An afternoon in Richmond

I spent most of Friday with a friend who I went to school with. I hadn’t seen her since July so we spent the day in Richmond together. It was really nice to catch up and see a bit of Richmond as well. Last time we met up, we spent a summer afternoon in Brighton. This time she suggested Richmond. I had never been to Richmond before. It was a bitterly cold day in contrast to the summer sunshine in Brighton. We sat by the river side and took a walk around the town browsing through some of the shops.

It’s a pretty place - very quaint with lots of little shops, bars, pubs and restaurants. It’s a very up-market part of London. The narrow winding streets and the little coffee shops made it very homey and like we were in a country village not London.

We wanted to go to a little café for some cake but as students we couldn’t afford most of the places so we went to Starbucks. My university doesn’t have a Starbuck’s nearby, only a Costa and I must admit it’s not the same. A mug of hot chocolate and a slice of cheesecake from Starbuck’s is pure heaven! I used to have this after work during the winter months of my gap year and remembered how I used to look forward to finishing work so I could relax with my hot chocolate and slice of cheesecake. Simple pleasures!  

Me and my friend chatted some more and as the light began to fade, we said bye to each other and headed our separate ways. It was nice to catch up with my friend. It’s strange how we went to school together and now we are in different places in our lives, going on different journeys, growing and learning as people through our experiences.