Hackney City Farm / Books and Beers

The ongoing quest for a good thrift shop continues. On Saturday we took the bus to Dalston with high hopes. Well, the "huge" store (according to Yelp reviews) was actually pretty tiny compared to the massive warehouses of bric-a-brac and old sweaters we are accustomed to, but the day turned out pretty fantastic anyway. The book selection at the Oxfam shop was perfect and then Brian lead us to a farm in the middle of the city. The chickens were friendly and the pigs were HUGE. After spending some time with the animals we made our way to Columbia Road (so much quieter without that flower market) and had some really great triple fried chips and beer at The Royal Oak. I am still thinking about those chips.