piazza filled with street performers and the other side empty for people to cut through? I know that'd suit me better and that way we'd have the best of both worlds.

To be fair I am a fast walker, whenever I go out anywhere I don't bumble, I'm practically on a full blown mission to get there and get back A.S.A.P. Even if I'm on holiday I can't quite get into the 'I'll take my time' mentality that a lot of people seem to have.

I do understand that Covent Garden is a lovely place with a great atmosphere, I fully get why people want to stop and take that in, I just wish they weren't doing so in front of me.


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