My friend S. suggested that Borough Market is the market for food lovers. Hey, that's me. The first time I tried to go the market was closed for a couple of days around the New Year but I was determined and went back a few days later.

I am glad that I did. The colors were wonderful. The flavors both sweet and savory. The whole experience was delicious.

It was so interesting to see people doing clever things with food but I liked the sense that I got that this market was a mix of tradition and innovation. Moreover, everyone was having fun. There were tons of people but no one was pushy. There were lines but people stood in them. There were samples and people politely took one and then talked to the vendor.

I'd wished that I had access to a kitchen of any sort because everything looked so good. The American in me also just about died when I saw fresh cranberries. I love cranberries during the holidays and they just aren't that easy to come by in Bulgaria. Last year I saw them once at Hit. This year I never saw them.

The crazy person in me thought about buying some but really, what I am going to do with a bag of cranberries while traveling!? It's not like I am going to be eating them straight out of the bag.

So I admired.

I also bought a big dish of stew. Guinness stew to be exact. I guess the base of the stew is made out off Guinness beer and to this chunks of beef, cubed potatoes, carrots and leaks are added. This was really tasty and heartwarming. I was a little nervous about spilling this stew right down the front of my coat. I was given a bi