Dont get me started on the donuts here - the ring ones are a waste of calories, the jam ones will do when you are desperate, and nothing else is worth eating. Krispy Kreme is NO, and there is a Dunkin near Baker St,but the tourist hordes put me off going over there. We had either proper bakery in my Midwestern hometown or Winchells on the west coast - oh the smell when you would walk in! My other half craves any sort of maple longjohn. And in Minneapolis there is this place that serves HUGE hot, fresh cinnamon rolls right from the oven, slathers them in frosting, and then there is a giant tub of additional frosting set out by the coffee creamer if you want to put your own on. Tiny shop that only did scones and cinnamon rolls.
Lalala - congrats on finding the best place for you. I got hit with severe homesickness in the last week or two and given we are EU.... always good to have a contingency. I don't think we are ready to bail yet, but like you I have put on weight since moving here and everything seems frustrating and/or heaving with people all.the.time. We are doing fine with income and sock away a lot of money every month, but I do think about how much more we could be paid in the US, especially Other Half, and buying a place that isn't massively overpriced compared to the build quality (honestly, a two bed flat in a West Hampstead Victorian conversion will run you more than a cute little house/condo with an ocean view in Malibu - I am NOT joking about that). At the same time, we would want to head towards the West Coast and I really can't deal with commuting so, for the time being, its work the day job and figure out another solution at night.
