Westworld Alberta
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Save up to 20% at Sheraton Hotels and Resorts in London. aMaRewards.ca delicacies. Pungent-smelling Neal's Yard Dairy, on the market's west side, off Park Street, sells more than 50 kinds of cheese. "It's amazing really, the endless possibilities of gone-off milk," jokes one of the mongers. After a few luscious bites of the Cashel Blue, we couldn't agree more. Following Our Bliss We cap off our girlfriends' trip with the girliest of indulgences: a spa day. Chuan Spa, in the palatial, circa 1865 Langham Tasty brews on tap at The Horniman London hotel, just north of shopping at Hays pub near London Bridge. mecca Oxford St., is a cross between a Chinese medicine centre and a traditional For both antiques and affordable, on-trend items, Notting Hill's Western spa. Reclining on chaise lounges, we sip green tea and nibble lively Portobello Market can't be beat. Within 10 minutes of wandering, on fresh berries as we fill out questionnaires to determine which I've picked up a handcrafted silver ring, a polka-dot pocket square for "elemental oil" will be used during our hour-long Harmony massages. my dad and the perfect newsboy cap for myself. Kathleen is enamoured Whether it's the incense or the muscle-melting properties of those with the locally spun wool products and cashmere "jumpers." herb-infused warm oils, after the rubdown, Kathleen and I feel as if Camden Market, on the northwest side of the city, offers even more we've been healed of ailments we didn't know we had. And while I'm eclectic fare, such as hand-tooled leather goods, artisan bath products, not usually one to linger after a spa treatment, Chuan's health club is upcycled vintage fashions and a hearty assortment of raver gear. While too good to pass up. We spend the next two hours alternating between I enjoy the eclectic crowd, it's a tad edgy for my shopping buddy. a Himalayan rock-salt sauna, a lavender-bordered plunge pool and a Borough Market, a bustling food fair in Southwark, central London, 16-metre swimming pool with icicle-like crystal chandeliers dangling captures both of our hearts, or, more accurately, our stomachs, with overhead. Extravagant? Absolutely. But blissed-out bonding experieverything from traditional roast dinners and sangria to Croatian ences, like perfect travel companions, are few and far between. W 30 w e s t w o r l d A l b e r tA | S p r i n g 2 0 14 p26_31_London.indd 30 14-01-10 3:42 PM