As mentioned yesterday, our first stop was the St. James area and on Jermyn Street we stopped in at
Floris and their
royal warrant is shown below as "Perfumer to The Prince of Wales." Shauna bought some of their China Rose scented products after being introduced to their Rose flavored mouthwash earlier this year.
Royal warrants are certain indicators of high quality craftsmanship whatever the product and the holder's shop is always worth having a look at.
The photo below is from one of Ryan's favorite shops, the
James J. Fox cigar shop which has a history that reaches back over a century. Winston Churchill's order ledger is shown below and just one of many exhibits in their cigar museum.
The royal warrant for Fox's is shown below as "Tobacconist to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh."
Ryan having a relaxing moment in Fox's.
Nearby the neighborhood is Green Park where we relaxed as Ryan always does on trips to London.
Shauna loves the area as well.
Just as the sun went down we finished up the day by catching the tube from Piccadilly Circus.
Early today we strolled around a modern shopping area and Shauna found her perfect glasses, light pink with heart shaped lenses.
Leicester Square
Nearby the old futures exchange a statue of a futures trader was erected in 1997 and Ryan poses beside it.
Here's a view of Jermyn Street and immediate view are some of the shops were we bought stuff: Thomas Pink, Hackett and Floris.
Below is St. James, not too big but filled with absolutely marvelous shops. As mentioned previously, most merchants date back to the 19th, 18th or even 17th centuries like
Berry Brothers and Rudd who were established in 1698.
One place that Ryan always wanted to visit for a shave and haircut on St. James is
Truefitt and Hill which is the oldest barbershop in the world. He's used their West Indian Limes shaving products for years and their royal warrant as barber to the royal family is below.
Inside where it all happens.
First a hot towel to get the pores to open up.
Then it's the lathering and a straightedge razor shave.
Ryan can go home looking like a gentleman now. To be honest, Ryan can give a better shave himself but it's nice to get pampered.
Pink + Mercedes = A car Shauna would like
Not too far from historic St James, we had afternoon tea at the
Athenaeum Hotel. They offered a
LaDuree (the pastry shop in Paris) afternoon tea which kicked off with LaDuree label rose Champagne.
Once we finished with the Champagne, it was Laduree tea served alongside their macaroons and crumpets.
In the next room was the largest Scotch selection of any bar in London. Ryan thought it was extensive but nothing too amazing...and of course the amazingly rare stuff was out of price range.
The photo below is from one of Ryan's favorite shops, the James J. Fox cigar shop which has a history that reaches back over a century. Winston Churchill's order ledger is shown below and just one of many exhibits in their cigar museum. 
The royal warrant for Fox's is shown below as "Tobacconist to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh."
Ryan having a relaxing moment in Fox's.
Nearby the neighborhood is Green Park where we relaxed as Ryan always does on trips to London.
Shauna loves the area as well.
Just as the sun went down we finished up the day by catching the tube from Piccadilly Circus. 
Early today we strolled around a modern shopping area and Shauna found her perfect glasses, light pink with heart shaped lenses.
Leicester Square
Nearby the old futures exchange a statue of a futures trader was erected in 1997 and Ryan poses beside it.
Here's a view of Jermyn Street and immediate view are some of the shops were we bought stuff: Thomas Pink, Hackett and Floris. 
Below is St. James, not too big but filled with absolutely marvelous shops. As mentioned previously, most merchants date back to the 19th, 18th or even 17th centuries like Berry Brothers and Rudd who were established in 1698.
One place that Ryan always wanted to visit for a shave and haircut on St. James is Truefitt and Hill which is the oldest barbershop in the world. He's used their West Indian Limes shaving products for years and their royal warrant as barber to the royal family is below. 
Inside where it all happens.
First a hot towel to get the pores to open up.
Then it's the lathering and a straightedge razor shave.
Ryan can go home looking like a gentleman now. To be honest, Ryan can give a better shave himself but it's nice to get pampered. 
Pink + Mercedes = A car Shauna would like
Not too far from historic St James, we had afternoon tea at the Athenaeum Hotel. They offered a LaDuree (the pastry shop in Paris) afternoon tea which kicked off with LaDuree label rose Champagne. 
Once we finished with the Champagne, it was Laduree tea served alongside their macaroons and crumpets. 
In the next room was the largest Scotch selection of any bar in London. Ryan thought it was extensive but nothing too amazing...and of course the amazingly rare stuff was out of price range. 
4 comments:
Shauna's pink glasses are cute and she looks very happy in them, i've never seen a pink mercedes before! Ryan looks very relaxed and happy at the cigar shop and his jacket looks so similar to the futures trader statue that they almost look like twins! Green Park looks so relaxing and the weather is beautiful.
totally a Shauna car! can't believe this leg of your trip is almost over! troy & I have really enjoyed the blog :)
Didn't know Ryan loves to smoke cuban cigars. The bars look far out. We will miss your informative blog once your honeymoon is over. Welcome home soon.
I truly enjoyed checking the honeymoon blog every day, felt like I was on vacation too reading about the informative descriptions of the sites and viewing the wonderful pictures. i'm glad you made it home safely and great that you had a relaxing and fun honeymoon:) This honeymoon blog was a great idea, if i ever go on a honeymoon i should create a blog too:)
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