Food Shopping

As Friday night approached, everyone in the flat began to realize that food shopping could no longer be put off and must be tackled. I was fearful of beginning the journey because I honestly had no clue where I was going or what to expect. Earlier in the day we saw a Sainsbury Local on Tottenham Court Road, so we attempted to make it back to the store. This was accomplished surprisingly well, but that was about all that went well for the adventure.
Upon entering the store, I was astonished by the amount of people crowded into such a small place. I looked around and saw very little selection. This seemed a bit odd because I am used to 100 cereal choices instead of 10. Everyone else knew perfectly well what they were looking and were only buying one or two items. I felt out of place searching for items and lugging around baskets of food due to the lack of carts. Once my flatmates and I divided up all of the necessary items, we headed towards the cashier. I was shocked that there were no conveyor belts to load the food, but instead had to hand every item individually to the man. We double bagged our items and headed into the rush hour traffic.
We all quickly became depressed when we realized that Tottenham Court Road was one way in this certain section, and we had no clue which direction to go in order to get a bus back to the flat. After much conversing, we headed down a road that looked somewhat familiar. Needless to say, nothing in London is familiar having only been there for two days, and we were quickly lost. One hour and about five bus rides later, we arrived on Farringdon Road thoroughly frustrated and annoyed with the situation and one another. On the walk back from the bus stop, however, we did manage to cool off and find a food store much closer to our flats. The experience definitely proved that a city is difficult to navigate at first, but it can be understood and fully appreciated with a little time and energy!