As Londoners, you’d expect us to be used to grand buildings, you’d think we’d be accustomed to busy tube stations and of course you’d expect us to be used to modernity and all-glass buildings, especially since these places are practically on our doorstep.
Well, Kings' Cross, and its surrounding hubbub, had us stunned. We were mesmerised by the station itself, with a large, gothic clock tower governing the square below. Although there were many commuters and tourists, the beauty of the Victorian landmark is utterly indescribable. It is a place that must be seen, and it’s made easy enough with the vast number of tube lines that connect to the station. Don’t be fooled, like myself, that the station is all Kings' Cross has to offer, Emma, a Kings' Cross professional dare I suggest, proved my ignorant thought very wrong.
We proceeded toward the clock, which was designed by architect George Scott (cheeky bit of history), onto a side street which had restaurants a plenty! We were spoilt for choice, but decided on Leon. Leon is a fast food restaurant, but don’t think McDonalds or Burger King. Leon is more polished. Deciding on the big breakfast box and of course nothing but a cup of tea, we waited - not for long at all in fact, within around 2 minutes our food, consisting of: a healthy amount of avocado, mushrooms, some quite tomato-tasting beans, a rasher of rather succulent (great word) bacon, a well seasoned sausage and two unusually firm fried eggs, was served. Aha! You notice no toast, well so did we, and we must say we were a little baffled, it seemed almost illegal to eat without a warm seeded slice, but for a fairly reasonable £5.00, the breakfast was just right, no Michelin stars, but substantial. We were also very impressed by Leon’s staff who were extremely amiable. Ultimately, Leon is a good place for a quick, grab ‘n’ go breakfast which is tasteful, however, be warned that it is a simple breakfast that isn’t quite as delicious as the marketing makes out.
After breakfast we strolled over to Granary Square, only a stones throw from the station, and sat comfortably at an open air
cinema, which sat upon Regent’s Canal and was extremely serene; you could sit back and relax into a book or enjoy a chit chat on the bean bags. Surrounding the square is an array of wondrous restaurants. For lunch we decided on ‘The Lighterman’, which overlooks the canal and offers a varied menu of modern British cuisine - the prices of the food varies depending on the size, we decided on a lighter lunch of flatbread. The flatbread, which I must say was beautifully presented, costs a healthy £9.50 and was a perfect size for lunch. To follow, we trotted around the corner to a Ruby Violet ice cream parlour, and WOW...we were very impressed with our salted caramel feast!
After a rather foodie afternoon we took a stroll down the canal, which uncovered a wonder... A canal boat converted into a bookshop! ‘Word on the Water’ (the boat) has an antique interior and employs the most suitable man for the job, who only adds more character to the boat. After purchasing a poetry book, the man told us a story, a story written by Edward Lear, and it was about a duck and kangaroo and thus our blog was born ...
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