Ikea

I went to Ikea yesterday. Via public transportation. This may be an Ikea first! There are actually 3 Ikeas in and immediatly around London; one in Croydon to the south, Wembley in northwest and Edmonton to the east. Having been to the one at Croydon before and knowing how to get there with relative ease, that is where we headed.

Getting there involved paying 1 pound to take the District line to Wimbledon and then paying 90 p to hop on the Croydon light rail tram 9 stops to that opposite Ikea. After nearly getting over by several cars walking through the massive parking lot, we grabbed some meatballs before facing the carnage. We were there to get curtains and a frame. It took a little time, but we finally picked out some curtains that we liked. But alas, after much searching, we discovered they were out. And sadly, we didn't care too much for those they had in stock. In the grame section, we discovered they did not have the size frame we required. So sadly, it was not the best trip to Ikea. It seems we're going to have to make another trip to try and get those curtains!

In rugby news, England is going to be playing South Africa on Saturday in the final. This is somewhat expected, but not the best news! There's been a considerable amount of press coverage as well as a lot of talk on the streets. Oh, plus people seem kind of excited in Scotland as they have had a couple of upsets in the EuroCup 2008 qualifiers, including beating France in France and beating Ukraine in Scotland this past weekend. Sometimes I think there are just too many 'big' games!