Originally Posted by
offerendum
Hey, it´s on sale and compared to the other bottles a real bargain!
No kidding!
Originally Posted by
drminn
Great report.
It is actually not that unusual for department stores to have food markets. In the old days (I know, I am dating myself) most US department stores had food courts that had absolutely nothing in common with todays mall food courts. Dayton's and Donaldson's in Minneapolis, Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, Macy's in NY all had elaborate food operations.
Today you can still find fancy food courts at Printemps and Galeries Lafayette in Paris, KaDeWe in Berlin, a lot of the Ginza district department stores in Tokyo, and probably many more that I have yet to explore.
Originally Posted by
worldiswide
I was thinking the same thing when I read the initial post. The food halls have been one of the great adventures in a new city, to find comfort favorites and interesting local options in many cities we have traveled to across Europe and Asia. Fortnum and Mason has a smaller but wonderful food hall downstairs. We've been to London many times and enjoyed every time, and I love to read and hear the excitement of travelers discovering it for the first time. There is so much history culture and the food has improved so much since our first visit decades ago, mainly due to the increasing diversity of the city and the attendant cuisine,
Interesting, thank you both for pointing that out. I suppose that as someone who has predominantly traveled within North America, I have had limited experience with food halls within department stores. I will definitely seek them out in the future, though, based on your reports.
Originally Posted by
glasman19
Really enjoying your report. Thanks for posting. Can’t wait to read the rest. Ohhh that subterranean room, pretty sure I would have requested a move.
Thank you for the kind words and for following along. Yes, the room was brutal, but it was only for a single night so it wasn’t the biggest deal.
I have some time on the amtrak later today so I can focus on writing the next iteration of this report. Thanks to everyone for following along!